New York education leaders on Tuesday urged government officials to build more flexibility into the state's new "free tuition" program, which launched this summer and is currently serving more than 23,000 public college students statewide. More...
Tap your unique strengths to grow endowments
When it comes to endowments, community colleges aren’t necessarily known for having huge coffers. More...
Jury rules against fired FAU prof in free speech case
A former Florida Atlantic University professor who claimed he was fired in retaliation for blogging that the Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax lost his bid to get his job back. More...
Is the endowment tax a Trojan horse?
Buried on page 289 of the 479-page tax bill passed by the US Senate in the wee hours Saturday morning is a relatively small 1.4% excise tax on the net investment income of certain private colleges and universities. More...
How a midlevel school became The University of Adidas at Louisville
On the morning of Sept. 26, more than two dozen Adidas employees gathered inside a gym at the University of Louisville. They had flown in from as far away as Europe -- marketers and athletic performance specialists, top designers from Adidas' secretive Brooklyn Creator Farm. More...
Tusculum College to transition to university
Before taking over as president of Tusculum College in October, James Hurley worked to start a school of optometry and three other professional programs at the University of Pikeville in Kentucky. More...
Nation’s first marijuana college major prepares grads for a growing field
The new “marijuana major” at Northern Michigan University, the Medicinal Plant Chemistry program, is the first U.S. undergraduate major in the study of cannabinoids. More...
Cornell reduces cost, complexity with Dell Boomi
Dell Boomi (Boomi) the leading provider of cloud integration and workflow automation software to build The Connected Business, today announced that its cloud-based integration platform has helped Cornell University modernize its IT strategy. More...
U. of Ga., Army Cyber Command eye partnerships
The University of Georgia and the U.S. Army's Cybersecurity Command could soon be exchanging students and workers. More...
#getfried Fry Café announces new deals
#getfried Fry Cafe, a quick-serve restaurant franchise that offers a variety of topped French fries and finger foods, is experiencing explosive growth throughout the country, with locations currently in development throughout Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Santa Clara and Egypt. More...