International
Strengthening democracy through open education | Open education is the policy and practice of broadening access to allow greater participation in lifelong learning and tertiary education. It is based on the principle that everyone has a right to benefit from educational resources.
Higher education priorities after the French election | As in many countries and for similar reasons, and despite recurring changes in electoral majorities, French research and higher education policies have for the past 35 years been working towards the development of universities’ autonomy and accountability.
U.S. National
11 Lessons From the History of Higher Ed | In fact, the history of higher education is filled with important lessons for those interested in envisioning the future of postsecondary education.
A Plan to Kill High School Transcripts … and Transform College Admissions | More than 100 elite private high schools aim to replace traditional transcripts with competency-based, nonstandardized documents — with no grades. They plan to expand to public high schools, with goal of completely changing how students are evaluated.
US watchdogs face ‘crisis’ in post-truth age | America’s university accreditors are facing a “crisis of confidence” as politicians question whether their light-touch regulation is sufficient to safeguard massive public investment in higher education, a top watchdog chief has admitted.
Mixed Views on Higher Ed | Americans see the value in getting a college degree, but they’re not particularly happy with our nation’s higher education system
U.S. States and Territories
Community Colleges Working Around State Budget Cuts | Layoffs and other signs of financial stress are evident at community colleges across the country.
Puerto Rico’s Financial Crisis Wallops University System | The University of Puerto Rico system has been locked in an indefinite, student-led strike since early April, echoing similar student-led protests in 2010. The protests in 2010 were in response to a proposed tuition hike. Today, the struggle is over the future of the UPR system.
Institutional
Community Colleges and Student Success: Models for Comprehensive Reform | Substantially increasing community college completion rates requires comprehensive institutional reform with a focus on measureable student success, an intentional and cohesive package of programmatic components, and a culture of evidence.
Woo Ushering in New Era at Sweet Briar College | Everyone likes a comeback story, and Sweet Briar College’s is particularly heartwarming. Yet the story is not over, even as the college prepares to begin a new chapter in its 116-year history with the arrival of its 12th president, Dr. Meredith Woo.
New study examines labor market outcomes for students graduating from Hispanic-serving institutions | A new study led by Florida State University faculty member Toby Park finds Hispanic students who attend and graduate from Hispanic-serving colleges and universities have comparable earnings to those who graduate from similarly ranked non-Hispanic-serving institutions.
The Higher-Education Crisis Is a Labor Crisis | A unionization drive at Vanderbilt University shows how austerity in higher education is hurting educators and students.
Janet Napolitano, the ‘Political Heavyweight,’ Now Finds Herself Under Fire | The tables have turned and Janet Napolitano, president of the University of California system, is now in the hot seat.