By Rick Seltzer. A leadership struggle at the top of the College of Saint Rose, in Albany, N.Y., has been thrust into the spotlight after several members of the small private college’s Board of Trustees, including its board chair, resigned in recent weeks. More...
By Rick Seltzer. Sweet Briar College’s long-term debt rating has moved up a notch, with S&P Global Ratings issuing an upgrade Wednesday because of actions the college’s new leaders have taken to stabilize it. More...
By Rick Seltzer. Qualified private activity bonds are exempt from federal taxes, allowing some institutions, including private colleges and universities, to borrow money at lower rates than they would otherwise be able to access. But a tax reform bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives in November would eliminate private activity bonds, drawing worries from higher ed advocates. More...
By Rick Seltzer. The Higher Education Price Index inflation rate was 3.7 percent in 2017, according to the Commonfund Institute, which calculates the index annually. That’s the highest level since a 5 percent rate in 2008. More...
By Rick Seltzer. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign enthusiastically announced last month that its College of Business was being renamed for wealthy donors who were making one of the largest gifts ever recorded to a business school. More...
By Rick Seltzer. Texas commissioner of higher education says outnumbered men are uncomfortable on some college campuses. How will the state navigate goals for growing numbers of male graduates in a world where the patriarchy women face is being laid bare. More...
By Rick Seltzer. The work of research institutions led to the formation of 1,024 start-up companies in 2016 as invention disclosures and patent applications also rose, according to an annual survey from the Association of University Technology Managers. More...
A la suite des épisodes météorologiques extrêmes d'août et septembre 2017, avec une succession d'ouragans de puissance inédite en particulier sur les Petites Antilles et le golfe du Mexique (Irma, José, Maria, Harvey), le ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation s'engage et lance, avec l'Agence nationale de la recherche (A.N.R.), un appel à projets de recherche pour acquérir de nouvelles connaissances sur ces phénomènes et leurs conséquences environnementales et sociales. Plus...
L'ordonnance n° 2017-1387 du 22 septembre 2017 ouvre, pour l'employeur, la possibilité de préciser les motifs énoncés dans la lettre de licenciement, à la demande du salarié ou à sa propre initiative. Le décrochage ne cesse de baisser depuis 10 ans, néanmoins, en 2016, 450 000 jeunes âgés de 18 à 24 ans n'étaient pas diplômés ou avaient, au plus, le Brevet. Les premières expériences de ces jeunes se contentrent dans les secteurs de la construction, de l'industrie, du commerce ou de l'hôtellerie-restauration où ils occupent des emplois précaires ou à temps partiel. /https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
