NEWS BRIEFS: American Historical Association in Process of Taking Strong Stand on U.S. Complicity in the War in Gaza
"Scholasticide means the intentional eradication of an education system."
Higher Ed Archive
NEWS BRIEFS: NCAA Student-Athletes as Employees? Effort Hits Another Roadblock
"It's clear that this withdrawal (of the petition to the U.S, NLRB) was made in response to the November election."
January 4, 2025/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Public Confidence in Higher Ed is Trending Down as College Degree ROI Remains Up
"The benefits extend far beyond just a bigger paycheck, creating positive effects that can last throughout your career and life."
December 29, 2024/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Winning Back Public Trust in Higher Education
"We have to change the opportunity structures for citizens, wherever they live or whether their parents went to school."
December 27, 2024/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: It’s Not Just What Trump Says About Higher Education, It’s What He Will Do
"Trump has indicated that eliminating the Education Department may be an urgent priority."
December 26, 2024/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: In National Collegiate Survey, Over 9 of 10 Students Say “My Campus Should Create Program(s) to Promote Civil Dialogue”
In the faculty survey: Most popular option was offering optional faculty training on facilitating conversations in the classroom."
December 22, 2024/
Higher Ed, News Briefs/
COMMENTARY by Jennifer Ruth: Please Sign an Open Letter to the NYU Administration
FROM ACADEME BLOG: “On December 12, the NYU administration invited the NYPD to arrest two faculty members supporting students in …
December 20, 2024/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Petition/
PERSPECTIVES: Undergraduate Student Writes, “I’ve been Terrified by the Meekness of (College) Administrators Since the Election”
"I hope they can chart a path toward principled leadership rather than fearful obedience and blind enforcement."
December 17, 2024/
Higher Ed, Perspectives/
PERSPECTIVES: College Enrollments Decline, as Admissions Pressure Eases
“Colleges wnt to cultivate this idea that they’re prestigious and selective...and like the idea of being a sought-after good.”
December 16, 2024/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Walberg Succeeds Fox as Chair, U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce
Before serving in Congress, Walberg was a pastor and managed a division at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago.
December 13, 2024/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: More Colleges Close This Year Than Last, Upward Tick Predicted to Continue
Candi Clouse, Implan: "We see a decline in national birthrates, rising cost of education, and rising cost of operations,"
December 12, 2024/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Public Battle Continues Between FIRE and AAUP
AAUP: "increasingly partisan critics of freedom of speech/First Amendment, and taking positions that threaten academic freedom."
December 11, 2024/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/
NEWS BRIEFS: Politically Engaged Art Draws Ire at ETSU Museum
Eugene Volokh, UCLA prof: "Unsurprisingly, government officials have views about it.”
December 9, 2024/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: “Institutional Neutrality, Tactic to Distance Colleges from the Political Fracas”
"University statements can have a chilling effect on discourse by encouraging silence from students and faculty."
December 7, 2024/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: DEI Flagship, University of Michigan, Changes Course
"Some regentss are criticizing U-M's diversity, equity and inclusion programs and roughly $250 million in spending."
December 6, 2024/
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