Submitted by Tim Goral. Steelcase Education launched the third annual Active Learning Center (ALC) Grant cycle, a program that provides modern and flexible classroom redesigns to schools across the United States, Canada and Mexico. The new classrooms will be awarded to innovative schools who show a commitment to fostering student engagement, creativity and success. More...
High tuition, hungry students on U.S. college campuses
The true risks to higher education
Submitted by Tim Goral. What many people view as the surprising election of Donald Trump to the presidency offered few surprises on college campuses. Already seen as bastions of political correctness and dams on the flow of controversial ideas (especially those interpreted as too conservative), many campuses around the country experienced predictable tumult after Nov. 8. More...
Area colleges ready to handle attacks
With Trump, investors see profits again in for-profit colleges
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. It hasn’t been a good couple of years for for-profit colleges. Many of them, usually offering vocational training, have had to close outlets as the federal government cracked down on their advertising and student loan practices. Two of the largest, ITT Technical Institute and Corinthian Colleges, shut down. More...
Study finds one-stop social services efforts may improve outcomes
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. As community colleges across the nation struggle to improve completion rates, a new RAND Corporation study of an innovative effort providing students with a comprehensive range of support services finds the potential to improve college outcomes. More...
University must lead the way to clean energy in Alaska
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Each day both the radio and the newspaper dutifully report the current price of oil. Just once, I wish the journalist would then report "the price of the sun, wind and flowing water — still zero." Maybe if I donate enough to public radio they'll do that on my birthday. More...
Sanctuary campuses invite a federal standoff
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. In the wake of Donald Trump's election, many colleges and universities vowed to become "sanctuary campuses" for students in the country illegally. More...
Universities stepping up STEM initiatives
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Mississippi’s four largest universities have beefed up their ability to compete in the tough academic world of STEM teaching and research, the application of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. More...