Higher Ed: Page 365
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International apps to U.S. grad schools up
Led by increases from India and Brazil, international applications to U.S. graduate schools are up 7%.
By Keith Button • April 17, 2014 -
Finance issues shutter Mid-Continent University
The Kentucky school will close its doors for good June 30.
By Keith Button • April 17, 2014 -
Faculty apartment provided to son of NYU prez
For five years, the administrator's son lived in a lavish apartment created from two faculty units — despite a faculty housing shortage.
By Keith Button • April 17, 2014 -
U. of Ill. reaches agreement with union
The three-year contract includes the last two years and ends August 2015.
By Keith Button • April 17, 2014 -
Ball State making moves to confront tenure abuse
A review policy change is intended to correct, or potentially terminate, underperforming profs.
By Roger Riddell • April 16, 2014 -
Deep Dive
At what cost do students see return on investment?
ROI figures for colleges may be a moot point for those who can't afford the 'investment' to begin with.
By Keith Button • April 16, 2014 -
Raises for Colo. adjuncts rejected
State lawmakers shot down a bill that would have increased pay for adjunct instructors at community colleges.
By Keith Button • April 16, 2014 -
Md. requiring online course providers to register
Maryland is aggressively seeking online course providers that may be enrolling state residents.
By Keith Button • April 16, 2014 -
U. of Mich. outlines diversity, inclusion steps
The University of Michigan reported on its progress in addressing demands by the university's Black Student Union for diversity and inclusion improvements.
By Keith Button • April 16, 2014 -
Jackson College issues layoff notices
The Mississippi college expects the move to save $910,000.
By Keith Button • April 16, 2014 -
Free community college for Tenn. high school grads
Legislation passed to allow Tennessee high school graduates attend community college for free.
By Keith Button • April 16, 2014 -
Blackboard announces partnerships with LiveSafe, U. of Arkansas
One partnership focuses on expanding mobile campus safety solutions, while the other helps an institution grow its online programs.
By Roger Riddell • April 15, 2014 -
Obama to deliver West Point's commencement
The speech will be the president's second at a U.S. Military Academy graduation.
By Keith Button • April 15, 2014 -
Liberty U. reins in provost's duties
The move follows the provost's apparent endorsement of a nonexistent partnership between the university and a faith healer.
By Keith Button • April 15, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Admissions rates aren't all they're cracked up to be
Low rates aren't necessarily a mark of prestige for colleges and universities.
By Keith Button • April 15, 2014 -
College counseling centers short-staffed
A new survey shows short-staffing, despite the uptick in students seeking help for anxiety and suicidal thoughts.
By Keith Button • April 15, 2014 -
URI campus police armed
The University of Rhode Island, the last public university in the U.S. with unarmed campus police, is finally biting the bullet.
By Keith Button • April 15, 2014 -
Researchers: Biomed system needs overhaul
A research paper argues that biomedical science needs to be changed to fix significant flaws in the system.
By Keith Button • April 15, 2014 -
Ads call out Dartmouth on 'rape problem'
The Ivy League school is countering with ads of its own.
By Roger Riddell • April 14, 2014 -
Report: U. of Missouri improperly withheld rape allegations
An independent report found that officials repeatedly withheld information about rape allegations involving football players from police.
By Keith Button • April 14, 2014 -
Thunderbird looking for new suitors
The proposed pairing of the Thunderbird School of Global Management and Laureate Education is officially defunct.
By Keith Button • April 14, 2014 -
Penn State fundraiser tops $2B
Penn State claims its latest fundraising campaign ranks among the top 12 ever by public universities.
By Keith Button • April 14, 2014 -
Two-year college faculty salaries up 2%
The median-salary raises for community colleges are in line with those for four-year schools.
By Keith Button • April 14, 2014 -
Southern Maine's faculty layoffs tabled — for now
The University of Southern Maine's president has backed off her plan while she listens to alternative ideas for budget cuts.
By Keith Button • April 14, 2014 -
Obama to nominate Colby College prez as humanities endowment chair
Dr. William "Bro" Adams is the president's nominee to chair the National Endowment for the Humanities.
By Keith Button • April 11, 2014
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