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22 août 2019

Labor Market Returns From Nondegree Credentials

HomeBy Paul Fain. A new analysis looks at the labor market outcomes for adult students who earn nondegree credentials, including certificates (both credit-bearing and noncredit), professional licenses, and industry certifications. More...

22 août 2019

Survey: Canceling Student Debt Would Hurt Economy

HomeBy Paul Fain. A survey of 226 economists who are members of the National Association for Business Economics this week drew attention for results showing that most respondents predict a recession will hit the U.S. economy before the end of 2021. More...

22 août 2019

Google Adds Community Colleges to College Search

HomeBy Paul Fain. The American Enterprise Institute last month published an article on how Google did not include community colleges in its recently souped-up college search function. A search for a four-year institution automatically pulls up data -- much of it from the federal government -- on selectivity, tuition, graduation rates, student loan repayment rates and expected earnings. Community colleges, however, yielded results like any business, AEI noted. So did for-profit colleges. More...

22 août 2019

Commencement Controversy at NYU

HomeBy Nick Hazelrigg. Ph.D. graduate's speech backing Israel boycott is condemned by leaders there and at Northwestern, which hired him. Some see academic freedom concerns, given that other political commencement addresses are not attacked. More...

22 août 2019

Impact of Offensive Mascots

HomeBy Nick Hazelrigg. Colleges reluctant to end the use of Native American and other mascots deemed offensive often cite fears that getting rid of the icons could hurt fund-raising. But a new study shows that failing to phase out prejudicial mascots can have a negative impact on donations and students' feelings of belonging. More...

22 août 2019

Student Sues Oklahoma Over False 'U.S. News' Data

HomeBy Nick Hazelrigg. A University of Oklahoma student has brought a class action suit following the revelation that the university misreported alumni donor information to U.S. News & World Report for its academic rankings. More...

22 août 2019

Sharing a Football Stadium

HomeBy Nick Hazelrigg. Two historically black colleges hope to attract more fans and perhaps more money through collaboration. More...

22 août 2019

Tulane Professors Indicted

HomeBy Nick Hazelrigg. Two Tulane University faculty members have been indicted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Louisiana on charges of attempting to steal trade secrets from a water research institution called the Water Institute of the Gulf. More...

22 août 2019

Reorganizing Away the Liberal Arts

HomeBy Nick Hazelrigg. Professors fear University of Tulsa abandoning its historic commitment to education beyond job training. More...

22 août 2019

An Upward Limit on Elite M.B.A. Tuition Rates

HomeBy Nick Hazelrigg. M.B.A. program enrollments have been on a decline, while the price of an M.B.A. has continued to rise around the country. Now, two business schools that are at the top of the pecking order for M.B.A.s -- those of Harvard University and the University of Chicago -- are starting to change direction. More...

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