By Natalie Marsh. The number of Brazilian students studying abroad through full fee-paying undergraduate and master’s degrees is expected to increase, according to a recent survey by BMI of international officers. More...
17 août 2015
17 août 2015
11 Huge Gifts Made to Universities by the Super-Rich Over the Past Decade
By Emily Stewart. The richest universities keep getting richer, thanks in part to increasingly enormous gifts.
According to data from U.S. News & World Report, the average college endowment was $355 million at the end of fiscal 2013. Some institutions, however, have much, much more. Read more...
16 août 2015
Michigan Fails to Keep Promise to Native Americans
More than 80 years ago, the state of Michigan promised Native American tribes that if they would give up land Central Michigan University needed to expand, Native American students would forever attend public colleges in the state free. But as The Detroit News reported, the state has not been providing nearly enough money to keep its promise. Read more...
16 août 2015
Did Harvard Student Paper Endorse Donald Trump?
Did The Harvard Crimson endorse Donald Trump? What would have been a coup for the Republican presidential candidate turns out to be a prank by the humor magazine The Harvard Lampoon. Read more...
16 août 2015
The Federal Option
By James M. Van Wyck. Are you a graduate student interested in careers beyond academia? Consider giving the federal government a look.
One way for graduate students to test the waters of civil service would be to apply for one of the many internships available for master’s and Ph.D. students. Read more...
16 août 2015
Clinton's Big Plan for Higher Ed
By Scott Jaschik. Hillary Clinton will today unveil a massive plan to make higher education more affordable, student loan debt less burdensome and states accountable for supporting their public colleges. Read more...
16 août 2015
Ending the FAFSA List
By Michael Stratford. The U.S. Department of Education plans to end its longstanding practice of giving colleges certain student information that some institutions may use against students as they apply for admission and financial aid. Read more...
16 août 2015
A Bigger Federal Role
By Michael Stratford. Hillary Clinton’s higher education plan announced Monday highlights the growing consensus among Democrats on how to tackle rising tuition: send federal money to states that agree, in return, to lower or eliminate tuition at their public colleges -- and enact other reforms. Read more...
16 août 2015
Does Online Ed Lack 'Integrity'?
By Carl Straumsheim. A line about the integrity of online learning in Hillary Clinton’s higher education plan has experts on online education questioning the candidate’s grasp of the market. Read more...
16 août 2015
Consortium Under Construction
By Carl Straumsheim. How do you build a higher education technology consortium from scratch?
Colorado State University, Indiana University, the University of Florida and the University of Michigan last summer announced the formation of Unizin, a digital learning consortium. Read more...
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