For more than 15 years, I have redirected my academic career away from economic history, labor economics, and public finance towards the economics of higher education, and have made, with frequent urgency, several arguments, all pointing to a growing, unsustainable crisis that is requiring solutions. More...
Starving higher ed
How bad is the financial crunch at Louisiana’s colleges and universities? So bad that at Nicholls State University, appropriations from the state are no longer enough to cover all “mandated” costs – money that goes back to the state to pay for pensions, security, health benefits and the like. More...
Department of Higher Ed offers online support for Missouri students
The Missouri Department of Higher Education launched a new website last week intended to make information about planning, paying for and finishing a post-secondary program. More...
Officials work to make transitions smooth for high school, college students
To increase the number of Kansans getting some form of post-high school training, education officials said K-12 schools and colleges are working to smooth transitions for students. More...
Higher ed funding plan in Ark. moves forward
A powerful legislative committee will soon consider new policies that track the improvement of Arkansas’ universities and public colleges. More...
Maryland bans scholarship displacement in higher ed
Reducing student financial aid packages based on scholarship funding from outside sources, a common practice, will no longer happen at public colleges in Maryland. More...
Higher ed takes action on captions
Now hearing-impaired students can see real-time captioning of spoken events, also referred to as live captioning. More...
Changing the narrative on race in higher ed
Derrick R. Brooms’ book, Being Black, Being Male on Campus, focuses on 40 young black men who relate their experiences getting into college and trying to thrive when they get there. More...
Almost half of all young people in England go on to higher education
Government’s measure of higher education participation reaches 49%, highest level since introduction of £9,000 fees, almost reaching Tony Blair’s 1999 pledge. More...
Débat : alerte sur l’enseignement supérieur de gestion français
L’enseignement supérieur de gestion des entreprises est aujourd’hui en difficulté et court prochainement à sa perte si les pouvoirs publics n’en prennent pas conscience. Tous les efforts qui ont été accomplis depuis la création de la Fondation nationale pour l’enseignement de la gestion des entreprises (Fnege) créée en 1968 par l’État français et le secteur privé dans le but de développer un véritable enseignement supérieur de gestion risquent d’être perdus. Plus...