Colleges that can’t survive owe their employees dignified closures

[ad_1] Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Mari Flynn is the library director and an adjunct humanities instructor at Keystone College, a private nonprofit institution in northeastern Pennsylvania. I am one of the thousands of people working at a small private college, an […]

Why more colleges are adopting direct admissions

[ad_1] Listen to the article 8 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Scrutiny over selective college enrollment has increased in recent years in the wake of high profile university scandals and the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling against race-conscious admissions. But the majority of students in the U.S. […]

Paul LeBlanc, longtime Southern New Hampshire president, to step down

[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Paul LeBlanc, president and CEO of Southern New Hampshire University, said Wednesday he plans to step down in June after more than two decades in the role.  LeBlanc is credited with transforming Southern New Hampshire from […]

Education Department unveils timeline for Title IX, loan forgiveness rules

[ad_1] Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The U.S. Department of Education indicated in its latest regulatory agenda that it will release two long-awaited Title IX rules in March, likely sparking frustration among campus sexual assault prevention and LGBTQ+ advocates after repeated delays. […]

Credit rating agencies split on higher ed outlook in 2024

[ad_1] Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Two credit rating agencies are somewhat divided in their outlooks for U.S. higher education in 2024, with one arguing the sector has stabilized, while the other forecasts tough economic conditions for less selective, regional […]

SUNY Fredonia to cut 13 degrees to address $10M deficit

[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief:  The State University of New York at Fredonia plans to cut 13 academic programs to address a roughly $10 million structural deficit, Stephen Kolison Jr., the university’s president, told the campus during a meeting […]

Here’s how much less women administrators are earning than men

[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Colleges are still not paying their women leaders equally compared to men in the same roles, according to a Tuesday report from the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources. In 2022, women […]

Labor Department’s overtime proposal should spur more colleges to consider a merger

[ad_1] Listen to the article 7 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Ricardo Azziz has held numerous executive positions in higher education and led the merger that resulted in Georgia Regents University, now Augusta University. He is principal at Strategic Partnerships in Higher Education Consulting Group. He writes […]

Cal State faculty start 1-day strikes

[ad_1] Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: California State University faculty began a series of one-day strikes Monday after their union and the nation’s largest four-year public higher education system could not agree on pay and other key issues. Faculty and […]