On college campuses across the United States, controversies are brewing about sexual assault and harassment. At Amherst, the University of North Carol...
Even experienced parents who have been through the college process before are trying to figure out the sequester's effects on financial aid, but for those parents who are sending their first child to college, the process can be overwhelming.
This piece comes to us courtesy of U.S. News & World Report. The estimated $1 trillion in student loan debt affects individuals from all walks of l...
24/7 Wall St.: The federal government gave out more than $40 billion for research and development (R&D) to universities across the country in fisc...
Given the enormous changes, challenges and opportunities facing the entire educational industry and every individual college, a critical foundation of effective organizational stewardship that will foster the imperatives of change is harmony.
The debate over gun control at colleges and universities is progressing, and here are some key states where legislation is being considered.
Through the use of technology as both a learning tool and a subject matter discipline in and of itself, there are a number of new ways that teachers can inspire kids to learn.
How can we elevate the discourse? We can commit to forming opinions steeped in experience and knowledge, as well as maintaining an openness to explore and respect all sides of an issue.
If education is to make the American dream possible, the result of the political discussions by March must be an awareness that the solution to the deficit must not lock in mediocrity to weaken it.
The revision process puts a refined polish to your essays and application in total and ensures thoughtful responses. With the right mindset, these essays and the revision can be game-changing in the admissions process.
Good communication creates the perfect climate for disruptive system change. The best strategy breeds productive disruption and is widely embraced because the college community is educated on the possibilities, aware of the dangers, and emboldened by the promise that disruptive change offers.
Think your college is better than is US News And World Report Ranking? Well, you may be right. US News and World Report recently ranked the top 15 ...
The forces that have produced disruptive system change have largely emerged from the outside, brewing deep within the knowledge-based economy.
Is the MOOC movement really about improving higher learning or just scratching the crass commercialism itch?
Do you approve the "Building Our Future Bond Act?" This bond act authorizes the state to issue bonds in the aggregate principal of $750 million to provide matching grants to New Jersey's colleges and universities.
Americans make choices about how their children will be prepared for the future. Higher education can make a good case for the value of a college degree. Its leadership must now make a better case for the practical use of it.
I had to come to terms with who I was and learn to think for myself. Who could argue with the breadth of this training for the individual and its value to a well-educated citizenry? The problem isn't in the concept. A liberal arts education still holds enormous value.
Beyond the student athletes and legacies, senior officials and their boards must first ask: What kind of institution do we wish to become?
If great educational institutions are built through the perception created by the intersection of people, programs and facilities, it is a college's physical plant that creates the first -- and arguably -- most lasting impression.
It is not a secret that not only has the U.S. slipped in college graduation rates, but that the country is also facing a specific shortage in graduate...
The best strategic thinkers in higher education recognize that perception matters. They shape and control perception in part by ensuring that an institution's strategic plan articulates why towns matter.
I think many students seeking a high-quality education overlook a great number of institutions that, while they may not have the name recognition of the more prestigious schools, still offer students a satisfying collegiate experience.
While any community you land in will always be in need of a helping hand, here are a handful of schools that have placed service at the forefront of their mission.
For more than a year, veterans groups and Senate Democrats have warned that for-profit colleges are aggressively recruiting current and former soldier...
Why aren't the mainline denominations pitching their churches' tolerant, noble, humanistic, and enlightened views about individual empowerment, community and spiritual rebirth to the spiritually disenfranchised on a larger scale?
