By Rick Seltzer. University of Illinois at Chicago moves to acquire nearby private law school while, to the west, the University of Iowa closes a branch campus it was given in 2015. More...
CASE Acquires Voluntary Support of Education Survey
By Rick Seltzer. The Council for Advancement and Support of Education has acquired the Voluntary Support of Education survey from the Council for Aid to Education and is using the annual survey to help build a clearinghouse for global advancement data. More...
Regional President Takes On Gordon Gee
By Rick Seltzer. Critics worry West Virginia University is pulling strings, consolidating power and killing a funding proposal it dislikes through appointment of state coordinating board interim chancellor. More...
Sacred Heart Closes Deal for Nursing College in Connecticut
By Rick Seltzer. Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn., has taken over operations of St. Vincent’s College, it said Monday, closing an acquisition deemed likely last year when the university entered a management agreement with St. Vincent’s, which largely awarded two-year nursing degrees. More...
Worries at Antioch College
By Rick Seltzer. Concerns rise over enrollment and finances at the storied small liberal arts college in Ohio. More...
Ousters on President's First Day
By Rick Seltzer. The University of Oklahoma’s new president waited out the weekend before shaking up the leadership team he inherited. More...
Missouri Chair Defends Direction, Freedom of Speech
By Rick Seltzer. The chair of the University of Missouri System Board of Curators defended the system’s direction and its dedication to freedom of speech last week, publicly pushing back against a scathing Wall Street Journal editorial. More...
The Growing Role of Mergers in Higher Ed
By Rick Seltzer. Demographic realities are leading more colleges to consider joining forces. Inside Higher Ed's new special report, The Growing Role of Mergers in Higher Ed, provides an in-depth and practical guide for campus leaders so they can explore such combinations and learn why they have worked for some institutions and not for others. More...
Westminster Sale Progresses as Opponents Dig In
By Rick Seltzer. Buyer commits to keeping Westminster on its Princeton campus for 10 years and maintaining current academics for five, but opponents of the deal are unimpressed. More...
Senate Jump-Starts Process for New Career-Education Law
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Bipartisan agreement to reauthorize Perkins Career and Technical Education law would give more authority to states to determine progress of federal skills training program. More...