The hype is fading for coding "boot camps," for-profit U.S. schools offering graduates entry into the lucrative world of software development. More...
Are lawmakers' business ties with public entities a conflict of interest?
Like most higher education institutions, Houston Community College officials had a lot they wanted state legislators to do for them in Austin earlier this year. The school found a champion in a veteran Democratic senator from Dallas. More...
The increasing skepticism of higher ed among conservatives
Over the last 25 years, Americans have become increasingly partisan. People feel more strongly attached to their own party and express greater animosity toward those who identify with the other party. More...
Creating flexible, diverse pathways to degree completion at USC
A critical problem facing public higher education today is the time it takes a student to finish an undergraduate degree, and at USC we turned to our students for advice. More...
Higher education treading carefully with Trump administration
Along with much, if not most, of America, higher education seeks to gain a clearer picture of trends with the Trump administration. More...
OnBase by Hyland supports student service at Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, Tennessee-based Southern Adventist University (Southern) recently selected OnBase by Hyland to support its campus-wide digital information management strategy. Southern will migrate to OnBase from Nolij, which was recently acquired by Hyland, and will deliver functionality and workflows, increase departmental efficiencies and support superior student service. More...
The campus-speech debate spends summer break in statehouses
Until this summer, the debate about free speech on college campuses was shaped by small groups of student activists, forcefully protesting an ever-expanding list of controversial speakers, and their critics and defenders, who were mostly reactive. More...
Loyola program opens college doors for vulnerable students
The Jesuit institution's $21,000 tuition was out of the question for her family, but Rodriguez soon will be a Loyola graduate anyway thanks to a program for low-income students designed to get them halfway to a bachelor's degree with little or no debt. More...
Justice Dept. to take on affirmative action in college admissions
The Trump administration is preparing to redirect resources of the Justice Department’s civil rights division toward investigating and suing universities over affirmative action admissions policies deemed to discriminate against white applicants, according to a document obtained by The New York Times. More...
A college president on her school's worst year ever
There are some things Harvey Mudd College would like to be known for: being a small, close-knit, gender-balanced, racially and ethnically diverse engineering college; faculty who focus on teaching; graduates who head to companies like Google, Amazon and Microsoft and earn six figures by mid-career. More...