Submitted by Steven Wyman. The University of Southern Mississippi cut out-of-state tuition by 40 percent “to reverse a 2,000-student enrollment dip by pricing a USM education below some public universities in nearby states,” reported The Clarion-Ledger. More...
Submitted by Steven Wyman. According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, 11.2 percent of all college and university students experience rape or sexual assault through physical force, violence or incapacitation. More...
Submitted by Steven Wyman. We know that colleges and universities are not considered growth institutions. Enrollments are down at many of these institutions. We don’t think it’s exactly a doomsday situation for all institutions of higher learning, but some will be gone and others will not be the same, some people believe. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Harvard University's investment arm is expected to outsource management of most of its $35.7 billion endowment and lay off roughly half the 230 staff, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Black Hawk College announced Thursday it will eliminate 17 full-time positions to make up for lower enrollment and the loss of state funding. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. State Technical College wants the U.S. Supreme Court to have the final say on the constitutionality of making some students take drug tests. More...
Submitted by Steven Wyman. New York State's community colleges could barely keep pace with the influx of students less than a decade ago, when a recession sent displaced workers scrambling for updated skills. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The government's College Scorecard holds promise as an unbiased, accurate data index of the country's thousands of colleges and universities. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. As part of their shared vision for encouraging scientific discovery and inspiring students to understand the world around them, Vernier Software & Technology is working with Google to expand the availability of software that can graph scientific and engineering data on mobile devices. Science and STEM students can now use Vernier sensors to collect and graph data in real time within Google’s Science Journal app on Google Play for Android™ devices. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Each year, when they get to campus, more than half a million American college students have to take so-called remedial or developmental education classes to teach them basic math and English skills they should have learned in high school. More...
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