The Obsession with College Is Stifling Youth Entrepreneurship
As kids are expected to do more structured activities to prepare for college, they have fewer chances to be creative and develop business ideas. On the American Conservative.
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Professor Punished for Not Using Student’s Preferred Pronouns
The professor offered to use the student's name as a compromise, but the university charged him with creating a hostile learning environment. On ADF.
Penn. State Universities Want $38 Million for Middle-, Low-Income Students
The 14 state universities want an 8 percent increase in funding to help cover wage and benefits increases, and to help students with an increasing tuition rate. On Penn Live.
The Trouble with Performance Funding Models
Funding based on student outcomes is a small percentage of how some states fund schools, and it's difficult to see their effects, though some states have improved some institutional services as a result. On Education Dive.
Students Pushing Back Against Extravagant Campus Amenities
Recent examples of students voting down proposed fee increases for new buildings and athletic facilities show that they're concerned about the cost of college, not the fancy add-ons they could have. On Forbes.
Post-Election, More Scrutiny Aimed at Higher Ed
With the Democrats in control of the House education committee, Betsy DeVos and other officials will be exposed to more criticism over regulations and student loans. On Inside Higher Ed.
How UNC Approaches ‘Contextualization’
In reckoning with its racist past, Carol Folt and university leaders are trying to teach about the past while following state law. On the Daily Tar Heel.
Southern New Hampshire University Expands into ‘Badges’
The credentials are a way to standardize some measurement of on-the-job skills that can help students gain college credits. On Forbes.
Concerned for Academic Freedom, Cornell Suspends Chinese Program
Two exchange programs have been suspended after the Chinese punished and monitored student protesters. On Education Dive.
Split Between West Virginia Commission and University Leaders
The WV Higher Ed Policy Commission doesn't like the independence West Virginia and Marshall Universities have in setting academic programs and tuition rates, and the universities want the commission's power weakened. On Education Dive.