Universities

Higher Education, Housing and Disruptive Innovation

Eli Capilouto | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: University, University of Kentucky, Innovation, Higher Education, College, Universities, College News
Eli Capilouto

The University of Kentucky hopes to become the first university of our size in the country to turn over management of an entire housing system to a private company. Such a public-private partnership turns the traditional model on its head.

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What Are the Downsides of Being a Professor?

Quora | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: College Professors, Professor, Graduate Schools, Academia, Graduate School, Research Universities, College, Professors, Universities, College News
Quora

There are the drawbacks to being a professor. I love my job, but it is becoming increasingly difficult for me to do it well -- or even to do it at all.

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The Trouble With Universities

John M. Eger | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: College Admissions Process, Knowledge, Education Reform, Learning, Universities, Higher Education, The Chronicle of Higher Education, College News
John M. Eger

There is agreement we have a problem with K-12 education, but there is not a widespread recognition that it starts at the top... at the university level.

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Striving For Racial Harmony At Evangelical Colleges

Christine A. Scheller | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Council of Christian Colleges and Universities, Christian Colleges, Cedarville University, North Park University, Multicultural, Race, Randal Jenks, Joshua Canada, Racial Reconciliation, Westmont College, Eastern University, Robert Reyes, Nyack College, Denise Isom, Racism, Entrada Scholars, Faith, Universities, Jon Purple, Hispanic, George Fox University, Carl Ruby, Taylor University, Nate Mouttet, George Yancey, Goshen College, Dante Upshaw, Biola University, Glen Kinoshita, Joel Perez, Carmille Akande, Calvin College, Monica Smith, Moody Bible Institute, Sam Barkat, Wheaton College, African American, Higher Education, Diversity, Cccu, Race Relations, Religion News
Christine A. Scheller

If Christian colleges are serious about moving forward in their diversity efforts, they need to listen to and empower the diversity officers on their campuses.

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What Is It Like to Have Your College Undergraduate Admission Rescinded?

Quora | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: University, College Admissions, College, College Acceptance, Undergraduate Admissions, Universities, High School Graduation, High School, School Grades, Grades, School, College News
Quora

Even after I received the fat envelope, I never made a conscious decision to slack off... it just happened.

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In Defense of Rankings

David Van Zandt | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: u.s. News and World Report College Rankings, College Admissions, America's Best Colleges, Best Colleges, College Rankings, University Rankings, Universities, College News
David Van Zandt

Deriding these lists has become something of a pastime both inside and outside the world of higher education. I disagree.

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How to Be the Best Admitted Student

Liz Davis | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Acceptance, University, College Admissions, College, College Humor, College Tuition, College Acceptance, Universities, College Applications, College Waitlists, Student Loans, College News
Liz Davis

Just like the postal service, students are most desperate for the heavier envelopes. Inside awaits the offer of a lifetime -- an invitation to become a member of The University of Your Dreams. Finally the wait, the stress, and the hard work are all over! Wrong.

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Education Reform: Why a Bachelor's Degree Still Matters

Peter Smirniotopoulos | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Creativity, Higher Education Reform, Critical Thinking, Sir Ken Robinson, College, Michael Bloomberg, Economy, Economic Crisis, Washington DC, Richard Florida, Economic Recovery, Education Reform, Higher Education, Los Angeles, New York City, Universities, Global Economy, Competitiveness, Global Competitiveness, Bachelor's Degree, Education News
Peter Smirniotopoulos

It would be truly unfortunate if twenty years from now we woke up to the realization that U.S. prominence in the world's economy had dropped even farther from where it stood today, because we made the mistake of shortchanging our educational systems.

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The Undergraduate Visitor to the Harry Ransom Center

Elana Estrin | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: University, John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath, Samuel Beckett, Anne Sexton, UT Austin, Undergraduates, Undergraduate Education, Harry Ransom, Harry Ransom Center, Universities, Robert De Niro, The University of Texas at Austin, Video, Education News
Elana Estrin

Since its founding, the Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, has been an important re...

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A Disturbing Trend

Jared Moffat | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Philosophy, Education, Education Reform, Capitalism, Humanities, College, Liberal Arts, Brown University, Universities, College News
Jared Moffat

Amid a struggling economy and a ballooning student debt crisis, parents and students are reevaluating the merits of a college education. There is no simple answer, because the return on investment depends on what you study.

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As Facebook IPO Nears, Universities Take Aim at Student Startups

Dylan Reid | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Small Business, Nyu, Entrepreneurs, Facebook, University, Small Business America, Harvard, Startup, Startups, Mark Zuckerberg, Stanford, Larry Page, Entrepreneurship, Google, Universities, Small Business News
Dylan Reid

While Stanford's gain from Google is unusual, technology-transfer agreements have long been the primary means by which universities support and profit from startups. However, as Facebook illustrates, more student-founded companies are bootstrapping without university technology, leaving schools without any profit -- though that may be changing.

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Americans Hold High Opinion Of Colleges

Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Opinion Research, Independents, College, Favorability Rating, College News, Pew Research Center, Pew Center, Conservative Republicans, American Opinion, Study, Liberal Democrats, Universities, College News

Americans across party lines have a pretty high opinion of colleges. In a new Pew Research Center poll, only small businesses and technology compan...

