By Carl Straumsheim. Many university presses operate as largely stand-alone businesses, but some -- about 20 percent, according to the Educopia Institute -- are situated within or report directly to university libraries. Read more...
By Carl Straumsheim. The American Library Association and 16 other organizations on Tuesday formed a coalition to advocate for media and technology policy making that emphasizes access, openness and privacy. Read more...
By Carl Straumsheim. The University of Wisconsin at Green Bay has begun notifying applicants that they have been accepted through the messaging app Snapchat, WBAY reported. Read more...
By Carl Straumsheim. After realizing virtually all students bring their own laptops to campus, Wisconsin liberal arts college opened an unorthodox computer lab. Read more...
By Carl Straumsheim. Elsevier explains the thought process behind CiteScore, its new journal impact metrics. Critics worry about potential conflicts of interest. Read more...
By Jack Grove for Times Higher Education. Restricting the free movement of students and academics from the European Union after Brexit is likely to have a “sudden and damaging impact” to U.K. universities and E.U. student numbers could fall by two-thirds, the University of Cambridge has warned. Read more...
By Rick Seltzer. University-affiliated research centers face a fight for funding and an assault on experts, but few think institutions will be able to resist future ventures. Read more...
By Rick Seltzer. High school graduates are projected to come from increasingly diverse backgrounds, even as overall levels plateau -- posing a challenge for colleges and universities. Read more...
By Rick Seltzer. A new effort to enroll low- and moderate-income undergraduates at colleges and universities with high graduation rates is being announced today in an attempt to have more students from modest backgrounds graduate from prestigious campuses seen as opening doors to top careers. Read more...
By Rick Seltzer. The outlook for nonprofit U.S. higher education continues to be stable heading into 2017, but issues lurk that could drag on the sector in the future, Moody’s Investors Service said Tuesday. Read more...
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