By Scott Jaschik. Sen. Bernie Sanders plans to unveil today a proposal to cancel all $1.6 trillion in student debt in the United States, The Washington Post reported. In the last election for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sanders made the issue of free college a major issue -- and he continues to back free public higher education. More...
By Scott Jaschik. The University of California on Thursday announced a series of efforts to strengthen safeguards on its admissions procedures, systemwide, in the wake of the admissions scandal. A university announcement said that a review of policies in the system found that most were sound, but that the review identified ways to strengthen safeguards against abuses. More...
By Scott Jaschik. The Council of the American Library Association voted Sunday to remove the name of Melvil Dewey, one of the founders of the association and inventor of the book classification system named for him, from the association's medal. More...
By Scott Jaschik. The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce decided to conduct what it called a "thought experiment" on such a system. And that experiment found that the use of test scores alone would result in a significantly different student body -- more white and more wealthy -- than is admitted now. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Latest group includes one institution -- University of Rochester -- that is competitive in admissions. More...
By Scott Jaschik. A new study finds that the gender pay gap for university presidents -- currently about 9 percent -- in large part disappears at the most elite colleges and universities. More...
By Scott Jaschik. A federal grand jury is investigating the sale of the home of the Harvard University fencing coach, The Boston Globe reported. The sale, first reported by the Globe, attracted attention because a wealthy man bought the fencing coach's house, apparently overpaying significantly. More...
By Scott Jaschik. The University of Oxford has announced a $188 million gift from Stephen A. Schwarzman, the co-founder of Blackstone, to create a center to promote innovation in teaching and research in the humanities. The center will also be home to a new Institute for Ethics in AI. Oxford says the gift is the largest single donation it has received since the Renaissance. More...
By Scott Jaschik. The library at the University of Central Arkansas has a sign that it places outside. Sometimes the sign shows routine information, such as hours. At other times, the sign includes messages celebrating various months or days that are special to some groups at the university. This month, as part of the Pride celebrations nationally, librarians placed on the sign a quote from Lady Gaga: "Being gay is like glitter. It never goes away." The library posted a photo of the sign to its Facebook page, with the message "We have so much love and respect" for "the LGBTQ members of our community." The library included a link to its compilation of relevant resources on campus and in the area. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Inside Higher Ed is pleased to release today our latest print-on-demand compilation, "Recruiting International Graduate Students in a Challenging Environment." You may download a copy here, free. More...
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