By Paul Fain. Student government presidents from 82 colleges and universities signed a letter to leaders in the U.S. Congress and to President Donald Trump calling for "common sense" gun control. More...
22 avril 2018
22 avril 2018
Relevance and Perceptions of Higher Education
By Paul Fain. People are much more likely to have positive perceptions about the value and quality of their college experience when they feel their college courses are relevant to their work and daily lives, according to the results of a survey conducted by Strada Education Network and Gallup. More...
22 avril 2018
Rubio Changes Tune on Philosophers
By Paul Fain. Senator Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican, repeatedly criticized the academic discipline of philosophy during his campaign to become the GOP's presidential candidate in 2016. "I don't know why we have stigmatized vocational education," Rubio said during one debate. "Welders make more money than philosophers. We need more welders and less philosophers."
That statement in some ways anticipated recent comments by President Trump, who has suggested that community colleges change their names to vocational schools. More...
22 avril 2018
High Default Rates at New York For-Profit Colleges
By Paul Fain. New York State in 2016 spent $68 million on scholarships that went to students who were attending for-profit colleges, according to a new report from the Century Foundation. More...
21 avril 2018
A Push to Meet Full Need
By Marjorie Valbrun. How Lawrence University, without a mega-endowment, is raising money to join a small group of institutions. More...
21 avril 2018
No Academic Experience Necessary
By Marjorie Valbrun. Oklahoma City University raised eyebrows when it picked a trustee and search committee member as its next president. But nontraditional presidents are common in the state. More...
21 avril 2018
A Partial Fix
By Ashley A. Smith. The budget bill President Trump signed Friday fixes a technical problem for private scholarship providers that rely on federal student aid data to help students pay for college. More...
21 avril 2018
Adults Reconnect in Tennessee
By Ashley A. Smith. The state expands tuition-free scholarship beyond traditional-age students -- as other states follow suit -- and gets a larger than anticipated response from adult workers. More...
21 avril 2018
Focus on Diversity at Community Colleges
By Ashley A. Smith. Community colleges typically enroll a broad range of students, but many are doubling down on efforts to promote diversity and inclusion even as they face resistance -- sometimes from within their own ranks. More...
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