Rubio Wants to Take on Higher Education 'Cartel'
Senator Marco Rubio began to flesh out his higher education campaign plan on Wednesday with a major policy speech that featured some fighting words for traditional colleges."Within my first 100 days, I...
View ArticleU of California's New Transfer 'Road Map'
The University of California System this week announced a "new academic road map" for community college students in the state who seek to transfer to UC campuses. The transfer pathways include a single...
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More Than a Third of College Students Transfer
New data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center show that 37.2 percent of college students transfer at least once within six years. The research is based on the center's virtually...
View ArticleO'Malley Releases His Debt-Free College Plan
Martin O'Malley, the former Maryland governor who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, is today releasing a proposal to create debt-free college options in public higher education....
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Ideology and Proximity
In today's Academic Minute, Chris Liu, a professor of strategic management at the University of Toronto, discusses his research on whether personal interaction with people who hold conflicting ideology...
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Summertime Cartoon Caption Contest
Time to play Inside Higher Ed's Cartoon Caption Contest.Get creative and craft a caption for this month's new cartoon.Or click here to cast a vote for your favorite among the three captions for last...
View ArticleStudy: Federal Loans Drive Up Private College Tuition
The availability of subsidized federal student loans play a role in increasing tuition, particularly at less-selective private nonprofit colleges with relatively affluent student bodies and for-profit...
View Article'Should I Plot the Downfall of Our Dean?'
Financial Times runs an advice column for people seeking guidance on management issues. An item this week may be of interest to readers who don't normally check out FT. The question: "Should I plot the...
View ArticleU of Minnesota Delays 'Affirmative Consent'
The University of Minnesota, facing questions from its Board of Regents, has postponed planned adoption of an "affirmative consent" rule for its campuses, The Star-Tribune reported. The rule, similar...
View ArticleStudy Links College Completion and Longer Lives
New evidence for the "completion agenda": finish college and you are likely to live longer. Researchers at New York University, the University of Colorado at Denver and the University of North Carolina...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: The Humor of Marcel Proust
In today's Academic Minute, Catherine Le Gouis, a French professor at Mount Holyoke College, helps us appreciate the famed writerās comedy. Learn more about the Academic Minute here.
View ArticleMoody's Considers Change in Rating Methodology
Moody's is considering changing the approach it uses to rate the financial health of more than 500 colleges and universities. The investors' service put out a call for comments on potential methodology...
View ArticleNCAA to Lift South Carolina Ban After Confederate Flag Comes Down
After 13 years, South Carolina will once again be allowed to host National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball tournaments and other championship games after state lawmakers voted Thursday to...
View ArticleLumina-Funded 'Credential Registry'
The Lumina Foundation is funding a $2.25 million project to create a credential registry, which will helpĀ users compare the quality and value of credentials, including college degrees and industry...
View ArticleAccreditor Removes U of Phoenix from 'Notice' Sanction
The Higher Learning Commission removed the University of Phoenix from "on notice" status effective June 25, according to corporate filings published Thursday. The status is a sanction that indicates...
View ArticleWhite House Balks at Senate's Education Spending Bill
The Obama administration has expressed a slew of concerns about the Senate's version of the 2016 spending bill for the Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Labor, including that it...
View ArticleCentral State Will Reconsider Cosby Building Name
When the accusations that Bill Cosby drugged and raped women started to receive considerable attention last year, some colleges moved to distance themselves from Cosby, while others did not do so. Now,...
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Report: Campus Crime Drops 25 Percent Since 2001
On-campus crime has fallen by 25 percent over the last decade, from more than 40,000 reported incidents in 2001 to fewer than 30,000 incidents in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Education's...
View ArticleU of Wisconsin Board Approves Deep Cuts
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents on Thursday approved a budget based on a $125 million cut in state funds to the system over the next year, The Wisconsin State Journal reported. Legislators...
View ArticleSexist Comments, Backlash and Another Backlash
University College London is standing by its decision to accept the resignation of Tim Hunt, a British biochemist who shared the 2001 Nobel Prize in Medicine, and who in June quit a largely honorary...
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