By Scott Jaschik. As images continue to be uncovered, colleges are forced to confront reality that institutions were hostile to black people and others -- well after they desegregated. More...
A Small Art College Will Close
By Scott Jaschik. The Oregon College of Art and Craft announced late Thursday that it will cease all degree programs at the end of this academic term. More...
At Williams, a New Way to Help Low-Income Students
By Scott Jaschik. Many colleges, even those with exceptionally generous aid programs for low-income students, require aid recipients to contribute some summer earnings toward their bills at college. More...
Faculty Revolt at American University in Cairo
By Scott Jaschik. The University Senate at American University in Cairo this week voted that it lacked confidence in Francis J. Ricciardone, a retired American diplomat who is president of the university, The New York Times reported. More...
Mixed Results on Note-Taking by Hand or Laptop
By Scott Jaschik. A study in the journal Educational Psychology Review (abstract available here) returns to the issue of whether students learn more from taking notes by hand or on a laptop. More...
Compilation on High-Impact Practices for Student Success
By Scott Jaschik. Inside Higher Ed is pleased to release today our latest print-on-demand compilation, "High-Impact Practices for Student Success." You may download a copy here, free. More...
President's Book, Blackface and Campus Culture
By Scott Jaschik. Blackface controversies have set off debates at American universities, whether about recent incidents at the University of Oklahoma or the medical school yearbook of Virginia's governor. Now a book written to shed light on how universities handle disputes over free speech has set off a debate about blackface … in Canadian academe. More...
Malone University Ends Football
By Scott Jaschik. Malone University announced that it is ending intercollegiate football. The university said that it was trying to eliminate a structural deficit facing the institution and that eliminating football would save $1 million annually. More...
New Guide on Native American Students
By Scott Jaschik. The American Indian College Fund has published a new guide, "Creating Visibility and Healthy Learning Environments for Native Americans in Higher Education." The guide was prompted by an incident at Colorado State University, in which the police were called about two Native American students on a college tour, doing nothing wrong. More...
Bennett Exceeds Key Fund-Raising Goal
By Scott Jaschik. Bennett College, which has been at risk of losing its accreditation, set Monday as a deadline for it to raise $5 million, believing that doing so would demonstrate enough financial strength to hold on to accreditation. More...