Global
Go forth and multiply | FOREIGN universities crave access to India’s booming higher-education market. Less well known is how some Indian institutions are venturing overseas.
Moving access from the margins to the mainstream | What is the common denominator that binds universities and university systems across the world? It is not research excellence, good teaching or a social mission – it is unequal access.
New study to gauge university outcomes proposed | SINGAPORE — Amid growing concern on how to choose the right university and an education landscape awash in a plethora of university rankings, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) wants to embark on a project to get universities across the world to take part in a new benchmarking study.
U.S. National
Accreditation and academic quality: A response to the Wall Street Journal | On October 5, 2015, the Wall Street Journal published an editorial critical of accreditation – referring to accreditation as a “cartel” and to accrediting organizations as “an obscure network of higher education busybodies,” stating that accreditation “stifles innovation” and calling for “untangling aid and accreditation.”
Working for Free College | “Free” has been the higher education buzzword of the year, as Democrats have proposed a range of plans to infuse billions of federal dollars into public institutions to lower tuition to zero or close to zero.
America’s student debt nightmare actually started in the 1980s | We know that Americans have accumulated an astounding $1.2 trillion in student debt, and we know that $85 billion of that debt is past due.
For the first time ever, more American women than men are college graduates | For the first time in history, American women are more likely to have bachelor’s degrees than American men.
The Future of History | [I]t appears one can no longer be a historian with a Ph.D. The job market has downshifted from bad to catastrophic. From a high of 1,064 tenure-line openings that were advertised in 2006-7, the numbers tumbled this past year to 638.
U.S. Department of Education Awards More Than $13.7 Million in Grants to Predominantly Black Higher Education Institutions to Establish or Strengthen Their Academic Programs | The U.S. Department of Education is awarding more than $13.7 million to 23 Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI) to establish or strengthen their higher education programs.
U.S. State
Guest commentary: Yes on Denver 2A: Local support for state higher ed | Not everybody needs to go to college.” That’s a statement I hear all the time, but it’s a statement that’s reflective of an economy that is four decades in the past.
Will California Run Out of College Graduates? | California’s higher education system is a critical driver of the state’s economic progress. As the state’s economy continues to change, will its workforce be ready for the jobs of tomorrow?
Rethinking Ohio college costs | College affordability is a problem that should be ripe for bipartisan cooperation, in Ohio and nationally. Almost all Americans need higher education, yet the cost of college is out of reach of most students and families unless they take out thousands of dollars in loans.
Institutional
Aging faculty who won’t leave thwart universities’ attempts to cut costs | But some older faculty say they offer institutional experience and research savvy.
Accreditation team leaves City College on seemingly positive note |“I’ve been on probably 15 [accreditation teams], and this is the biggest self-evaluation book I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading,” Ikeda said.
Roosevelt University president apologizes for financial aid issues | In a statement released Friday, President Ali Malekzadeh called the school’s behavior “intolerable” and promised to address problems.
SIUE to “realign” 9 percent of budget during state funding crisis | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) will “realign” 9 percent of its budget according to a plan announced by Interim Chancellor Stephen Hansen Tuesday.
Leading Strategic Planning at Colleges and Universities: The President’s Job | Presidents do know they are expected to create and possess a strategic plan to guide their institutions. But my observation is that either they do not know how to lead an effective strategic planning process, or they steadfastly avoid one that will demand clear decisions about which institutional initiatives will be pursued, which ideas or initiatives will not be supported, and perhaps what programs, services, or activities already underway will be deemphasized or abandoned.
Higher Education Leaders Agree That Good Planning Is Important But Most Don’t Do It Well, Survey Reveals | A survey on college and university planning revealed that higher education leaders agree that good planning is crucial to an institution’s long-term success but there is also room for improvement, according to a recent survey by the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP), an international association that develops individual and organizational planning capacities for higher education.
The Sum or Its Parts? | Is it better for an institution to market its individual programs or the overall student experience? The question has long been debated by colleges and universities, and Ithaca College is adopting a strategy that shifts the focus from programs to the college as a whole.