University board members from schools across the country are mounting an opposition campaign to regain control over who at their schools has the authority to sign onto the Big Ten’s $2.4 billion investment proposal....
Big Ten executives are socializing a plan with member schools to move forward […]
What makes for a great college education? It is a question that goes beyond prestige or price. It is about what truly equips students for lives of purpose and impact. Last week, the Manhattan...
Lawrence Summers, president emeritus of Harvard University, will be honored with an outstanding education award this weekend for his long reputation of defending rigorous academics, advocating for free speech, and attempting to steer modern...
‘You’re really smart. What the hell is wrong with you?” Yale English Prof. Lawrence Rainey asked one of us (Mr. Katz) over a beer-stained table at a local pizzeria after grading his first college...
While general knowledge remains poor, ACTA’s arts and sciences survey shows that students have a strong appetite for learning.
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) has recognized the Center for Public Service at the University of Pikeville, Concourse at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian...
As Inside Higher Ed reported last week, Indiana, Ohio, Utah, and Texas’s mandates to review or remove public college programs with low enrollments could be the death of foreign language study.
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