Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. International Education Week is an excellent opportunity to highlight the importance and benefits of global education and the value international cooperation brings to science. More...
Trump just laid out a pretty radical student debt plan
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Donald Trump is promising the most liberal student loan repayment plan since the inception of the federal financial aid program, in a clear effort to court the millions of Americans struggling with the high cost of college. More...
Universities tap Oracle Cloud
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Oracle today announced that The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) and University of Wyoming have selected Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Cloud and University System of New Hampshire has selected Oracle Enterprise Management (EPM) Cloud to advance educational opportunities by digitizing and modernizing their financial, planning, and budgeting systems. More...
Campuses confront hostile acts against minorities
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The fliers depicting men in camouflage, wielding guns and an American flag, appeared in men’s restrooms throughout Texas State University: “Now that our man Trump is elected,” they said. More...
U. of I. backs deal that would set benchmarks in exchange for state funding
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. In an attempt to overcome unprecedented budget gridlock in Springfield, University of Illinois trustees Thursday backed a quid pro quo deal that would secure funding for the university's three campuses. More...
Now you can sell shares in yourself to pay for college
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Taking out another high-interest private student loan seemed like the only option for Amy Wroblewski this fall. More...
Was college coeducation actually a setback for feminism?
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The 1960s witnessed a major shift in higher education in the Anglo-American world, which saw university life upended and reshaped in profoundly important ways: in the composition of student bodies and faculties; structures of governance; ways of doing institutional business; and relationships to the public issues of the day. Coeducation was one of those changes. More...
Why more Calif. community colleges offer free tuition
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. After President Obama announced a goal last year to make community college free for all Americans, no state has moved as aggressively as California. More...
Black profs on the challenges of academia
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. “You don’t pray for an easy road; you pray for a strong back.” This is how one professor responded to the question, “What has it been like to be a black faculty or staff member on a predominantly white campus in the era of Black Lives Matter?” More...
Education among worst-paying college majors in Utah
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Education is among the worst-paid majors in Utah when it comes to starting salaries, according to a report from the state auditor released Monday. More...