Some longstanding liberal arts degrees, including those in history, French and German, would be eliminated. Career-focused programs would become a key investment. Tenured faculty members could lose their jobs. More...

As the costs of college have climbed, some students have gone hungry. When they’ve voiced frustration, they’ve often been ridiculed: “Ramen is cheap,” or “Just eat cereal.” More...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in his annual address and budget proposal outlined new requirements for student loan servicers and for-profit colleges. More...

Programs like nursing, welding, computer science and communications are found at many if not most community colleges. And then there are degree and certificate offerings like cannabis cultivation, slot machine repair and gunsmithing technology that aren’t exactly a dime a dozen — and yet they are an important part of both their respective academic catalogs and local employers’ recruiting pipelines. More...

In this case study, Loyola University Maryland shares how it transformed its IT department by moving to the cloud, improving services, enhancing the student experience, and increasing efficiencies. More...

The editorial board of an influential scientometrics journal — the Journal of Informetrics — has resigned in protest over the open-access policies of its publisher, Elsevier, and launched a competing publication. More...

Students and faculty at the University of California (UC) have been warned not to use messaging apps and social media while visiting China, for fear their communications could be used against them by the country's law enforcement agencies. More...

FlatWorld, a publisher of college learning materials that are both affordable and high quality, today announced FlatWorld Institutional, a fully customizable college textbook subscription offering for university- or department-wide textbook adoptions. More...

Mount St. Mary's University students will soon have a new place for activities with the construction of a new student venue on the school's Emmitsburg campus. More...

JAGGAER, the world’s largest independent spend management company, today announces that the University of California has leveraged JAGGAER’s software to meet the school’s Sustainable Procurement Policy and associated Guidelines. More...