By Laura Ascione. A new paper from the Institute for Higher Education Policy and the Lumina Foundation describes in detail how the high costs of higher education are preventing those with limited financial means from achieving their educational goals. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. An offer of free tuition for some New York students has officials from area colleges wondering how much it will cost Northeast Pennsylvania. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Higher education is so important to Texas that the Legislature should increase its financial contribution to help meet the ever-greater costs of operating our universities. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Many higher ed students have to avoid buying their course materials due to the high cost of print textbooks. But not at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. More...
By Academics Anonymous. Research needs funding to keep it running even when we’re on leave. So although I have a job to go back to, there may be no money to do it. More...
The Duke Divinity email fracas shows the peril of academics viewing their work as a vocation and not a job, argues Jonathan Malesic. More...
Techno-News Blog. Choosing between online and on-campus education and then selecting a specific program can be tricky if you don’t first determine all of the costs. Many prospective students only consider tuition and fees, what are usually referred to as “direct costs,” or those that college will bill directly to you. But they usually overlook the hidden costs of getting an education – like having to give up a job or moving elsewhere. More...
One of my favorite episodes in Homer’s Odyssey is one of the most fearsome. It involves the sailing between the mysterious cave-dwelling monster Scylla and the terrifying, ship-destroying whirlpool known as Charybdis. There is something about having to manage two supernatural threats at once that makes Odysseus’ journey all the more frightening. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
