International
The role of international faculty in the mobility era | In the era of globalisation, it is not surprising that growing numbers of academics are working outside of their home countries.
The imperative of increasing access to university | Higher education, like other established institutions, is being challenged by the rise of populism. It can be argued that at present higher education is on the wrong side of the fence where populism is concerned. It is perceived as part of the elite, rather than a force to address inequality.
Bett 2017: use technology to support student outcomes | Microsoft vice-president of worldwide education says technology can help universities’ mandate to aid students’ employability.
Jaitley proposes National Testing Agency, Annual Learning Outcomes to improve quality education | New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday in his budget speech proposed “Annual Learning Outcomes”, Innovation Fund for Secondary Education, emphasis on science education and flexibility in curriculum to improve the education quality.
Higher education crisis looms as 11 public universities face cash crunch | Eleven public universities are technically insolvent and cannot meet their financial obligations, Auditor-General Edward Ouko has said, painting a dire picture of the state of the country’s [Kenya’s] higher education.
Thailand: Proposal to upgrade higher education commission to full ministry gains ground | Amid calls to improve the standard of higher education in Thailand, the country’s Education Ministry has recommended that its Office of Higher Education Commission (OHEC) be turned into a full-fledged ministry.
U.S. National
Endowments Take a Hit | College and university endowments’ net returns declined for the second straight year in 2016, dropping into negative territory and posting their worst results since the depths of the financial crisis.
Which Professors Earn More? | Among political science professors, even controlling for measures of productivity, some types of faculty members earn more than others. A new study published in PS: Political Science and Politics seeks to illustrate the characteristics of those who are compensated better.
Data Fears and Downloads | Mamie Voight, the vice president of policy research at the Institute for Higher Education Policy, said that [Betsy DeVos’s] response has provoked discussions within the higher education research community about downloading and maintaining data sets from the FSA data center, College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System and other sources in case they are not maintained or regularly updated by the department in the future.
U.S. States
Excelsior Scholarship concerns private colleges | Paul Smith’s College, like many private institutions of its kind in the state, has some serious concerns about Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed Excelsior Scholarship.
GUEST VIEW: Private colleges must be part of tuition talk | While we applaud Gov. Cuomo for shining a light on college affordability with his recent proposal to offer tuition-free enrollment at SUNY and CUNY campuses, the initiative does not take into account the vital role Utica College and other private, not-for-profit institutions play in providing New York’s families with affordable access to a quality education.
University of California Shows Leadership on Trump Travel Ban | On Sunday, the University of California, led by President Janet Napolitano, former head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in the Obama administration from 2009 to 2013, issued a joint statement with the chancellors of the University of California that left no doubt.
Higher Education: Budget Cuts Could Mean Higher Tuition, Less Scholarships, and Program Cuts | Students, campus officials, and others urged lawmakers to resist the up to $25 million budget cut proposed for the Montana University System (MUS) budget. They said it would reverse a decade of gains made to keep higher education accessible and affordable for low- and middle-income students.
Legislators hear presentations on outcomes-based funding | Outcomes-based funding is a growing trend more states are using to fund higher education. The Alabama Legislature Joint Legislative Committee on Finances and Budget heard from proponents of outcomes-based funding on Tuesday in the Montgomery.
Hickenlooper appoints first African-American woman to head higher education | After a six-month search, Gov. John Hickenlooper has named a former undersecretary of education in the Obama administration as the new head of the Colorado Department of Higher Education. If confirmed by the state Senate, Kim Hunter Reed will be the department’s first African-American woman* as executive director.
UVa officials discuss changing landscape of higher education | The UVa Board of Visitors heard from a venture capital investor who argued that higher education as a whole will shift away from the four-year degree and more toward fragmented, technical credentials satisfying the needs of employers.
Institutional
President Gates Black: Labor Market Sets Course for Community College | As she prepares to transition from Tarrant County College District (TCC) in Texas to assume the leadership of Delaware County Community College (DCCC), Dr. L. Joy Gates Black reflects on changes in the community college sector.
How a Speaking Tour Meant to Provoke Ended Up Provoking the President | The Breitbart editor and conservative provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos’s controversial campus tour officially ended this week with a canceled event at the University of California at Berkeley and an early-morning tweet from the president of the United States threatening to pull the university’s federal funding.
The World’s Biggest For-Profit College Company, Laureate Education, Raises $490 Million In Public Debut | The largest for-profit college company on the planet raised $490 million in its public debut on Wednesday. Laureate Education, an education juggernaut that is backed by big-name investors like Henry Kravis and Steve Cohen and counts Bill Clinton as its former honorary chancellor, listed its stock on the Nasdaq.
Growing Plans | As many Northeastern colleges fear enrollment declines, Lehigh University charts ambitious growth plan including 1,000 additional undergraduates, 100 more faculty members and a new college of health.