Trustees at two Roman Catholic colleges in Western New York want to look at each other’s books in what may be the first step toward a new and expansive partnership, if not necessarily a merger.
For the third year in a row, the California Institute of Technology has retained the No. 1 spot in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Harvard University and the University of Oxford tied for second place, while Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology rounded out the top five.
Chen Guangcheng, a Chinese human-rights activist who had a public fight with New York University this past summer that raised questions about the influence of China on American higher education, has found a new home in academe. Mr. Chen will be a visiting fellow here at Catholic University of America, and will also be affiliated with a conservative think tank and a human-rights group started by a Democratic congressman.
Harvard University will not divest of its endowment holdings in the fossil fuel industry, said a statement issued Thursday by Drew Faust, the president. She wrote that she and board members did not consider such a move to be "warranted or wise."
New York University is willing to let some graduate students vote on whether to form a union, marking a possible return to the collective-bargaining rights they once held. It's a pitch the university made months ago and reiterated to union organizers on Friday.
New York University is willing to let some graduate students vote on whether to form a union, marking a possible return to the collective-bargaining rights they once held. It's a pitch the university made months ago and reiterated to union organizers on Friday.
Laureate Education is big. Like 800,000 students attending 78 institutions in 30 countries big. Yet the privately held for-profit university system has largely remained out of the public eye.
Private College 529 PlanSM (PC529), a prepaid tuition plan sponsored by more than 270 leading private colleges and universities, today announced the addition of Saint Joseph's College (SJC) of Rensselaer, IN. Marking a decade of delivering access to more affordable private higher education, the plan is pleased to offer families another secure option in the Midwest for their children's future college plans. PC529 offers families a guaranteed way to get tomorrow's tuition at today's prices for up to 30 years after purchase. As a new member school, SJC will accept tuition credits redeemed by PC529 accountholders.
Brenau University President Ed Schrader told members of the South Forsyth Rotary Club in Cumming this week that the rapid growth in the Sunbelt region of the United States demands more private higher education opportunities—particularly for adult learners in graduate and undergraduate health care studies.
The Obama administration is toughening its regulation of for-profit colleges in numerous straightforward ways, most notably and publicly by taking another shot (after a federal judge blocked the last one) at drafting rules requiring vocational programs to prove that they are preparing students for "gainful employment."
California Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris filed a lawsuit Thursday against Corinthian Colleges Inc. and its subsidiaries, accusing the company of false and predatory advertising, securities fraud and intentional misrepresentations to students.
Adjunct faculty members at Bentley University have voted, 100 to 98, against forming a union, dealing an early setback to an effort by the Service Employees International Union to organize adjunct instructors throughout the Boston metropolitan area.
A for-profit university misleads students about its accreditations, credit transfers, and the jobs and salaries they can expect upon graduation, a class claims.
One by one, the faces pop up on the computer screen. Some of the aspiring teachers hold coffee cups; others have their hair in ponytails or pushed into caps.
America’s for-profit colleges and universities are playing an increasingly important role in supplying higher education that meets workforce demands, a leader in the field said in Atlanta this week.
As we move from a federal budget crisis towards a federal debt crisis, ways to reign in student debt will almost certainly be on the table. The US government spends about $5.5 billion subsidizing student loans each year, depending on who you ask. It's a rather elusive figure. Student debt, more so than other forms of debt, is particularly complicated for many reasons.
Recent college students are defaulting on federal loans at the highest rate in nearly two decades, reflecting "crisis" levels of student debt and a lackluster economy that leaves graduates with bleak employment prospects.