That ensuing scandal caused many within college basketball to speak of an uncertain future. More...
Data USA adds profiles of higher ed institutions to visualization platform
Data USA has released new data visualization profiles summarizing the costs, demographics, debt, acceptance rates, financial aid, and endowments of more than 7,300 universities and higher education institutions in the U.S. More...
Education board seeks more authority amid Mount Ida College sale
The state’s Board of Higher Education is seeking more power to intervene in failing colleges and universities to prevent the upheaval that has left Mount Ida College students and faculty displaced. More...
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It's more important than ever for college and university board members to be well-versed in understanding institutional financials, from financial statements and budgets to cash flow challenges. More...
University of Utah to lead project aimed at strengthening middle class
The University of Utah announced Tuesday it has been selected by Schmidt Futures to solicit and develop ideas for strengthening the middle class in America. More...
Should college be the goal for all students?
Over the past decade, policymakers and education leaders have recognized that, while high school graduation and college enrollment rates were important benchmarks, they were not sufficient indicators of ultimate student success. As a result, many education analysts and school districts around the country began to place greater importance on college completion, and to track completion rates among cohorts of high school graduates. More...
Racial bias in campus discipline: When will universities look in the mirror?
A new federal analysis of data on how students are disciplined in K-12 schools found that black children were far more likely than their white peers to suffer consequences for their actions in 2013-14, and the report noted that “implicit base” may be a cause. More...
Iowa's universities work to commercialize research
Four start-ups attempting to commercialize university research are signed up to use the incubator. The university set up the small, on-campus incubator exclusively for spin-out companies that need access to a lab environment but aren’t big enough to need their own space. More...
Gateway prepares for iMET expansion
Gateway Technical College aims to break ground on its SC Johnson iMET Center expansion in Sturtevant within the next two months. More...
Judge deals big setback to Trump on ‘Dreamers’ program
A District of Columbia federal judge has delivered the toughest blow yet to Trump administration efforts to end deportation protections for young undocumented immigrants, ordering the government to continue the Obama-era program and - for the first time since announcing it would end - reopen it to new applicants. More...