The University of Montana rescinded its attempt to cut short yearlong contracts with more than 30 lecturers Thursday, after the faculty union brokered an agreement. More...
Public research universities increase low-income graduates by nearly 25 percent
College completion data released today by the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) shows that the number of low-income graduates has increased by 24.7 percent among participating universities over the past three years, marking significant progress toward the Alliance's goal of graduating an additional 68,000 undergraduates by 2025. More...
More, and more diverse, U.S. college students voted in 2016
Whether motivated by support for particular policies or enthusiasm -- or ire -- toward the candidates, the 2016 election captured the attention of U.S. college and university students nationwide. More...
U.S. Department of Commerce invests in entrepreneurship efforts at UTEP
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that UTEP has been awarded a $500,000 grant to create and expand cluster-focused proof-of-concept and commercialization programs through the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) program. More...
ACM issues guidelines to strengthen transition
The Association for Computing Machinery’s (ACM) Committee for Computing Education in Community Colleges (CCECC) has issued a new set of curricular guidelines aimed at ensuring that the computer science education that students receive in community colleges will effectively prepare them to earn Bachelor’s degrees at four-year institutions. More...
Real estate data with potential
The University Data Hub leverages First American real estate databases that are comprised of both proprietary and public record sources, with property ownership data that covers 100 percent of the U.S. housing stock. More...
A blue-collar professor’s take on college rankings
Every September, the magazine publishes its annual rankings of the “best colleges” in the nation. Measures such as institutional reputation account for up to one-fourth of the scores assigned to institutions. It’s no wonder that the same universities always appear at the top of the list. More...
Education inspector general wants to pull student aid from a popular online university
The Education Department’s Office of Inspector General wants the agency to claw back $713 million in loans and grants from Western Governors University, claiming that the limited role of faculty in courses makes the online university ineligible for federal student aid. More...
From nursery to university: Emerging market investors buy into education
From nurseries to exam tutoring and adult education, teaching businesses are booming as populations rise and cash-strapped governments fail to keep up with demand. More...
Brown launches campaign to eliminate loans from university undergrad financial aid packages
Fifteen years ago, Brown University made a promise to make a Brown education more accessible to students from all income backgrounds. The first step, implemented in 2003, was a need-blind admission policy, which eliminated any consideration of an applicant’s ability to pay tuition from Brown’s undergraduate admission decisions for U.S. applicants. More...