By Nick Hazelrigg. Wayne State University's governing board, split into two equal factions, considers how to move forward after months of continuous and damaging infighting. More...
22 août 2019
For Liberal Arts College Woes, an Answer in Smaller Boards?
By Nick Hazelrigg. At Lyon College, concerns over the fates of other liberal arts colleges has spurred a new approach to governing board size. More...
Wheeling President Placed on Leave
By Nick Hazelrigg. After a troubled spring and with an important reauthorization vote ahead, Wheeling University chose to place its president on leave with little information given. More...
A Deadlocked Board
Privacy Lawsuit Embroils Wife of Concordia President
By Nick Hazelrigg. The wife of Concordia College's president, a former administrator at the college, is at the center of a lawsuit over privacy for mental health patients. More...
Dispute Over Minority Affairs, Collapse of a Student Senate
By Nick Hazelrigg. At Metropolitan State University, the Student Senate fell apart after continued internal disputes and arguments with the administration over vacant minority affairs positions. More...
The Limited Role of Evidence in Ed-Tech Decisions
By Lindsay McKenzie. A research study finds many higher ed institutions are selecting expensive new ed-tech tools without strong evidence they improve student learning. More...
Linking Liability
By Lindsay McKenzie. There is little dispute that Sci-Hub, the website that provides free access to millions of proprietary academic papers, is illegal. Yet, despite being successfully sued twice by major American academic publishers for massive copyright infringement, the site continues to operate. More...
Priming for Amazon
By Lindsay McKenzie. Two Virginia universities announced ambitious expansions when Amazon selected its second headquarters. Nine months on, Virginia Tech has made more progress than George Mason in securing funding. More...
SNHU Recognizes Salesforce Skills
By Lindsay McKenzie. Southern New Hampshire University will award college credit to students who complete Salesforce training. More...
Changing Spaces
By Lindsay McKenzie. For-profit universities have for years offered in-person classes at campus locations to supplement their online curricula. But with in-person enrollments dwindling, some are rethinking the role these places play. More...
