By Greg Toppo. An economist and former college president who studied tuition resets finds they may result in larger freshman classes and more transfer students if institutions take care and work slowly and deliberately. More...
20 avril 2019
20 avril 2019
Partial, and Uneven, Recovery From Recession
By Greg Toppo. An early look at state and local higher education funding finds that recovery since the recession has been uneven, with just nine states in 2018 back to pre-recession funding levels -- meanwhile, another 11 have seen no recovery at all. More...
20 avril 2019
Oklahoma Opioid Settlement Will Fund Research
By Greg Toppo. The pharmaceutical company that many critics blame for worsening the nation’s opioid epidemic will create a nearly $200 million endowment for addiction research and treatment at Oklahoma State University. More...
20 avril 2019
A Jesuit University Without History or Philosophy?
By Greg Toppo. Wheeling Jesuit eliminates all majors in liberal arts, keeping pre-professional programs and athletics. Many tenured professors are losing jobs. More...
20 avril 2019
Air Force Secretary Wilson Is New UTEP President
By Greg Toppo. The University of Texas System Board of Regents on Tuesday named U.S. Air Force secretary Heather Wilson the next president of the University of Texas at El Paso, despite opposition from UTEP faculty. More...
20 avril 2019
Unwanted Attendee
By Colleen Flaherty. Society for American Archaeology faces major backlash over how it handled a known harasser's attendance at its annual meeting. More...
20 avril 2019
Arrests in Student Protest Over Grad Union
By Colleen Flaherty. Seven students -- three graduate assistants and four undergraduates -- were arrested and cited with disorderly conduct Monday during a demonstration at Loyola University in Chicago. More...
20 avril 2019
Rutgers Faculty Union Reaches Contract Agreement
By Colleen Flaherty. Full-time faculty members and graduate assistants at Rutgers University reached a tentative contract agreement with their administration, averting a possible strike, they announced this week. More...
20 avril 2019
An Ousted Dean Returns
By Colleen Flaherty. Western Kentucky reinstated the dean its now ex-provost forced out last week. What does the saga say about academic leadership, especially at institutions facing change. More...
20 avril 2019
The Future of Gen Ed
By Colleen Flaherty. General education is under threat, but it's worth the fight. Advocates share war and success stories at Inside Higher Ed event. More...
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