Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Gov. Susana Martinez said Wednesday that she has a plan to restore funding for New Mexico colleges and universities, after using her line-item veto authority last month to ax all money for higher education from a $6.1 billion budget plan approved by the Legislature. More...
Harvard Law expands deferral program
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Harvard Law School, expanding a pilot program for Harvard undergraduates, said Wednesday that it would allow juniors accepted from any college to defer admission as long as they finish college and spend at least two years working, studying or pursuing research or fellowships. More...
A public university acquires a big for-profit, and raises big questions
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. In a move that's being called "bold" and "out of the blue," Indiana's Purdue University is acquiring the for-profit Kaplan University. More...
How this college for inmates is going outside the prison wall
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Nationally, nearly half of all inmates released from prison return there after committing another crime. But the recidivism rate among those who’ve earned college degrees through the Bard Prison Initiative, an adjunct program operated by liberal arts school Bard College inside six medium and maximum security prisons in New York, is far lower. More...
Trump should keep college debt pledge
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. During the election, candidate Donald Trump expressed that he planned to tax wealthy universities that did not use a sizable portion of their endowment to support low-income students. More...
Texas institution improves engagement and reduces costs for students
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...
New guide urges trustees to innovate, cut costs, and maintain quality
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) today unveiled its second guide on university best practices for trustees, identifying innovative approaches college and university trustees can adopt to contain costs and improve institutional performance. More...
Babson's three-year undergraduate degree option
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Babson College, ranked No. 1 for entrepreneurship since 1995 and a national leader in education return on investment, continues its innovations in affordability by offering all students an accelerated path to obtaining their undergraduate business degree. More...
Take deeper look at LCC budget before cutting
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Faced with an enrollment decline after the rebound of the economy, Lane Community College’s administration has proposed eliminating programs in early childhood education, geographic information systems, respiratory care and watershed science, as well as the philosophy and religion disciplines. More...
Petition supported by teachers' unions asks college to disinvite DeVos
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. After an historically black college in Florida announced that U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos would deliver its commencement address, an online petition appeared Monday, courtesy of alumni, who asked the college to rescind the invitation. More...