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Report: Regional Public Universities Important but Threatened in Great Lakes
Regional public universities in the Great Lakes region face growing financial threats due to the coronavirus pandemic, steadily declining enrollments...
UMass Online's Grand Plan? A Partnership With Brandman
The University of Massachusetts system's announcement last March that it would create a new virtual college aimed at adult students...
Creating Community in a COVID-19 World
Hillel, the largest campus organization for Jewish students in the world, is finding alternative ways to support students and foster a sense of community despite restrictions on large gatherings and disparate fall reopening plans among colleges.
Public Sector Employment Hits Low, With Higher Ed a Major Factor
Public sector employment has dropped below Great Recession levels, hitting its lowest point since 2001, according to a report released...
Survey: Most Institutions Have Distributed Emergency Student Funds
Most institutions by June had disbursed the emergency student relief grants they received from the CARES Act, according to a...
Opinion
Should We Do Away With Office Hours?
The ways and extent to which students expect faculty members to be accessible has been undergoing a recognizable shift in recent years, writes Jennifer L. Brinkley.
Dartmouth Will Replace Weather Vane That Caused Offense
Dartmouth College will replace a large weather vane on top of the college's library, because "it is clear that the...
Opinion
Of Bondholders, Bankers and Burgeoning Debt
One of the not-so-openly-discussed motivations that colleges have for opening this fall may be the billions of debt they've amassed for dorms and dining halls, James Finkelstein argues.