By Scott Jaschik. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday announced it was starting a new process for "elevated risk" projects involving collaborations with "people or entities from China (including Hong Kong), Russia and Saudi Arabia." The new review will go beyond traditional systems of examining the value of projects. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Facing protests by black students, the University of Kentucky made a series of pledges to them this week. Among the pledges: including "a representative from the Black Student Advisory Council on all senior-level search committees (deans and high-level administrators)," standardizing the role of diversity officers throughout the university, covering a mural that includes images of black people widely seen as racist, and staffing a center to help students dealing with food insecurity. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Many Americans are watching the chaos in Britain as the country searches for a path forward consistent with the vote to leave the European Union. But for years now -- well before the Brexit vote -- English universities have seen turmoil as a result of a shift in government policy on higher education, imposing tuition and competition in ways that would seem familiar to many Americans. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Hollins University, like many colleges, recently surveyed its old yearbooks to see if they contained racist images. On Tuesday, the university was debating (with help from social media) what to do about the images it found. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Hiwassee, in Tennessee, will shut down. Wheeling Jesuit will eliminate all but eight of 30 academic programs and will slash faculty jobs as well. More...
By Scott Jaschik. The American Council on Education has announced the next 39 participants in its fellows program. Fellows -- people identified as future leaders in higher education -- are placed at an institution other than their own, where they work with a senior leader. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Inside Higher Ed is pleased to release today our latest print-on-demand compilation, "Why Metrics Matter." You may download a copy here, free. And you may sign up here for a free webcast on the themes of the booklet on Tuesday, April 23, at 2 p.m. Eastern. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Author discusses her new book on couples -- in academe and other fields -- who can't find jobs in the same location. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Harvard University Thursday night announced statistics on its latest class of admitted undergraduates. More...
By Scott Jaschik. More colleges are ending requirements that applicants submit SAT or ACT. It's not the admissions scandal, but about diversity concerns and may be a Chicago impact. More...
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