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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...
New Interactive Tool Aims to Track and Predict Enrollment
The Sorenson Impact Center has launched a new interactive data tool to help institutions anticipate future enrollment trends in higher...
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.
Harvard Faculty Forms 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...
How Can Online College Be Both ‘Promising’ and ‘Predatory’?
As with health news about chocolate or wine, higher ed news about online college can seem contradictory. Some researchers say it’s time to retire one-word descriptors.
Shouting Down Speakers Who Offend
Over the course of a month, students on several college campuses shut down speakers they disagreed with. Why is it so hard to forge a consensus on what protecting free speech really means?
UC San Diego Chancellor Gets $500K Raise
University of California, San Diego, chancellor Pradeep Khosla will receive a $500,000 raise to keep him from departing for the...