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Saki Knafo

Occupy's Second Wave Spreads To Campuses With Protests Against Student Debt

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Foreclosures, JP Morgan Chase, Interoccupy, Todd Gitlin, Nyu, Natalia Abrams, National Day of Action for Education, Student Debt, High Cost of Education, Daniel Jones, Student Loans, Cost of Education, Chic-Fil-A, Occupy Education, March 1 National Day of Action for Education, Occupy Wall Street, Colleges, Occupy, Slidepollajax, Occupy Colleges, Universities, College News

Students from colleges and high schools around the country gathered Thursday for protests and rallies called the National Day of Action for Education....

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Academia at a Crossroads -- Can Our Great Universities Lead in a Time of Need

Buck Goldstein | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Public Policy, Politics, Education, Engines of Innovation, University of North Carolina, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, David Rohde, Universities, College News
Buck Goldstein

Universities are easy targets for cash strapped state legislatures anxious to spread the pain to college professors who can easily be characterized as overpaid, and institutions that can clearly operate more efficiently.

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Arizona State Senate to Colleges: Get Rid of Those Non-G-Rated Professors!

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: National Coalition Against Censorship, Education, Liberty, First Amendment, Free Speech, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Colleges, Arizona, Greg Lukianoff, Universities, College News
Greg Lukianoff

At the same time the Supreme Court is poised to decide if FCC-imposed limits on "indecent" content in broadcast media are an anachronism from a bygone era, Arizona state legislators want to limit what college professors say and do to only what is fit for a Disney movie.

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The Tragedy of Those Shut Out of Higher Education: It Needn't be Anymore

Shai Reshef | Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: Online Learning, Tuition-Free, South Africa, South-Africa-Stampede, University of the People, Online Higher Education, Higher Education, Placements at Public Universities, Universities, Democratize Higher Education, Education News
Shai Reshef

The recent tragedy of the stampeding death of a prospective student's mother and the mile-long line for individuals looking for last-chance spots at South Africa's public universities serves to highlight the importance of opening access to higher education.

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Academia's Emerging Role In Entrepreneurship Policymaking

Robert Strom | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Small Business, Economy, Job Growth, Entrepreneurs, Education, White House, Startup, College, Startups, Academia, Entrepreneurship, Small Business America, Universities, Mba, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Small Business News
Robert Strom

While the mounting interest in entrepreneurship in the government and at our universities is encouraging, it is hardly enough to create the kind of broad understanding and policy support that we need to foster new business creation in a meaningful way.

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Winter Break

Paul Stoller | Posted 02.25.2012

Read More: Assessment, College News, Time Poverty, Corporate Colleges, College Grades, Corporate Culture, Universities, Grades, College News
Paul Stoller

When I began professing in 1980, there seemed to be more time to teach. We had the same 15-week semesters, but my courses were much more demanding, for both me as well as for my students. Something has changed in higher education.

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Chris Kirkham

States Should Come Down Harder On For-Profit Colleges

HuffingtonPost.com | Chris Kirkham | Posted 12.01.2011

Read More: Department of Education, Student Debt, College, Higher Education, Student Loans, Student Loan Debt, For-Profit Colleges, Universities, Business News

The federal government has moved to crack down on aggressive recruiting and crippling student debt levels at for-profit colleges over the past two yea...

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WATCH: The Gaming Art Explosion

Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: College Students, College Majors, Rayman Video Game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Rayman, Princeton Review Rankings, Gamepro Magazine, Colleges Assassin's Creed Franchise, Video, Call of Duty, Video Game Art, Assassin's Creed, Video Games, Universities, Princeton Review, Michael Bay, Arts News

The 8-bit, pixelated video games of the past are gone, video game art is in, and high-budget video game productions are in need of artists more than e...

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Inside The U Of I Law School's Book-Cooking Scandal

Feisal G. Mohamed | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: University of Illinois, Law School Rankings, Paul Pless, Villanova-Law-School, Law School, Bruce Smith, U of I College of Law, Scandal, Universities, Chicago News
Feisal G. Mohamed

The University of Illinois issued its final report this week on the goosing of class profile data posted by the College of Law publicly and reported to the ABA. This really does look like déjà vu all over again.

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CUA's Same-Sex Dorms Not Stopping Students Having Sex

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Education, Video, George Washington University, District of Columbia, Catholic University of America, Catholic University Same-Sex Dorms, Same-Sex Dorms, John Banzhaf, Universities, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Inside Higher Ed went to the Catholic University of America to find out how students are responding to the school's reversion to single-...

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50 Million and Growing: Why The Political World Must Pay Attention to Hispanics

Glenn Llopis | Posted 12.29.2011

Read More: Job Market, Politics News, Education, Hispanic Voters, Marketing, Hispanics, 2012 Elections, Business, Universities, Cultura, Latino Voices News
Glenn Llopis

As I discuss this issue with executives in the boardroom and professors in the classroom, they often refer to Hispanics as second-class citizens. And because of this, Hispanic professionals, adults and children would rather assimilate and reject their essential identities.

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The Reckless Folly of Ellsberg's "Will Dropouts Save America?"

Abdulrahman El-Sayed | Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: Entrepreneurs, Education, Higher Education, Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurship, College, Universities, College News
Abdulrahman El-Sayed

Rather than highlighting a small, non-representative minority of college dropouts to misrepresent the importance of education, perhaps it would be better to concentrate on redesigning our higher education system so that it better serves American society.

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Retirement 101: Active Retirees Flocking To College Towns

US News and World Report | Rachel Koning Beals | Posted 12.01.2011

Read More: University, Retirement Communities, College Towns Retirement Communities, Retirement, College Towns, Universities, Fifty News

Not everyone loves hitting the links. And, as relaxing as surf sounds can be, even they become commonplace after awhile. Active retirees and seniors, ...

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