By Colleen Flaherty. While some have praised the College Board’s recent decision to begin its Advanced Placement World History exam in 1200 instead of 1450, as previously planned, concerns linger. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Coleman University, a nonprofit private vocational university, will close, NBC 7 reported. Officials blamed financial and accreditation issues. More...

University development has tended to happen in waves.  The so-called ‘post-92’ universities were created by the transformation of the polytechnics by the Further and Higher Education Act 1992. A similar government decision in 1963, following the recommendations of the Robbins Report, converted the ten Colleges of Advanced Technology into universities.  Early in the nineteenth century, however, there was an even smaller but more important and more interesting wave of new institutions. More...

For an article on managing institutional change, we are seeking perspective from campus administrators on how to get faculty buy-in. More...

UB is looking to speak with campus store administrators for a future roundup on how brick and mortar campus stores are competing with online competition. For example, ones that are offering more services and events, and focusing on things online sellers don’t have. More...