Last December, on a dark evening in Baltimore, Anna Scott left her apartment and dragged her bag three minutes to the train station. She eventually caught her train, the Crescent, claimed a comfortable seat to cuddle up in, and took out her laptop full of files related to her PhD work on urban temperature at Johns Hopkins. The Crescent would be her home for the next 27 hours. More...
You graduated cum laude? So did everyone else
Nearly half of students who graduated from Lehigh University, Princeton University and the University of Southern California this year did so with cum laude, magna cum laude or summa cum laude honors, or their equivalents. At Harvard and Johns Hopkins, more got the designations than didn’t. More...
Trump to rescind race guidelines in college admissions
The Trump administration plans to revoke guidelines that encourage considering race in the college admissions process as a way of promoting diversity, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. More...
DeVos goes deep with anti-regulatory mission at ED
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is expected to take new steps as early as this week toward reversing Obama-era protections for students in debt to for-profit schools, including those that go out of business. It’s the latest in a broader effort by DeVos to recast the mission of her department and to relax safeguards intended to protect economically vulnerable students. More...
Appels d’offres : Programme de formation professionnelle 2019-2021 des personnes placées sous main de justice
La Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine lance un appel à projets pour la réalisation du programme de formation professionnelle 2019-2021 des personnes placées sous main de justice au sein des établissements pénitentiaires. Plus...
Bryant & Stratton College plans expansion at Wauwatosa campus
Bryant & Stratton College is planning an addition to its Wauwatosa campus to accommodate its new athletics program and expanded tutoring and cafeteria areas. More...
Maize and blue running behind in green energy plan at U. of Mich.
After delivering an impassioned speech to the University of Michigan's Board of Regents asking for more serious follow-through on reducing the campus' greenhouse gas emissions, Adam Simon caught the room's attention when asked by a board member which peer institutions were leading the way toward carbon neutrality. More...
Follett and McGraw-Hill Education partner
Learning science company McGraw-Hill Education and Follett, a national leader in campus bookstore management, today announced agreements that will make print and digital learning materials more affordable for students in the 2018-19 school year and beyond. More...
How colleges must collaborate to lift up the communities just outside their door
Universities teach and research, but what impact do they – and should they – have on their local communities. More...
Welcoming higher ed admissions offices wow students
The design of admissions centers, whether in new buildings or renovated facilities, plays a critical role in any campus visit. Three best practices stand out. More...