As the College Fix reported: A Catholic university’s three-year fight against the National Labor Relations Board has spooked some of its faculty, who believe a footnote in a school filing is a direct threat to…
Topic: higher education
Vanderbilt University has to Clarify Remarks that Students Paid $11,000 in Tuition due to Regulation
It didn’t sound like a terribly rational argument to start with, but it’s been debunked.
Several GOP Presidential Candidates Increased College Spending as Governors
At least half a dozen current and former governors are running for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. Two-thirds of that sextet have records on higher education that resemble those of their Democratic counterparts. The John…
Textbook Prices have Risen over 1,000% since 1977
Wait, what?! Yes, that’s what the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated.
Wisconsin Faculty’s Mass Exodus
He may not be getting as much attention as The Donald but Governor Scott Walker’s higher education reforms in Wisconsin are having a real world impact there. “Who wants to work in a state where…
The Next Wave of College Innovation? Western Governors University
Western Governors University offers a different model for students than your typical brick-and-mortar university model. Quite an interesting read by the Academe Blog.
Updated Dept of Ed Financial Watch List of Troubled Colleges
Let’s hope that your alma mater or colleges that your friends, coworkers or their children are going to are not on this list.
Sustainability in Higher Education
Sustainability has become a recurring theme among American colleges, and whether it’s through university curricula or carbon offsets, this new-wave has pressed students to organize into a radical progressive movement. In a 2015 report,…
The Bill Cosby Scandal and Higher Education
Check out this take from the Academe Blog on how the Bill Cosby scandal has affected higher education institutions.
Community Colleges Pay for the Tofu
President Barack Obama’s latest education initiative is #FreeCommunityCollege for American students, but it brings up the question, will it make a concrete impact on the higher education landscape? At the Brookings Institution, Maryland community college…