After Roper updated his ethics forms to mention his seats on corporate boards, some journalists and observers are concerned about Roper's connections and UNC system business. On Inside Higher Ed.
Administrators, restrictions on free speech, and refusing to live with our history is hurting the future of higher ed. On Inside Higher Ed.
In Illinois, lawmakers are outraged at parents who change the guardianship of their children so they'll receive more funds for college. On ProPublica.
Scrutiny that focuses on low-performing for-profit schools but ignores non-profit schools hurt the chances of military veterans earning or finishing their degrees. On The Hill.
Too often, art education assumes conservatives don't belong and academia becomes activism. On the Daily Signal.
Lowering tuition at some schools and being more proactive in outreach to overlooked counties have been part of the UNC system's plan to boost its rural student population. On Inside Higher Ed.
College graduates still have a wage premium over non-graduates, but going to college isn't a sure thing and competition is tougher for many graduates. On The Wall Street Journal.
The system wants to combine three universities to save costs, but how effective that will be is an open question. On Education Dive.
A visualization shows that debt cancellation would benefit the well-off and wealthy more than anyone else. On Vox.
Experts estimate that a third of institutions of higher education have turned to big data to track their students' academic progress, as well as predict what major is best for them. Privacy concerns have arisen. On The Hechinger Report.