The University announced in March it was entering into a negotiated timber sale on 13,000 acres of its land in the Haines Borough. More...

The NCAA established the independent Commission on College Basketball to recommend changes to a sport that is in serious trouble. I have led reform efforts across many disciplines, including corporations, government and academia. More...

When students are cognizant of the relevance between their education and their desired career, 63% are more likely to agree that their education was worth the cost and 50% are more likely to agree that they received a high-quality education. More...

When Kimberly McAtee’s manager pulled her aside in the back room in 2014 to tell her that Starbucks was going to pay for its partners to attend college, McAtee’s eyes welled up at what sounded like an unbelievable opportunity. For the first time in a long time, she felt a spark of optimism amid what had been a dark stretch. “It was like winning the lottery,” said McAtee, who was in a rough place at the time. More...

The governor's budget called for a $68 million cut but lawmakers decided to keep the funding level for most public colleges and universities. More...

According to the text of Board Policy 3.27, EWC would add protections to transgender employees, providing extra security for their pre-transition identity and other accommodations. More...

Between 2004 and 2016, nearly 1.5 million foreign graduates of U.S. colleges and universities obtained authorization to remain and work in the U.S. through the federal government’s Optional Practical Training program (OPT). More...

Champlain College Online unveiled two interactive kiosks in both terminals of the Burlington International Airport this week as part of its campaign to increase access to higher education in Vermont and across the country. More...

The Trump administration is launching a new effort to ease restrictions on how religious colleges access and use federal funding, according to a copy of the Education Department’s spring regulatory agenda reviewed by POLITICO. More...

A bill that spells out just what South Carolina lawmakers and higher education officials need to make sure students and schools get the funding they need was introduced Tuesday by a Democratic senator, who knows it has no chance of passing with just two days left in the General Assembly's session. More...