Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The chancellor of Pennsylvania’s state-owned universities recently admitted that the system is in crisis. The diagnosis? A threatening combination of enrollment losses, state appropriations at the same dollar amount as they were nearly 20 years ago and collective bargaining agreements that bring annual cost increases despite stagnant or declining revenues at nearly every university. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Acclaimed TV shows such as “Atlanta,” “Black-ish” and “Insecure” reveal a troubling paradox: Why do many well-educated black Americans feel so economically insecure? Here's a surprising clue: Blacks with college degrees have lost wealth over the past generation. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Registration is now open for the ID2ID Peer Mentoring Program, a new offering designed to pair instructional designers across the country and help them achieve career goals. Applications will be accepted until May 15, and all professionals involved with instructional design in higher education are encouraged to apply. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. A lawyer who represented Florida State University in an explosive sexual assault case and another lawyer who during the 2016 presidential campaign accused Hillary Clinton of enabling sexual predators have been chosen for key roles in the Department of Education, raising fears that the agency could pull back from enforcing civil rights in schools and on college campuses. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Pick up any “introduction to marketing” textbook, and it will describe the difference between business-to-business (B2B) marketing and business-to-consumer (B2C) marketing. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Colleges are the worst employers for women and people of color in sports, and last season's hiring practices were as bad as ever. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. For LGBTQ+ individuals living in the United States, gaining equal rights under the law has been a long, sometimes violent path. It wasn't until 2015 that the Supreme Court of the United States struck down laws banning same-sex marriage as violations of the 14th Amendment guaranteeing due process and equal protection. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. It’s April, which means a sliver of high school seniors across the country are celebrating acceptance letters from the nation’s top schools, while most applicants to those colleges are licking their wounds over rejections. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Florida House Republicans seeking to cut funding for higher education have focused on the foundations that conduct private fundraising for state colleges and universities. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. With the arrival of spring, private colleges are busy recruiting students and raising prices. One should affect the other, but they probably won't. Selective, private colleges probably do not fear that higher prices will decrease demand for their services. More...
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