With California universities more expensive and crowded than ever, high school graduates are increasingly leaving the state to attend college. More...
24 juin 2018
24 juin 2018
Tufts extends its presidential tree
The Boston area is well known for its wealth of top colleges. But when it comes to producing college presidents, Tufts University has enjoyed a remarkable run of success. More...
24 juin 2018
National action needed for sustained change in fraternity and sorority life
One more name connected to one more hazing tragedy is one too many. There must be an end to the senseless deaths occurring in fraternities across America. The memory of Timothy Piazza — and far too many others — deserves nothing less. More...
24 juin 2018
Northwestern rescinds honorary degree
The decision marks the first time the Illinois university has rescinded an honorary degree since its founding in 1851. Cosby was awarded an honorary doctorate of humane letters in 1997. More...
24 juin 2018
Higher ed in America finds itself on a slippery slope
A decade ago I chaired a committee that was established on a bipartisan basis by members of the House and Senate to assess America’s future economic competitiveness. The committee’s 20 members included CEOs of Fortune 100 companies, former presidential appointees, presidents of major public and private universities and three Nobel laureates. More...
24 juin 2018
Conn. regents expected to postpone statewide community college plan in favor of regionalization plan
The Board of Regents for Higher Education is set to vote Thursday on moving forward with plans to regionalize leadership of the state’s community college system, while postponing until 2023 plans to merge the colleges into a single statewide unit. More...
24 juin 2018
College Promise Campaign releases Promise Playbook
The Playbook provides local leaders with a step-by-step guide to design and fund College Promise programs that meet the specific needs of their communities. And it gives guidelines on ways to launch free college programs successfully and to make them financially sustainable. More...
24 juin 2018
Signs of life for the Perkins Act?
As with the Higher Education Act (HEA), Congress is past due in reauthorizing the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. Unlike HEA, the Perkins Act is relatively straightforward, and as both bills came due for reauthorization, many viewed the Perkins reauthorization as the one to be completed expeditiously. More...
24 juin 2018
University of Iowa now off sanction list
Two years after the American Association of University Professors placed the University of Iowa on its ignominious list of sanctioned higher education institutions over the hiring of UI President Bruce Harreld, it changed course last weekend and lifted the blackball — now offering praise to the university. More...
24 juin 2018
What U.S. higher ed can learn from Canada
The recent presidential election has spurred plenty of comparisons of how U.S. public policy stacks up against our neighbors to the north, from health care to gun control. Perhaps we should add higher education to that list. More...
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