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What Hampshire’s Closing Tells Us About the Need for Experimental Colleges
Hampshire stood out in a higher ed sector characterized by conformity.
Beyond Hampshire: What’s Next for Progressive Education
Hampshire’s closure speaks squarely to questions of what college is for.
Harvard to Tackle Grade Inflation With Cap on A’s
Students are worried about what a cap on top grades will mean for their GPAs and postcollege prospects. Faculty largely view the cap as long overdue.
Pressure Mounts on Bard President
The Faculty Senate is calling for the creation of a fund equivalent to Jeffrey Epstein’s total donations to the college, to be spent on initiatives concerning sexual violence.
Williams Removes Race Language From Handbook to Recertify for Grants
Saudi Arabia Approves Branch Campus for Longtime Partner U of New Haven
The institution says it started educating Saudi royal family members in the ’90s and later developed curricula for a Saudi “security college,” despite criticism. Now it could be the first university approved to open a branch campus in the kingdom.
Education Dept. Subjects Harvard to More Financial Oversight
The heightened cash monitoring status slapped on the university Friday is typically reserved for institutions in serious financial turmoil. This time, experts say, it’s being used as an intimidation tactic.
