Trustees at two Roman Catholic colleges in Western New York want to look at each other’s books in what may be the first step toward a new and expansive partnership, if not necessarily a merger.
For the third year in a row, the California Institute of Technology has retained the No. 1 spot in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Harvard University and the University of Oxford tied for second place, while Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology rounded out the top five.
Chen Guangcheng, a Chinese human-rights activist who had a public fight with New York University this past summer that raised questions about the influence of China on American higher education, has found a new home in academe. Mr. Chen will be a visiting fellow here at Catholic University of America, and will also be affiliated with a conservative think tank and a human-rights group started by a Democratic congressman.
Harvard University will not divest of its endowment holdings in the fossil fuel industry, said a statement issued Thursday by Drew Faust, the president. She wrote that she and board members did not consider such a move to be "warranted or wise."
New York University is willing to let some graduate students vote on whether to form a union, marking a possible return to the collective-bargaining rights they once held. It's a pitch the university made months ago and reiterated to union organizers on Friday.
New York University is willing to let some graduate students vote on whether to form a union, marking a possible return to the collective-bargaining rights they once held. It's a pitch the university made months ago and reiterated to union organizers on Friday.
Laureate Education is big. Like 800,000 students attending 78 institutions in 30 countries big. Yet the privately held for-profit university system has largely remained out of the public eye.
Private College 529 PlanSM (PC529), a prepaid tuition plan sponsored by more than 270 leading private colleges and universities, today announced the addition of Saint Joseph's College (SJC) of Rensselaer, IN. Marking a decade of delivering access to more affordable private higher education, the plan is pleased to offer families another secure option in the Midwest for their children's future college plans. PC529 offers families a guaranteed way to get tomorrow's tuition at today's prices for up to 30 years after purchase. As a new member school, SJC will accept tuition credits redeemed by PC529 accountholders.
Brenau University President Ed Schrader told members of the South Forsyth Rotary Club in Cumming this week that the rapid growth in the Sunbelt region of the United States demands more private higher education opportunities—particularly for adult learners in graduate and undergraduate health care studies.
The Obama administration is toughening its regulation of for-profit colleges in numerous straightforward ways, most notably and publicly by taking another shot (after a federal judge blocked the last one) at drafting rules requiring vocational programs to prove that they are preparing students for "gainful employment."
California Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris filed a lawsuit Thursday against Corinthian Colleges Inc. and its subsidiaries, accusing the company of false and predatory advertising, securities fraud and intentional misrepresentations to students.
Adjunct faculty members at Bentley University have voted, 100 to 98, against forming a union, dealing an early setback to an effort by the Service Employees International Union to organize adjunct instructors throughout the Boston metropolitan area.
In North Carolina, the difference between private and public institutions affects how colleges can enforce gun laws. Several days ago, Duke University officials released a statement addressing new gun legislation and fire arm safety on campus, according to the Duke Chronicle.
Asbury University became the first private institution of higher learning in Kentucky to enter the Kentucky Proud Farm to Campus Program in a ceremony yesterday, Oct. 10, in front of the school’s Johnson Cafeteria.
Tuition and fees at private, non- profit U.S. colleges rose 3.6 percent in 2013-2014, the smallest increase in more than 40 years, as families struggle to afford college costs.
The state is still reviewing bids submitted earlier this summer by the owners of four buildings in downtown Springfield offering to lease space to UMass. Caret said he has invited the presidents of private universities located in Springfield to a meeting later this month. The private university presidents have said they’re concerned about competition from the state’s public university.
Private colleges and universities are somewhat immune to many of the legal challenges of affirmative action policies since they don’t take public funds. Still, minorities are significantly underrepresented in private institutions, and enrollment has declined dramatically since the 1990s. White students were five times more likely to apply to a private university than a black or Hispanic student and were two to three times more likely to gain admission. The study also found that almost 60 percent of the enrolled students came from families representing the top quarter of income distribution, regardless of race.