Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Most of the men and women who filed into an ornate chapel at Georgetown University to the sounds of “Amazing Grace” had never set foot on the Gothic college campus before. More...
29 avril 2017
29 avril 2017
Why some cities and states are footing the bill for community college
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. A surge of innovation in states and cities is building momentum for what could become a seismic shift in American education. More...
29 avril 2017
Towson seeks to improve downtown through neighborhood bonds
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Last January, former Howard County Executive Ken Ulman paid a visit to Tim Bojanowski's small social media marketing company, Zest Social Media Solutions, in downtown Towson. More...
29 avril 2017
W.Va. Higher Education Reform Bill becomes law
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The legislation will provide greater freedom and flexibility to West Virginia University, including West Virginia University Potomac State College and West Virginia University Institute of Technology, Marshall University, and the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. More...
29 avril 2017
Four community college leaders to watch in 2017 and beyond
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Two-year colleges are often seen as a last option for students who may not be ready to enter the four-year university. In reality, community colleges serve an immeasurably critical role to the overall higher education landscape. More...
29 avril 2017
Fla. House votes to make secret the applicants for top college, university posts
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Floridians would have no way to know everyone who applies to be the next president or other top administrator of a public college or university, under a proposed exemption in the state’s public records law that passed the House on Wednesday. More...
29 avril 2017
Records of auditors' survey was altered after intervention by UC administration
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Officials at some University of California campuses changed their responses to surveys from state auditors after the UC Office of the President intervened, resulting in more positive reviews of the administration, according to documents released as part of a scathing audit of UC financial practices. More...
29 avril 2017
How colleges can avoid Title IX pitfalls
By Anne M. Tompkins, A. Joseph Jay III, Colleen D. Kukowski and Alexander Hokenson. While it is laudable that schools have engaged in a national effort to combat sexual assault on campus, they may find their focus has led to ignoring important due process considerations for the accused in the adjudicatory process. More...
29 avril 2017
College groundbreakings: Iowa State, U of North Texas, U of Cincinnati
By Ray Bendici. Iowa State is partnering with EdR and River Caddis Development (Memphis) to add 320,000 square feet of student residential and mixed-use retail space to the southwest corner of campus. More...
29 avril 2017
More ISA programs on the way for college students
By Elaina Loveland. ISA provider 13th Avenue, which is currently talking to several institutions about setting up ISA pilot programs, has found that funding is a key challenge. More...
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