International
Greater curbs on academic freedom in 2017 – Report | Egyptian authorities have tightened restrictions on university lecturers and students this year as part of an ongoing state-led crackdown that started more than three years ago, a report by a rights group has shown.
The changing shape of global higher education geopolitics | The launch of the Asian Universities Alliance or AUA in Beijing on 29 April 2017 represents a significant milestone in the changing geopolitics of global higher education. The new alliance is comprised of 15 institutions from 14 countries across the region.
Tackling institutional racism in universities effectively | Research continues to demonstrate that individuals from minority ethnic communities disproportionately experience adverse outcomes in higher education. We shall focus on the United Kingdom, but the situation there is by no means unique. While there is, of course, some variability by ethnic group, both staff and students from minority communities experience considerable disadvantage.
Monitoring and Incentives Key to Improve Health and Education Outcomes in Jordan | Jordan can improve the quality of health and education services by using incentives and increasing monitoring to strengthen accountability, according to a new World Bank report entitled “The Last Mile to Quality Service Delivery in Jordan.”
U.S. National
Humanities Majors Drop | Declines in bachelor’s degrees awarded are particularly notable for English and history, but trends at community colleges may cheer advocates for the liberal arts.
It would cost a mere $34 billion to make college affordable for everyone | That figure is the additional amount that states and the federal government would have to spend to make public colleges and universities nationwide affordable to low-income students, according to a report released Wednesday by the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO), which is made up of the heads of statewide governing boards.
Top Universities in Turkey, Mexico and Argentina offer Cheaper but Quality Education for Students | International universities across the globe have become the hot spots for students who want to pursue higher studies in different subjects.
Honing a Vision for Higher Education | Some of the nation’s most influential leaders in higher education met last week at the Higher Ed Leaders Forum hosted by The New York Times. They discussed an array of issues facing colleges and universities today, including high costs, free speech, addressing the skills gap, using big data and leading in a time of crisis.
Survey: Hiring on Upswing for Recent College Grads | Employers are expected to hire five percent more recent college graduates this year, according to a new study.
U.S. States
Georgia earns high spot on sinking scale | The state of Georgia’s flagship institution of higher education is ranked among the nation’s best in a new national survey of 170 American colleges and universities.
Institutional
Missouri’s Money Problem | Faculty leaders reacted with a mix of caution and optimism Friday after University of Missouri System President Mun Choi outlined a series of substantial budget reductions, employee cuts and reallocations across the system’s four campuses, many of which will significantly impact the struggling flagship in Columbia.
A Polarized Campus Struggles to Understand How Racial Tensions Became National News | With only a week of classes left, Evergreen State College remains mired in controversy and struggling to understand how a conversation about alleged racism transformed into a national brouhaha.
NASFAA Offers Guidance to Displaced College Students | The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), bolstered by a grant from the Lumina Foundation, has developed a website to benefit students whose colleges closed while they were enrolled or shortly after they withdrew.
Swift and Silent Exits | This summer’s college president departure season is off to a swift start that has largely been marked by little forewarning from colleges before exits are announced.
Uncomfort Zone: Time for Higher Ed to Address Race and Class | Unfortunately, it often takes a crisis for institutions to engage in conversations around race and class. School leadership can lead the charge in being proactive about these issues and bringing these points to the center. If these difficult conversations can’t take place at our nation’s colleges and universities, then there is little hope for other areas of society.