Looking at the whole picture, the bottom line is that sustainability helps higher education save money, contribute to educational affordability, attract research dollars, and recruit top-tier faculty and students who will add considerable long-term value to society.
Forbes just reported on what it considers the "worst" college degrees. Their criteria? The. unemployment rate for people who had these majors and th...
The recent Internal Revenue Services targeting of the Tea Party implicated many -- where the lines of responsibility are fuzzy and perhaps even arbitrary. And just this past week, the dean of Harvard College resigned amidst a scandal-within-a-scandal.
Although many Americans believe their universities are places where administrators and faculty members coexist on a fairly equal basis, the reality is that this is far from the case.
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...
Hard as it may be to believe, there are forces in Washington that oppose the revival of the U.S. manufacturing sector. Who are they, and how do we counter their efforts? I think -- roughly -- they fall into five groups.
If we really want to be more accessible, more affordable and more efficient at delivering basic college education to more students, we need to ask how we can collaborate, where we can work together, and determine what we can do that is so unique to our university that it becomes our basic mission.
Here's a look at several of the best websites, services and solutions that can help you tap into the benefits these online lectures and lessons offer.
We still have a lot to learn about how to create long-lasting, cross-cutting, highly effective collaborations. New models are being devised and tested every day. But there's no doubt that collaboration will be key to the future survival and success of humankind.
Community colleges serve almost half of higher education's students today. We consider ourselves indispensable, yet the marketplace will allow us to fail.
This is a summary of a commentary that appeared in the third issue of Middle East Media Educator. I'm disheartened, but not surprised, by comments f...
The academization of comedy became inevitable the moment it became profitable. Scientific research and college level classes are already happening in dark corners of academia.
Governor McCrory, I don't know why you think you have a crystal ball. When students are well-rounded, the whole society benefits.
Efforts to encourage innovation should stretch well beyond science and technology. Graduates in the fine arts, humanities and social sciences have roles to play. We need their creativity, ability to express important ideas, and understanding of societal needs.
With civic engagement having a popular and contemporary vibe on campuses nationwide, students who may not have realized how large or important the non-profit sector is are learning more about it, often for the first time as part of their college education.
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.
Consider for a moment how many of us have benefited from U.S. research universities' advances in antibiotics, X-rays or transistors -- and how many mo...
With early decisions imminent, I wanted to share some words of love, comfort and wisdom with my first baby to leave the nest.
By Sarah Pavlus Amid online education wave, a rural college chooses face-to-face programs As online higher education programs grab headline...
The Obama administration should continue to fuel and fund the "100,000 Strong Initiative," and keep driving the message home of the importance of sampling studying in China to American college kids.
Money's role in influencing elections might only increase in years to come, which is why there has never been a more important time for colleges to demand to know how their nearly half a trillion dollars are being spent.
Fine arts deans know that merging art and science, having more interdisciplinary and project-based learning, ushering in a whole new curriculum and a having truly creative community are essential to America's future.
Colleges and universities should not need government regulation to do what is right. We must begin to take more seriously the major investment that our students and their families are making with us, and demonstrate why it is a good one.
Among the fears and myths of online learning is that students will now become detached from their faculty and fellow students -- that technology will further isolate and fragment the academic community. The sad truth is that this detachment had already occurred.
The Great Recession has claimed many victims, but one casualty is seldom mentioned: students under-prepared for college. Three developments cloud these students' college futures, particularly in California.
