The JAMES G. MARTIN CENTER for ACADEMIC RENEWAL Zach Greenberg September 18, 2020 In 1980, Apple founder Steve Jobs called the computer “a bicycle for our minds.” Today, the advent of smartphones gives individuals the power to share images instantaneously with the rest of the world, often accompanied by an admonishment […]
Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik September 18, 2020 California voters are strongly resisting a proposal that would restore the ability of public colleges in the state to consider race and ethnicity in admissions decisions. The ballot measure would allow diversity to be considered in employment, education and contracting decisions. The […]
Los Angeles Times Nina Argawal September 15, 2020 The Los Angeles Community College District, the largest in the nation, will remain online-only for the rest of the academic year amid the region’s ongoing coronavirus public health crisis, the system’s chancellor has announced. There will be a few exceptions for classes […]
Inside Higher Ed Matt Reed September 16, 2020 n Tuesday I sat in on a webinar hosted by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), which is our accreditor. The audience for the webinar was college presidents and provosts, so I was there as the equivalent of a provost. […]
Real Clear Education Jason Delisle September 14, 2020 Joe Biden’s proposal to make public colleges free for families earning under $125,000 has received hardly any scrutiny. That’s surprising since it’s such a radical departure from the historical federal role in higher education in which the government subsidizes families with grants and tax […]
Education Dive Jeremy Bauer-Wolf September 11, 2020 Dive Brief: The University of California, Berkeley, will pay a nearly $2.4 million fine and be monitored for two years for violating the Clery Act, the federal law requiring colleges to share campus crime statistics. UC Berkeley misclassified 1,125 incidents, most of which […]
Career Education Review Jenny September 10, 2020 WASHINGTON, September 9, 2020 — Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today said a new Republican proposal to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic will “help Americans go safely back to school, college and child care and prepare for future […]
Career Education Review Jenny September 11, 2020 The inspector general is probing the Trump administration’s plan for how it will process more than 210,000 loan-forgiveness claims from borrowers defrauded by for-profit colleges. THE EDUCATION Department’s Office of Inspector General is investigating the new formula established by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos […]
Inside Higher Ed Kery Murakami September 11, 2020 According to an Inside Higher Ed analysis of federal elections data, employees at colleges and universities have donated five times as much to Joe Biden as to Donald Trump. Though the nation finds itself deeply divided, it’s clear whom employees at the nation’s higher […]
The Hill REP. GLENN “GT” THOMPSON (R-PA.), OPINION CONTRIBUTOR September 9, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has attacked the physical and financial health of communities across the country. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 6 million Americans have been infected by the coronavirus, but each […]