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5 août 2015

Free college? The idea may not be all it's cracked up to be

University Business LogoBy Tim Goral. Is free college the answer for surging tuition and the crippling burden of student loan debt?
Amid new initiatives and broadening political support to make education more affordable, the idea of sending U.S. high school graduates to college for free has gained ground. More...

5 août 2015

Private scholarships should benefit the student, not the institution

University Business LogoBy Stefanie Botelho. This fall, as more than 20 million American college students prepare to return to campus, students who earned private scholarships should beware of a damaging practice in enrollment management known as award displacement. More...

5 août 2015

No equal in the world: Leadership advice for new college presidents

University Business LogoBy Tim Goral. The college presidency has become a high-risk occupation. All the old challenges - fundraising, strategic planning, managing enrollment, protecting students - are all still there, along with newer trials: navigating demographic shifts and flat-lining family incomes, ensuring access, assuring compliance to growing governmental regulation, and understanding the absurdity of various rankings including those promised by the U.S. Department of Education. The list goes on and on. More...

5 août 2015

Feds' free community college bill unveiled

University Business LogoBy Stefanie Botelho. President Obama’s plan for free community college tuition came a step closer to becoming law on Wednesday with the unveiling of a draft Senate bill outlining its key elements. More...

5 août 2015

Can small colleges survive?

University Business LogoBy Stefanie Botelho. It’s a peaceful time on Massachusetts college campuses. Prospective students tour excitedly, anxious parents in tow. Some incoming freshmen arrive for summer orientations. Faculty travel or do research in quiet labs and offices on lazy, leafy campuses of meticulously maintained red brick and ivy. More...

5 août 2015

Lawmakers ready to make Obama's free community college plan a reality

University Business LogoBy Stefanie Botelho. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) will introduce legislation Wednesday to make community college free for low-income students, fulfilling a promise made by President Barack Obama in his State of the Union address this year. More...

5 août 2015

Community college system needs fresh eyes

University Business LogoBy Tim Goral. Despite a woeful lack of state support, the Community College System of New Hampshire has worked miracles by learning to make do with very little. Doing that requires dedicated, inventive employees willing to go the extra mile despite low pay and inspiring leadership. More...

5 août 2015

Time to set the colleges free

University Business LogoBy Tim Goral. The governor, legislature, Board of Regents, and Nevada System of Higher Education deserve to be commended for working to improve education in Nevada during the 2015 legislative session. More...

5 août 2015

State of successions

By Will Austin. As we implement the work of the 21st-Century Initiative, recognize the leadership crisis and address increasing public accountability, leadership training will become increasingly important as the number of potential nextgeneration leaders continues to diminish. More...

5 août 2015

Foreign Relations minister calls on universities to defend the country

Dominican Today News - Santo Domingo and Dominican RepublicForeign Relations minister Andres Navarro met Friday with rectors and vice rectors of 19 universities to explain the scope of the government Program to Regularize Foreigners and the National Human Rights Plan.
During the meeting, held at the Foreign Relations Ministry, Navarro called for the support of the universities for the success of the new migratory policy based on the Constitution of the Republic, national laws and international conventions the Dominican Republic is a signatory of, elnuevodiario.com.do reported. More...

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