Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, and the globally-recognized Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC) today announced the launch of the first program offering of the AAHC Thought Leadership Institute, an innovative new concept designed to provide a forum for provocative and inspiring thought leaders from diverse backgrounds, disciplines and sectors, to identify transformative ideas and discuss their applications. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. For Sarah, streamlining student loan repayment for easy access to affordable repayment plans is critical. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, and zyBooks, an online interactive textbook provider, today announced the launch of a web-based interactive version of the market-leading textbook Computer Organization and Design, Fifth Edition (David A. Patterson & John L. Hennessy, 2013). More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Federal and state policymakers are often working on similar policy challenges from different vantage points. And when they do not coordinate their decision-making, what may start as a promising response to a major public need can end up being difficult to implement, unsustainable, and in some cases, counterproductive. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Louisiana's public university leaders raised the specter of privatization as they brace for another round of budget cuts in the next academic year. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. When we think of colleges, we imagine sprawling campuses, big-time sports programs, hefty endowments, and massive libraries stuffed with thousands of books. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Asking private universities to spend more of their massive endowments for operating expenses - as some in Congress might be tempted to do - is shortsighted and could be "financially dangerous" to some of the nation's most prestigious colleges, Rice University President David Leebron said Monday. More...