Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Auburn University at Montgomery’s College of Business has announced that its BSBA in Human Resource Management curriculum has been recognized for its alignment with the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) Curriculum Guidebook and Templates. More...
Smithsonian and the National Art Education Association partner
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The Smithsonian and the National Art Education Association (NAEA), the leading professional membership organization exclusively for visual arts educators, announced a three-year agreement to work collaboratively on educator professional development and to support teacher creation of model curriculum. More...
Report shows stark black-white college graduation gap
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. A new report says the gap in college graduation rates between white and black students is still large — about 22 percent across the country. More...
House passes bill dealing with higher ed personnel
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. After much debate on seniority during times of layoffs — and especially whether that person should be recalled after losing a job — a bill dealing with higher education personnel passed through the West Virginia House. More...
Keep watch on college spending
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The Commission on Higher Education and the state’s research universities have similar goals: to provide opportunities for post-graduate education in South Carolina.
But they have different ideas about how the state should oversee building projects at research universities. More...
What's the difference between a college and a university?
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. At some point you may have wondered what the difference is between a “college” and a “university.” For example, Lynchburg College announced Friday that at the start of the 2018 academic year, it will officially be called the University of Lynchburg, according to a statement issued by the school. More...
The coded language of for-profit colleges
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The majority of for-profit colleges are small, but the largest and most notable bear familiar names: the University of Phoenix and ITT Technical Institute, to name two. More...
Students in Mass. may be facing higher public ed costs
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Despite seven years of economic growth, the Beacon Hill budget climate in 2017 has so far not translated into major increases in funding for public higher education, leaving students and families struggling to pay for college vulnerable to another round of tuition and fee increases this fall. More...
Branches, ‘twigs’ have a higher ed role
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Universities and community colleges in New Mexico have numerous branch campuses. But what about the branches of the branches. More...
Campus backlash after black college leaders meet with Trump
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. What made the message more jarring still was that Dr. Frederick is the black president of one of the country’s most respected historically black institutions, Howard University, founded here 150 years ago as a bulwark of social justice. More...