A 12-year-old lawsuit that advocates have called the most important higher education desegregation case in decades “can and should be settled,” according to a panel of judges on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. More...
17 janvier 2019
4th Circuit judges say Md. HBCU lawsuit should be settled
A simple proposal to revive the American Dream
During the industrial age, when high school was the gateway to the American dream, public-school systems covered the costs of earning a diploma. More...
Calif. higher education leaders have high hopes for Newsom’s spending plans
As California’s new governor, Gavin Newsom will face a rare and well-timed opportunity to put his mark on the world’s largest higher education system. More...
15 janvier 2019
Snoopers in the Valley
By Barbara Fister. If knowledge is power, then certainly the secret and unlimited acquisition of the most detailed knowledge about the most intimate aspects of a person’s thoughts and actions conveys extraordinary power over that person’s life and reputation to the snooper who possesses the highly personal information. More...
How 'Rule Makers, Rule Breakers' Might Explain the Academic / IT Divide
By Joshua Kim. Why professors are Chaos Muppets, administrative IT professionals are Order Muppets, and how this divide is breaking down. More...
Don't Do It, Gavin Newsom
By John Warner. Governor Newsom, please don't spend $10 million on a system that tracks students from kindergarten all the way into the work force. More...
Texas's Big Bet on the Future of Higher Education
By Steven Mintz. The University of Texas System's Regents made a big bet in an effort to tackle public higher education's most pressing challenges: The completion challenge, the learning outcomes challenge, the equity challenge, and the business model challenge. More...
Education Department Names Rule-Making Negotiators
By Paul Fain. The U.S. Department of Education on Monday released a list of negotiators for a multipart rule-making session on accreditation, innovation and other higher education topics that is set to begin later this month. More...
National University System Purchases For-Profit University
By Paul Fain. The National University System has completed the purchase of Northcentral University, a for-profit institution with a focus on online graduate programs. The nonprofit system announced its intent to buy Northcentral last July. More...
