‘It’s not a machine for cheating; it’s a machine for producing crap,’ says one professor infuriated by the rise of bland essays. Read more

King’s College London poll finds people rank universities behind only the NHS, armed forces and royal family Read more

An Alabama college is offering $75,000 in scholarships for trade programs – but only to female students. Read more

Faculty argue the “voluntary separation” plan was rushed, and question the new regional leadership model that requires some chancellors to juggle multiple campuses. Read more

eaders have put off making tough decisions about their public colleges for decades. The options have only grown more difficult. Read more

Katherine Anderson trekked from Texas to Philadelphia last year for a college program she couldn’t find anywhere else, combining the music business, entrepreneurship and technology. Two weeks ago, she received the startling news the university would be shutting down within days. Read more

Government’s proposal will intensify the problem it is supposed to solve while ‘wreaking havoc’ on universities’ finances, universities say Read more

The University of North Florida is bucking declining college enrollment trends in higher education, and John Kantner, University of North Florida senior associate provost of faculty and research, credits some of this growth to its focus on continuing education (CE) programs. Read more

Skills, not grade point average, are playing a larger role in the hiring process, according to a report from a hiring technology company. Read more

Many staff staunchly oppose the new policy, arguing that commuting is expensive and that administrators made the decision without consulting employees. Read more