Redefining ‘value’ in Higher Education
Gates Foundation issues report calling for a new definition of value, and for clear ways for students to identify it. The emphasis is on promoting economic mobility for all.
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Gates Foundation issues report calling for a new definition of value, and for clear ways for students to identify it. The emphasis is on promoting economic mobility for all.
Roughly nine million college-educated adults received government assistance in 2017, the United States Census Bureau has reported.
The Florida Coastal School of Law's application for reinstatement to participate in federal student aid programs was denied by the Education Department's Office of Federal Student Aid for failure of financial responsibility standards and failing to meet the fiduciary standard of conduct and standards of participation.
Bloomsburg University permanently eliminated its entire Greek life program after fraternities and sororities were placed on several months of probation and some continued to violate conduct codes and an antihazing policy.
Spurred by the national focus on racial justice and socioeconomic disparities revealed by the pandemic, the country's higher education institutions and philanthropists are ramping up efforts to serve students currently or formerly in prison.
Colleges grapple with resuming study abroad -- and with how to incorporate new State Department travel warnings about COVID-19-related risks into their planning.
UNC Chapel Hill Board of Trustees sidelines tenure vote for Nikole Hannah-Jones, “1619 Project” journalist, despite enthusiastic tenure recommendation from faculty and administrators. Professors cry foul.
The University of Oxford’s Oriel College said Thursday it would not remove a statue of Cecil Rhodes, Oxford benefactor and 19th-century imperialist, even though the majority of members of an independent commission “backed the College’s original wish … to remove the statue.”
Gifting cryptocurrency to a college or university allows donors to avoid paying capital gains tax on earnings. Many institutions are more than happy to jump through hoops to make it happen.
A conflict over the extent of the Missouri Baptist Convention’s control over Southwest Baptist University leads to disputes over changes to governance documents, tenure denials and more.