Tag: university

September 14, 2022

More higher education employees in their 50s and 60s lack the financial confidence that they have enough money “to live comfortably throughout retirement” than was the case in 2019, according to a new report by the TIAA Institute and the […]

August 24, 2022

Think higher education can’t “transform” itself? Meet Vermont State University. The newly accredited institution, the result of a merger of three financially challenged public colleges and universities scattered across more than 100 miles in Vermont, isn’t the kind of change […]

July 13, 2022

The Student Experience Project partnered with 295 educators at six universities across the country — Colorado State University, University of Colorado Denver, Portland State University, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the University of New Mexico and the University […]

April 28, 2022

Prospective students have many options when it comes to selecting a higher education institution. On May 1, many students will be making final decisions about where to attend college in the fall. Technology investments can help set some schools apart […]

February 18, 2022

Not a day goes by that I don’t receive a message explaining how my institution might become more successful. Some of the advice is a bit sleazy and morally questionable. How to game the college rankings. How to use strategic […]

February 4, 2022

The University of San Francisco is considering an acquisition of the San Francisco Art Institute, the two institutions announced Thursday. The two have signed a letter of intent to “explore integrating operations and academic programs in the arts to elevate […]

December 13, 2021

Preparing students for life beyond high school can mean many things. It can mean making sure they have the knowledge and technical skills needed for a specific job. Or helping them achieve the GPA or course requirements needed to get […]

December 10, 2021

Selecting a college or university is one of the most significant life decisions a young adult can make, and it’s a daunting one even under typical circumstances. But because our current circumstances are anything but typical, many institutions have turned […]

November 17, 2021

Almost three-quarters (74 percent) of college and university students have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and about half of all students attend colleges with a COVID-19 vaccination mandate, according to a new national survey conducted by […]

October 27, 2021

Is academic freedom on the ropes, as a recent essay in the Chronicle of Higher Education proclaims? Is free speech on college campuses at risk? Or is the concern exaggerated, the product of media desperation, spawned by the absence of […]

October 25, 2021

With diversity and inclusion statements now a part of the landscape at colleges and universities—thanks to decades of hard work by union activists and others, and partly due to the “racial reckoning” that followed the murder of George Floyd—many of […]

October 12, 2021

Colleges found themselves being served with legal papers after the coronavirus shuttered campuses in the spring of 2020 and students and families sued, seeking to have tuition or room and board refunded. But Johson & Wales’ suit falls under another […]

September 21, 2021

Back in July, administrators at Stockton University in New Jersey were worried about compliance with the institution’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement. Only about a third of students had submitted proof of vaccination or a request for an exemption as of about […]

August 30, 2021

Hundreds of students and alumni of the American University of Afghanistan who’d expected to evacuate the country on U.S. military flights Sunday were turned away after seven hours of waiting for permission to enter the airport and were told that […]

August 11, 2021

Alexander Conyers became acting president at South Carolina State University on July 13. Two days later, the public historically Black university announced it would use federal relief funding to clear $9.8 million in debt that around 2,500 students owed to […]

August 4, 2021

According to data from National Student Clearinghouse, undergraduate enrollment declined by nearly 3 percent this spring, following a similar drop last fall. These statistics have inspired dire headlines such as “Higher Ed in Crisis” and even “The End of the […]

July 27, 2021

Independence University is planning to lay off most of its staff within the next 60 days due to a lack of funds coming from the Department of Education, according to a message sent to employees obtained by Republic Report. Paul […]

July 19, 2021

The University of California moved up the timeline for its COVID-19 vaccination requirement on Thursday, saying it will require faculty, students and staff to be vaccinated two weeks before the start of the fall term. Previously, the university system said […]

July 14, 2021

Selecting a college or university is one of the most significant life decisions a young adult can make, and it’s a daunting one even under typical circumstances. But because our current circumstances are anything but typical, many institutions have turned […]

June 28, 2021

Students enrolled in Nassau Community College on New York’s Long Island will be able to participate in campus life at Adelphi University, a neighboring four-year institution, as a part of a new program starting this fall. Students can live at […]