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Enrollment Losses Expose Vulnerabilities of Academic Museums
The University of New Hampshire’s Museum of Art has closed amid a $14 million budget shortfall. Ill-advised administrative oversight may have played a role.
Assessing Quality of Microcredentials Is Difficult
Most high school educators recognize the value of microcredentials, but a dearth of available data on outcomes can make them hesitant to recommend nondegree pathways to students.
Advocates Promote Equitable Prison Education Programs Post–Pell Restoration
Using feedback from incarcerated students is one way to work toward making prison education programs more racially inclusive, according to a new report from the Vera Institute of Justice.
Earning a Degree Helps Some, Not All, Pay Back Student Loans
Students who completed degrees at public and private nonprofit institutions had smaller student loan balances four years later than peers who didn’t graduate, according to a new report.
Governor Proposes ‘Bold’ Plan to Restructure Pennsylvania Higher Ed
The proposal calls for a sweeping overhaul of the state system as part of an initiative focused on workforce development and shoring up 25 public institutions.
Bruised and Battered, Harvard Seeks a Smoother Path for Student Protests
After a fall semester of blistering criticism for its handling of campus protests of the Israel-Hamas war, the university wants faculty to adopt a “content-neutral” plan for addressing classroom disruptions this semester.