By Scott Jaschik. The following table lists the winning gubernatorial candidates in Tuesday's elections and their pledges on higher education. Candidates with an asterisk were incumbents. Read more...
Outraged by Trump Win, Students Protest
By Scott Jaschik. At campuses nationwide, those opposed to the president-elect hold rallies and sit-ins. Read more...
U of Illinois Backs Budget Deal With Benchmarks
By Scott Jaschik. The University of Illinois System is backing a deal proposed by some legislators that could lead to appropriations on a regular basis for system campuses, The Chicago Tribune reported. Read more...
The Incidents Since Election Day
By Scott Jaschik. Many campuses have seen graffiti, taunts and more -- with immigrant, Muslim and minority students as targets -- in last 48 hours. Some see a Trump effect. Read more...
MIT Releases Report on 'Future of Libraries'
By Carl Straumsheim. The MIT libraries should focus on its four "pillars" -- community and relationships, discovery and use, stewardship and sustainability, and research and development -- to reimagine itself as an "open global platform," according to a preliminary report published Monday. Read more...
Autocomplete Earns Conference Speaking Slot
By Carl Straumsheim. An associate professor at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand last week was surprised to find he had scored a speaking slot to present his paper during the International Conference on Atomic and Nuclear Physics. Read more...
Impact and Nonimpact of Online Competition
By Carl Straumsheim. Paper finds growth of fully online degree programs led to increased spending and falling enrollments at some place-based colleges, but had little impact on tuition rates. Read more...
Doubts About Data: 2016 Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology
By Carl Straumsheim. Most faculty members say data-driven assessments and accountability efforts aren’t helping them improve the quality of teaching and learning at their colleges and universities, according to the 2016 Inside Higher Ed Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology. Instead, instructors and a large share of academic technology administrators say the efforts are mainly designed to satisfy accreditors and politicians -- not to increase degree completion rates. Read more...
Florida System Plans Online Education Growth
By Carl Straumsheim. The State University System of Florida is aiming to deliver 40 percent of its total undergraduate credit hours through online education by 2025, the Sun-Sentinel reported. Read more...
Still Waiting for Recovery
By Carl Straumsheim. Campus Computing Survey finds lingering IT budget issues dating to the financial crisis colliding with demands for new technology and services. Read more...