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A Presidential Misstep on Higher Ed’s Missing Men

February 17, 2022
Purdue University president Mitch Daniels’s comments about the growing campus gender gap draw criticism from engineering professors and students.

Charitable Gifts to Colleges Top $52 Billion

February 17, 2022
Alumni giving is on the rise. So is the share of charitable gifts with no strings attached, thanks largely to the billions MacKenzie Scott donated to HBCUs, tribal colleges and community colleges.

How an App Increased Student Belonging at Rio Salado College

February 17, 2022
The RioConnect program showed that students attending the college asynchronously and online could feel a greater sense of belonging by using an app that connected them in a virtual community.

Reading Between the Lines to Support Struggling Students

February 17, 2022
What higher ed educators and leaders need to know about how student identities and the traumas they’ve experienced in life relate to current challenges.

Tenure Awarded… at Bowdoin, Illinois Valley CC

February 17, 2022
Bowdoin College Aretha Aoki, theater and dance Sean Barker, computer science Matthew Botsch, economics Dana Byrd, art history Christopher Chong, mathematics Allison Cooper, Romance languages and literatures and cinema studies Shenila Khoja-Moolji, gender, sexuality and women’s studies Strother Roberts, history Kana Takematsu, chemistry and biochemistry Illinois Valley Community College Nick Fish, emergency medical services David Garrison, mathematics

Politics Prevail in Search for Georgia Chancellor

February 16, 2022
Former two-term governor Sonny Perdue is all but certain to become the next leader of Georgia’s 26-institution public system. Students fear that if Perdue’s tenure looks anything like his time as governor, funding cuts will follow.

‘What the Heck Is Going On?’

February 16, 2022
Contra Costa Community College District’s chancellor is on paid administrative leave for the second time in less than a year. Faculty and staff are confused about the dispute between the chancellor and board members.

Enrollment Freeze Looms at Berkeley

February 16, 2022
A community group opposes UC Berkeley’s plans for expansion, citing the impact on local neighborhoods. Now, amid an ongoing legal battle, Berkeley may have to cut enrollment by 3,500 incoming students.

A Return to Tenure

February 16, 2022
Chatham University had tenure, then it didn’t. Now it’s slated to adopt tenure again, citing faculty recruitment difficulties and morale problems.

New Presidents or Provosts: Gardner-Webb U, Georgetown College, Lincoln College, SUNY Korea, U of Rochester, U of Texas-Arlington, U of Texas-Permian Basin, Whitman College

February 16, 2022
Karen Aubrey, vice president for academic affairs at LaGrange College, in Georgia, has been appointed provost and vice president for academic affairs at Gardner-Webb University, in North Carolina. Sarah Bolton, president of the College of Wooster, in Ohio, has been selected as president of Whitman College, in Washington State.

Much More Than Bones

February 15, 2022
An anthropologist at San José State University says she’s being retaliated against for her views on what to do with human remains in research facilities and for her handling of those remains. Her critics question her understanding of the discipline as a whole.

Colleges Follow States on Lifting Mask Mandates

February 15, 2022
Several states have announced plans to lift mask mandates, and public colleges are following suit. Some mask requirements ended immediately, while others will remain in place for weeks.

Balancing Student Privacy and Open Access

February 15, 2022
What responsibility does a course materials–sharing platform have to protect the privacy of the students who use it?

Report: When College Doesn’t Pay Off

February 15, 2022
New data from Georgetown show that nearly a third of colleges and universities leave most students worse off 10 years after enrolling than their peers with only a high school diploma.

New Programs: Nursing, Geology, Talent Management, Information Technology

February 15, 2022
Georgian Court University is starting a direct-entry master of science in nursing program. Highline College, in Washington State, is starting an associate of science in geology. Quinnipiac University is starting a B.S. in talent management.

Racist Text Messages Create Stir at Occidental College

February 14, 2022
Anti-Asian text messages shared on social media have created turmoil at Occidental College. Students are angered by the administration’s delayed response and lack of disciplinary action.

Diversity on the Rise Among College Presidents

February 14, 2022
Colleges hired a greater share of Black and other nonwhite leaders in the months after Black Lives Matter became a household term than they did before, Inside Higher Ed analysis shows. Is the shift meaningful, and will it last?

Sex Toy Workshops, Speed Dating and More

February 14, 2022
Valentine’s Day marks the perfect opportunity for colleges to re-engage students on sexual health. Events range from discussions on consent to educational games like “Wheel of Fornication.”

Florida Could Make Switching Accreditors Mandatory

February 11, 2022
The bill under review also contains a clause allowing institutions to sue their accreditors if they are “negatively impacted by retaliatory action.” That could scare off potential accrediting agencies.

States Rethink Restrictive NIL Laws

February 11, 2022
Some states that passed name, image and likeness laws are attempting to amend or repeal legislation that is now more restrictive than NCAA policies. Experts say states without NIL laws may have an advantage.

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