International
Greater access to higher education could have reversed EU referendum result | Greater access to Higher Education could have reversed the result of the 2016 EU referendum, according to new research from the University of Leicester. The paper, published in the journal World Development, suggests that access to Higher Education was the ‘predominant factor’ dividing those who voted Remain and those who voted Leave.
Which subjects bring the best career outcomes for UK university students? | STEM graduates have an advantage in getting jobs and in mental wellbeing, but not in income, writes Natasha Codiroli Mcmaster.
4 Questions for 2 Experts on the Future of Higher Education | Ithaka is a nonprofit organization focused on technology and academic transformation. We asked Kevin M. Guthrie, its president, and Catharine Bond Hill, managing director of its Ithaka S+R consulting arm, which trends show the most promise and which are most overhyped.
Indigenous graduates best at overcoming disadvantage through jobs | Indigenous graduates outperform other disadvantaged groups in employment outcomes with better pay and security of tenure, according to a new study…. [T]he researchers analysed data from the 2014 Australian Graduate Survey to show that students from six disadvantaged groups — including those with disabilities, women in non-traditional areas of study, and those from non-English speaking backgrounds — fared differently on employment outcome measures.
U.S. National
Wait, Will Anyone Investigate Legacy Admissions? | As the age-old debate over affirmative action continues in the Trump era, it’s worth asking how the system is “rigged” — to use one of the president’s favorite words — and for whom. Amid the continuing questions about the fairness of considering the race of underrepresented applicants, let’s not forget the advantages colleges confer on the children of alumni.
Whites Use Asian Americans as Human Shields in New Affirmative Action Fight | Don’t be fooled by the news about Asian Americans fighting affirmative action. Asian Americans as a whole are still in favor of affirmative action by a large majority, and have been for a long time. The National Asian American Survey produced by AAPI Data in 2014 had the approval number at 70 percent.
Why Do Fewer Students Attend College Now? | The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center receives spring term enrollments on an annual basis, and from Spring 2011 to Spring 2017, there were 2.4 million fewer college students. In fact, in just the past two years, the center noted there were half a million fewer enrollees.
At Long Last, Signs That College Tuition Might Come Down | Annual tuition hikes have been pretty much a given in higher ed, but recently, there are signs that the decades-long rise in college costs is nearing a peak.
U.S. States
Does poorly educating students violate the NM constitution? A judge will decide | How New Mexico educates its children will be in the hands of a state judge soon as a landmark trial against the state Public Education Department wraps up.
Future of UNC Center for Civil Rights Remains Uncertain | After 16 years of providing legal relief to North Carolina’s most vulnerable residents, the future of the UNC Chapel Hill School of Law’s Center for Civil Rights hangs in the balance. A UNC Board of Governors committee voted 5 to 1 to recommend a policy banning litigation by UNC centers and institutes on August 1.
DEBT WITHOUT DEGREE: Gaps in financial aid, funding contribute to growing number of Georgians with college loans and no college degree | More than 108,000 students who had taken out federal loans withdrew from Georgia’s public colleges and universities between 2013 and 2015, the most recent time period measured in federal data.
Institutional
With crisis pending, Cheyney gets support from federal officials | As a deadline approaches that may threaten Cheyney University’s Middle States accreditation, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., and U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans, D-2, of Philadelphia voiced their support for the country’s oldest historically black college.
Shaking Up Law School Admissions | Georgetown and Northwestern announce they will accept GRE, not just LSAT. But ABA may move in ways that limit the option and that some fear would impede diversity efforts.
College Diversity Officers Face a Demanding Job and Scarce Resources | Seven months ago, Mark Brimhall-Vargas became Brandeis University’s chief diversity officer. He was the first person to hold that job, though he has spent about 20 years doing diversity work in higher education.
Purdue Wins State Approval for Controversial Deal With Kaplan U. | Purdue University, as expected, won state approval on Thursday for its deal to take over Kaplan University. But as the transaction now moves to the U.S. Department of Education for review of a “change of control” request, a critic of the deal is urging the department to reject it because, he argues, control isn’t really changing.