by Kevin | Sep 13, 2018 | Archive, Higher Education, Legislation
Learn about the Aim Higher Act and it’s plan to reorganize and make higher education more accessible to all students. In response to the Republican backed PROSPER Act (H. R. 4508) that aims to cut nearly $15 billion from federal student aid, the House Democrats have...
by Kevin | Sep 6, 2018 | Archive, Higher Education, Legislation
Trump administration’s stance on affirmative action may have implications for the entirety of the American education system, from preschool to college. Recently, the Trump administration publicly discouraged the use of race in college admissions and public school...
by Kevin | Aug 30, 2018 | Archive, Higher Education
Analyses of new higher education presidential contracts show a trend towards CEO-ization. A study conducted in 2017 analyzed the increasing complexity of employment agreements for university presidents. The findings revealed that presidential employment agreements...
by Kevin | Aug 23, 2018 | Archive, Higher Education
To remain relevant, institutions of higher education must be open to change. Universities and higher education institutions are deeply entrenched in human history, dating as far back as the Middle Ages. The only reason that they have endured for so long is that they...
by Kevin | Aug 16, 2018 | Archive, Higher Education
Study reveals that recommendation letters indicate doubt about female applicants more than they do for men. A recent study revealed that letters of recommendation were largely biased against the women that they were supposed the help. Specifically, the study revealed...
by Kevin | Aug 9, 2018 | Archive, Higher Education
Learn about what the leaders of higher education institutions think about leading in a climate of doubt and suspicion. While it might not be surprising to know that public confidence in higher education is waning; what’s worrying is that college and university...
