Let’s Teach Students About Whi...

Jun 28, 2020 by

Let’s Teach Students About Whites’ Genetic Inferiority

In a satirical essay, Spencer Piston proposes that we expose college students to an argument far outside the mainstream. Spencer...

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Scholars raise concerns about ...

Jun 14, 2020 by

Scholars raise concerns about using Zoom to teach about China

Scholars raise concerns about teaching on Zoom after it acceded to Chinese government demands to shut down activists’ accounts....

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Colleges counter looming enrol...

Jun 1, 2020 by

Colleges counter looming enrollment declines with tuition bargains

This spring many colleges announced tuition deals for students in response to the pandemic, and they’re seeing it pay off with...

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Universities report $1 billion...

May 4, 2020 by

Universities report $1 billion in previously hidden foreign funding after feds threaten investigations

Maybe previous White House administrations ‘just didn’t care about foreign funding’ Since the Department of Education began cracking...

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Colleges could lose up to 20 p...

May 1, 2020 by

Colleges could lose up to 20 percent of students, analysis says

Projection comes from the latest survey of college students and would-be college students and does not consider community colleges or...

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What does an “intentR...

Apr 30, 2020 by

What does an “intent” to reopen mean?

Colleges have released a flurry of statements saying that they will reopen campuses in the fall. Will that plan bear out? In the last...

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Colleges lay groundwork for fa...

Apr 26, 2020 by

Colleges lay groundwork for fall, with or without pandemic

Everyone’s asking what happens in the fall. Nothing is firm, but some colleges are telegraphing their intentions. By Lilah...

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Colleges worry about implicati...

Feb 9, 2020 by

Colleges worry about implications of religious freedom rule

Proposed Education Department rule has higher ed lobbyists worried about possible loss of federal grants for public colleges over...

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Enrollment nudges with incenti...

Jan 15, 2020 by

Enrollment nudges with incentives create better results

New research compares efforts to encourage students to re-enroll in college with information alone or with tuition waivers. The...

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Indiana University condemns pr...

Nov 22, 2019 by

Indiana University condemns professor’s racist and misogynistic tweets in strongest terms but won’t fire him

Twitter Indiana University at Bloomington will not terminate Eric Rasmusen, professor of business economics and public policy, for...

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Chapman University student pap...

Oct 21, 2019 by

Chapman University student paper declined to cover Bush, but not for reason you might think

Chapman University student paper decided not to run an article on President Bush’s visit after being told his office would need to...

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How marketing helped make it b...

Oct 8, 2019 by

How marketing helped make it big online

TV ads helped Southern New Hampshire University become a household name, but with mounting competition and increased scrutiny of...

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Admissions association says it...

Sep 3, 2019 by

Admissions association says it must pull measures from ethics code to avoid Justice Department action

NACAC says it needs to remove several measures from its code of conduct to avoid a Justice Department suit. What do the provisions...

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Trump administration’s r...

Aug 2, 2019 by

Trump administration’s regulatory overhaul wipes out shortcomings at troubled accreditor

Many regulatory changes sought by the Trump administration in an accreditation overhaul reflect shortcomings found at for-profit...

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Authors discuss new book on ho...

Jul 26, 2019 by

Authors discuss new book on homelessness in higher ed

Authors discuss new book on those in higher ed who lack a place to live. Homelessness is a serious problem in our society. A new...

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A gift to Morehouse College gr...

Jul 17, 2019 by

A gift to Morehouse College graduates was remarkable, but many needy students don’t graduate (opinion)

Robert F. Smith’s generous gift to Morehouse College graduates was certainly important and groundbreaking, but many deserving...

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Study shows how different type...

Jun 23, 2019 by

Study shows how different types of college dormitories can affect grades

A new study found that slick, apartment-style housing might be aesthetically pleasing but could lower students’ grade point...

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Professor says AU Cairo wronge...

May 25, 2019 by

Professor says AU Cairo wronged him in canceling his chair after he resisted donor’s demands

A religion professor at the American University in Cairo says the university had no right to revoke his chair title after he resisted...

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Report recommends Congress cap...

Apr 16, 2019 by

Report recommends Congress cap borrowing by parents of college students

Lending program for parents of undergraduates has expanded beyond its intended use, leaving many borrowers with debts they struggle...

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Professor is suspended for usi...

Feb 1, 2019 by

Professor is suspended for using the N-word in class in discussion of language from James Baldwin essay

Professor is suspended for using the N-word in class. He was discussing language in a James Baldwin essay. Given the slur’s...

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