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Alumni of For-Profit Online Colleges Skeptical of the Payoff
Students who earned fully online degrees from nonprofit colleges have a more favorable view of their experiences than do their counterparts who earned online degrees from for-profit colleges, according to a new report from Public Agenda. The nonpartisan research and polling firm surveyed 217 alumni of nonprofit online institutions and 169 alumni of for-profit online → Read More
Suspected Cyberattack Closes Northern Essex Community College
Northern Essex Community College will remain closed today in the wake of a network outage that officials at the Massachusetts institution suspect was due to a cyberattack. The campus was closed Monday, The Eagle-Tribune of Andover reported. “Upon learning of this issue, we began working closely with law enforcement and cybersecurity professionals to conduct a forensic → Read More
New Mexico State Suspends Troubled Men’s Basketball Season
New Mexico State University said on Friday that it had indefinitely suspended the operation of its men’s basketball program, citing “new allegations … involving potential violations of university policy.” The university’s statement on Twitter did not describe the allegations but said they were separate from the shooting that occurred last fall involving one of its players. → Read More
In Survey, Wisconsin Students Share Views on Free Speech
The University of Wisconsin System on Wednesday released a survey of its students’ views on free speech, and the results are likely to be both heartening and distressing to those concerned about the state of campus expression. The survey of more than 10,000 students at the system’s 13 campuses covers a wide range of topics related to free speech and expression. Some of the → Read More
‘Adaptation Across the Higher Ed Landscape’: A Special Report
“Adaptation Across the Higher Ed Landscape” is a new special report from Inside Higher Ed. The free report explores how colleges and universities are responding to the financial, enrollment and other pressures swirling around them, with a focus on distinctive strategies that institutions are embracing to ensure their long-term sustainability. A copy of the report can be → Read More
NCAA Panel Urges Slew of New Benefits for Division I Athletes
A committee charged with envisioning a “transformation” of big-time college sports appears to have opted for an evolutionary rather than revolutionary approach, recommending more benefits for athletes and more control for conferences and institutions over some of the more dramatic proposals it was purportedly considering. → Read More
Inside Higher Ed's best-read content of 2022
Conflicts between administrators and professors drew readers as always, but one theme captivated our audience like no other this year: the turnover and demoralization of college and university employees. → Read More
Terry Hartle, Higher Ed’s Top Lobbyist, to Retire
Terry Hartle, who has led the lobbying efforts of higher education’s most visible association for three decades, has announced that he will retire at the end of this year. As senior vice president for government relations and public affairs at the American Council on Education since 1993, and before that as a key aide to former senator Edward M. Kennedy, Hartle has been a → Read More
NC-SARA, Online Learning Network, Ousts President Suddenly
The National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements, which sets shared national standards for postsecondary distance education courses and programs that are offered across state lines, announced the immediate departure of its president and CEO, Lori Williams, late Monday evening. NC-SARA offered no details about the reasons for the sudden change in leadership. → Read More
U.S. Patent Office Lets Ohio State Trademark the Word ‘The’
It took years, but Ohio State University has finally prevailed upon the U.S. government to let it trademark the most common word in the English language. The U.S. → Read More
Bacow to step down as Harvard's president after five years
Lawrence S. Bacow will leave next summer after five years in its top job and a dozen on its board. He previously led Tufts University and spent 24 years at MIT. → Read More
Young Americans and those with debt see less value in college
Younger Americans and those with student debt are far less likely than their peers to believe the benefits of getting a higher education outweigh the costs. → Read More
GAO takes moderate stance on online program management firms
Eagerly awaited U.S. review of companies that manage colleges’ online academic programs urges more Education Department scrutiny but doesn’t appear to significantly threaten revenue-sharing deals. → Read More
Marymount California will close after failed merger
Decision comes two days after a proposed merger with Saint Leo University was called off. → Read More
U.S. Extends Flexibility on Online Courses for Foreign Students
The U.S. government has extended through the 2022–23 academic year COVID-era guidance that allows international students enrolled at American colleges and universities to continue to take more online courses than federal law permitted before the pandemic. Under the guidance issued Monday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, students who were enrolled in U.S. → Read More
Colleges have hired more minority presidents amid racial reckoning
Colleges hired a greater share of Black and other nonwhite leaders in the months after Black Lives Matter became a household term than they did before, Inside Higher Ed analysis shows. Is the shift meaningful, and will it last? → Read More
Inside Higher Ed acquired by Times Higher Education
Our editors Scott Jaschik and Doug Lederman explain how this combination of publishing companies will improve global coverage of postsecondary education and better serve the higher ed community. → Read More
We Are All Data People: The Key Podcast
“Data” is a four-letter word in some quarters of higher education -- plenty of academics equate discussions about data with an overemphasis on efficiency or productivity or accountability, and they worry that college leaders will put algorithms and numbers ahead of thoughtful analysis. In this week’s episode of The Key, Inside Higher Ed’s news and analysis podcast, Amelia → Read More
‘Connecting College and Careers’: An Inside Higher Ed Report
Colleges and universities are under increasing pressure to ensure that their students thrive in the workplace after they graduate. Many of them are embracing new strategies and tactics for giving their students skills and knowledge that will help them do so, as well as tools to help students share and translate what they’ve learned to employers. A new free report from Inside → Read More
Brandman University, adult-serving online institution, to become UMass Global
Massachusetts university system will absorb adult-serving online institution in California, aiming to create a major national player in online learning. → Read More