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4 best practices for increasing civility on campus
UC Riverside anthropology professor Yolanda T. Moses outlines the strategy for improving campus climate on subjects of inclusion and tolerance.
By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 31, 2017 -
Remedial courses cost $7B in 2014
An increasing number of college students are taking classes to catch up to high-level curriculum, but what is the cost to taxpayers and to institutions?
By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 31, 2017 -
Higher ed, manufacturing seek partnerships for future of the workforce
Increasing manufacturing needs expose issues of career choice and skill training throughout secondary and higher education.
By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 30, 2017 -
Report: Philanthropic support for higher ed to increase
A new report envisions a course of progress for higher education in private and corporate funding support.
By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 30, 2017 -
Should higher education take a 'leapfrog' approach to innovation?
A Harvard University dean asks if the industry is moving too slowly to react to innovation in teaching and learning.
By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 30, 2017 -
New study shows increase in contingent faculty unions at private colleges
Mobilization outpaces similar efforts at public campuses over the last year.
By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 30, 2017 -
Campuses disrupted by enforcement of new immigration order
New policy on domestic entrance is impacting higher education, a drawing response from its leaders.
By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 30, 2017 -
Alabama governor subject of accreditation review
Robert Bentley faces tough questions around his role as board member and appointing authority for higher education in the state.
By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 27, 2017 -
Study: Vanishing child care centers on college campuses impacts student access
Officials say that decreasing support for on-campus child care facilities is hurting the likelihood of completion for many college students.
By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 27, 2017 -
New bills seek to expand access, performance at Florida's public institutions
Two new legislative proposals are likely to pass with strong new guidelines for faculty support and education goals.
By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 27, 2017 -
Missouri college officials make case against funding cuts
College and university officials offer hard data in an effort to hold off more than $30 million in legislative cuts.
By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 27, 2017 -
How can the public be convinced to trust in higher education?
Executives discuss the future of public confidence in the higher education enterprise.
By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 27, 2017 -
Calls for 'money-back' guarantees troublesome for higher ed
The total amount for defaulted federal student loans stands a $99 billion, and some experts say colleges should share some of the blame.
By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 26, 2017 -
How Trump's wall could impact higher education
Observers expect negative outcomes from the president's immigration agenda.
By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 26, 2017 -
Harvard cuts half of internal endowment management staff
The Ivy League institution eyes dramatic realignment to bolster its lagging returns.
By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 26, 2017 -
Special mission schools see pros and cons in community college articulation agreements
But with free public tuition programs gaining steam in several states, convincing students to pursue private education comes with challenges.
By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 26, 2017 -
Future in flux at U of Louisville
Dramatic changes to Kentucky's political landscape have created a culture of questions for one of its largest campuses.
By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 26, 2017 -
Deep Dive
California Community Colleges envision workforce development 2.0
The system is earning more in public funding and changing the way we look at professional training.
By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 26, 2017 -
Provosts share insights on state of industry
Inside Higher Ed reveals telling perspectives from chief academic officers in a new survey on the state of higher education.
By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 25, 2017 -
Arkansas moves towards performance-based funding model for higher ed
State officials say that an outcomes-based formula for funding colleges will encourage more access and ensure smart spending of public funds.
By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 25, 2017 -
Private college boosts enrollment with new approach to student financial aid filing
Houston Baptist University bet on proper completion of student FAFSAs as a retention strategy, and learned some valuable lessons along the way.
By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 25, 2017 -
Kentucky court rules against UK school newspaper on sexual assault coverage
FERPA regulations are at the center of a court ruling against the University of Kentucky's student newspaper and its coverage of a controversial campus crime issue.
By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 25, 2017 -
Attorneys General seek to block for-profit accreditor from reinstatement with ED
Top state lawyers reintroduce themselves in a familiar fight over for-profit accreditation standards and potential harm to students.
By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 25, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Higher education officials brace for impact of Trump liberal arts cuts
Grinnell College is one of many institutions nationwide where institutional identities may be reshaped by new spending priorities.
By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 24, 2017 -
'Skills gap' causes strategic reassessment from universities
Institutions scramble to adjust the way they teach students in order to meet new industrial demands.
By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 24, 2017