Every June, millions of high school seniors in China sit down for a grueling university entrance exam, knowing they may not get into a top school or any school at all. If their results are disappointing, finding another route to university can take a year or more. More...
Harvard study found Asian-American admissions bias, suit claims
Harvard University’s own researchers found statistical evidence that its undergraduate application process discriminated against Asian-American applicants, yet its admissions officials ignored the results and took no action, a group suing for bias claimed. More...
N.J. legislature looks to throw the books at high cost of college
Lawmakers want schools to come up with plans to use ‘open textbooks,’ which do not require students to buy expensive access codes that unlock online assignments and quizzes textbooks. More...
Culture and energy
A culture is created and sustained by human energy expended to attain shared purpose. Leadership sets the tone and pace of the development and expenditure of every member’s contribution to corporate energy flow. More...
Tufts extends its presidential tree
The Boston area is well known for its wealth of top colleges. But when it comes to producing college presidents, Tufts University has enjoyed a remarkable run of success. More...
Brasfield & Gorrie, U. of Ala. partner
Brasfield & Gorrie recently enabled a select group of graduating seniors from the University of Alabama to enter the job market armed with resumes that include hands-on experience with emerging technologies in the construction field, including assembling and operating 3D printers. More...
Financial games colleges play
Every spring, colleges send two sets of letters to millions of prospective students. First the good news: an acceptance letter. Then, a few weeks later, a “financial-aid award letter,” theoretically explaining how much college will cost. More...
The ultimate guide to cohort default rates in 5 easy strategies
In this ultimate guide to cohort default rates, we provide an introduction to CDRs, the life stages a student loan takes for borrowers, ideas for better communicating your CDR and default prevention strategy, as well as some tips to keeping your institution’s default rate down. More...
NAPCO Security Technologies partners with Bob Jones U.
NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: NSSC), one of the world's leading solutions providers and manufacturers of high tech electronic intrusion security, IoT connected home, video and fire systems, as well as enterprise-class access control and door locking products, today announced that Bob Jones University located in Greenville, South Carolina, will be installing NAPCO's Architech Cylindrical Wireless Locksets on its campus. More...
The answers for absence management in higher education
Learn about the true cost of manual absence management and how using an automated absence management solution can help higher ed organizations predict and better manage absenteeism, increase visibility of absenteeism, and decrease absence-related overtime costs. More...