Interviews of trustees, presidents find tensions high, roles changing

Public Agenda conducted in-depth interviews with trustees and presidents who oversee 143 public, non-research universities.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 10, 2015

Alumni, donors hold sway in administrators' protest responses

Some schools are finding themselves caught between what groups of current students are demanding and what alumni and donors think is best for campus.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 10, 2015

Private firm to investigate Niagara U dean’s alleged mishandling of rape case

The university’s dean of students is on administrative leave during an investigation into how she handled allegations of rape by a member of the men’s basketball team.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 9, 2015

Rubio continues to champion for-profit higher ed

Despite many for-profit's track records of having students disproportionately represented in loan default numbers, presidential candidate Marco Rubio pushes for expansion.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 9, 2015

Finding a tech solution for CBE programs

Educational technology has not quite caught up to the explosion of interest in competency-based programs, leaving institutions to cobble together solutions that fit their needs.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 9, 2015

U of Texas campus builds CBE from mobile up

UT Rio Grande Valley now offers an all-digital, competency-based, self-paced biomedical sciences degree to students logging in on iPads.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 9, 2015

Missouri legislators target Mizzou's high number of teaching waivers

Half of faculty members don’t teach the system’s minimum load of two courses per semester, and lawmakers are threatening state funding over the finding.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 9, 2015

Flatiron School Jobs Report shows 98% employment, high starting salaries

The report also reveals that women make up 40% of its graduates, low-income New Yorkers make up 24%, and both earn starting salaries in line with overall averages.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 8, 2015

George Washington U invests in remote learning video capabilities

The university will soon give students at satellite campuses the opportunity to participate in classes being held at its main campus.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 8, 2015

Consequences of Salaita reverberate throughout higher ed hiring

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s last-minute revocation of its job offer to Steven G. Salaita has faculty across academia more cautious about moves.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 8, 2015

Association's Dickinson College partnership provides mutual benefits

The Forum on Education Abroad’s relocation to Dickinson College in 2006 spurred major growth within the association and helped the college in multiple ways, too.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 8, 2015

Median salaries of private college presidents still on the rise

Columbia’s Lee C. Bollinger had the largest compensation package in 2013, the latest year for which there is data, and U Penn’s Amy Gutmann ranked second.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 8, 2015

Latino students increasingly important to higher ed success

The number of Latino students is growing and the number of institutions designated Hispanic-serving is up, with all signs pointing to sustained growth.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 7, 2015

US universities find foreign home in Qatar's Education City

Six universities receive more than $320 million from Qatar's ruling family annually, offering support for branch programs in medicine, journalism, engineering, fine arts, and more.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 7, 2015

Research finds gender gap discrepancies in STEM participation by discipline

A study of 976,000 college and graduate STEM students in the US and Canada tracks responses to more than 2.3 million questions over nearly four terms.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 7, 2015

Maryland desegregation suit has future of state HBCUs in question

A federal judge has already ruled that the state perpetuated segregation by duplicating programs at predominantly white institutions.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 7, 2015

How campus leaders can reduce the likelihood of protests

Campus culture can't be changed day-to-day in response to student demands, so pre-empting protests requires long-term, committed work by campus leaders.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 7, 2015

Study: MOOCs miss mark on democratizing ed but can be improved

A study by a Harvard graduate student used data about 164,198 MOOC participants, finding the affluent are more likely to enroll and complete.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 7, 2015

Bootcamps, ESSA, and personalization: The week’s most-read education news

Fall behind? Catch up on the House vote to approve the Every Student Succeeds Act and more right here!

By Roger Riddell • Dec. 4, 2015

New Louisiana governor may undo higher ed funding cuts

John Bel Edwards says the cuts made under the Jindal administration were major factors in his decision to run and that he hopes to reverse the damage.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 4, 2015

'Equity Matters' report analyzes disability access in online ed

The report, from the Center on Online Learning and Students with Disabilities, offers a 50-state look at policy, examining the access and offering recommendations.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 4, 2015

Two New England schools beef up career services with uConnect

Assumption College and Southern New Hampshire U recently contracted with the startup, which develops school-specific, mobile-enabled career sites for students and alums.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 4, 2015

Are admissions officers in touch with prospective students' preferences?

A new report from Chegg Enrollment Services and mStoner shows a disconnect between what prospective students want and what colleges think they do.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 4, 2015

AAC&U leader calls for consensus on defining 'quality learning'

In an open statement, Carol Geary Schneider called on members and their accrediting bodies to get ahead of politicians so monetary ROI isn’t the only outcomes focus.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 4, 2015

Wyoming home to nation's cheapest bachelor's degrees

A report from the Urban Institute examining public college pricing, per-student funding, and enrollment finds Wyoming has the lowest in-state tuition for four-year degrees.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 3, 2015