Digital credentials are at the forefront of broader technological innovation in the academic sector and signal the possibility of broader cooperation between higher education and the labor market—but, as Louis Soares points out, the revolution towards a true learning economy is far from finished. More...
U. of Tenn. invests in Cayman Islands funds, lobbied for secrecy law
The University of Tennessee’s endowment has pumped millions of dollars into private investment funds in recent years, including many chartered in the Cayman Islands. More...
UW regents failing to defend higher ed and should be replaced
Casual observers of the 2018 Wisconsin gubernatorial race may have been surprised when state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers announced last week that he can’t wait to replace members of the University of Wisconsin System’s Board of Regents. More...
U.S. college degrees lose mystique among Asian students
For ambitious young Asians, studying in the U.S. has long been a natural choice. They venture across the vast Pacific to pursue degrees with global cachet and, perhaps, take a shot at the American dream. More...
Colleges recruit at richer, whiter high schools
The findings come from newly collected data on high school recruitment visits, when colleges send representatives across the country to court potential students. We gathered data on these visits throughout 2017 for 150 colleges and universities. More...
BioArctic extends the research collaboration with Uppsala University
BioArctic AB (publ) (Nasdaq Stockholm: BIOA B) today announced that the company has signed an extended research collaboration agreement with Uppsala University, Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences. More...
The Ivy League school that won't talk about its most famous graduate
For 176 years, William Henry Harrison was the only president the University of Pennsylvania had any kind of claim on, and even then it was kind of a stretch. As a student, Harrison did a brief stint at Penn, but he didn’t stay long enough to get a degree. And he only lasted a month in office, dying of pneumonia in April of 1841. More...
CCV faculty union pickets in the rain
More than 50 Community College of Vermont faculty and community supporters turned out in driving rain for the CCV United Faculty informational picket "for job security and fair pay" at the Vermont State Colleges Chancellor's Office in Montpelier on Tuesday. More...
South Carolinians spend more on tuition. Will Student Bill of Rights help?
South Carolina's board overseeing the state's network of colleges and universities has approved its first-ever Student Bill of Rights in hopes of making higher education more affordable and keeping the state's institutions in the black. More...
Blackboard launches new website accessibility solution
Building on its longstanding commitment to accessibility, Blackboard Inc. today announced the launch of Blackboard Ally for Web, leveraging the company’s groundbreaking technology to support institutions and organizations looking to improve the accessibility of their public-facing websites. More...