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How Gainful Employment Changed Higher Ed
The once-revolutionary idea, abandoned under former president Trump, is coming back. Experts think Biden’s gainful-employment rule will be tougher than previous versions and could lead to more programs failing.
Why Being a Patient Is So Hard to Swallow: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Harvey Max Chochinov, Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Manitoba, offers some tips...
Harvard Faculty Creates Group on Academic Freedom
Fifty faculty members at Harvard University have created the Council on Academic Freedom at Harvard. In an op-ed in The...
Wall Separating Black College From White Neighborhood Torn Down
an eight-foot wall originally erected to keep Morgan State University, a historically Black institution, separate from an adjoining white neighborhood...
Student Representation in Adviser Hiring Processes
Two undergraduate fellows for the Advising Success Network established best practices and recommendations for institutions in equitable hiring practices for academic advisers.
Moving the Needle on the College Presidency
The latest presidential survey from the American Council on Education shows gains on diversity, though the number of female presidents barely budged.
Supreme Court Rejects Borrower-Defense Appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to block a class-action settlement in a long-running lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education...
Student Success Champion: Melanie Hulbert Connects Students, Establishes a Sense of Belonging
Melanie Hulbert, vice provost for student success and dean of the Honors College at the University of Alaska at Anchorage works to create an equitable and supportive student experience for all types of learners.