It's been quite a year for for-profit education. "Continued collapse," is how Bryan Alexander, an educational futurist, describes it. More...
School for International Training receives Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded SIT Graduate Institute, a program of World Learning, a grant of $52,135 to support a groundbreaking academic inquiry on African Americans living abroad. More...
University of Kansas announces plan to boost out-of-state enrollment
The University of Kansas is cutting out-of-state tuition prices to bring in talent from across the country and redirect scholarship funds toward need-based aid for in-state Kansas students. More...
Can Mitchonomics fix the broken business of higher ed?
He’s wearing cargo pants, sneakers, a white Purdue golf shirt, and a black baseball hat emblazoned with Degree in 3, a plug for the university’s new plan to let students shave a year off undergrad. More...
Maine’s university system tries to help with an impending labor shortage
Last year, Parent had his sights set on the engineering program at Maine's flagship university, almost 100 miles away in Orono. Parent got in, but with a catch: The school told him that its engineering program had already filled up. More...
College freshmen talk roommates and re-dos at high school
It was their first winter break back from college, and a handful of recent Pendleton High School graduates were ready to share their newfound wisdom. More...
Purchase College alums donate $100K back to school
A Katonah couple and alumni of Purchase College are giving back to their alma mater in a big way. More...
Oregon universities must hold ground for sex assault survivors
By now we have all read many accounts of sexual assault and the misuse of power by politicians, professional athletes and other celebrities. The stories brought forth by prominent men and women in entertainment and the media are not the only ones, of course. Sexual harassment and assault must also be addressed in places of learning. More...
Woman suing Dixie State over handling of sexual harassment complaint
A former Dixie State University student is turning to the courts to rectify what she calls “egregious” behavior by officials on the St. George campus, stemming from her complaints of sexual harassment against faculty members and subsequent expulsion from the school. More...
Almost 900 Missouri degree programs don't meet productivity standards
Half of the nearly 1,800 degree programs offered at Missouri’s public colleges and universities are falling short of state standards for graduates and other measures, according to a statewide review. More...