Iowa’s public universities are changing. That is the inevitable outcome of persistent budget cuts handed down by the state government in recent years. More...
We say we seek diversity — but where are the truly inclusive campuses?
Every day it seems that the world becomes more tribalized. People define themselves and their “group” more and more narrowly. The British will soon define themselves out of Europe. More...
Agencies, TSU, community step up to help victims of apartment complex fire
There are several ways to donate to help the victims of Friday’s fire at Iconic Village and Vintage Pads apartments. Officials said 110 apartments were destroyed, leaving more than 200 residents without homes. More...
ASU announces departmental changes that will take place this fall
Effective Aug. 1, ASU’s academic college structure will be restructured from five academic colleges to three. The new structure will include the Darton College of Health Professions; the College of Professional Studies (which will include the College of Business and College of Education); and the College of Arts and Sciences (which will include the College of Arts and Humanities and the College of Sciences and Technology). More...
A threat to liberty in higher education
A powerful threat to intellectual and religious liberty is afoot. In a region embracing 19 states, including Colorado, colleges and universities are under the authority of a federally empowered agency that recently issued a draft protocol, giving itself the prerogative to decide whether a school sufficiently “ensures inclusive and equitable treatment of diverse populations.” More...
Cengage contributes openly licensed content to OER community
Cengage, an education and technology company, is contributing the narrative content for three openly licensed textbooks, as well as the learning objectives and assessments for 12 course areas as Open Educational Resources (OER). More...
Agriculture and technology school moves away from virtual status
Leaders at a new agriculture and technology charter school say it won’t operate as a virtual school after all. More...
Connecticut College selects Unimarket
Unimarket, the leading provider of simple and easy-to-use software that brings all your procurement into one place, announced today that Connecticut College has chosen the Unimarket Source-to-Settle (S2S) solution to deliver sourcing, procurement and payment automation for the Southern Connecticut-based institution. More...
U. of Mich. dropping ACT, SAT writing component from application
This fall, prospective students applying to the University of Michigan will no longer need to complete the optional writing component of the SAT or the ACT. More...
Democrats prepping own higher education bill as GOP stumbles
A group of House Democrats is gearing up to release a higher education reauthorization bill as the Republicans’ attempt to update the law heads back to the drawing board after failing to win enough support in the GOP conference. More...