After $2 million was sent to cover a 5 percent salary boost to state employees, the average community college will still raise tuition 2.6 percent on average. On WV News.
Condoleezza Rice's much-hyped investigation into college basketball proposes a removal of the "one-and-done" rule for athletes to go pro, but otherwise expands NCAA control and doesn't confront the amateurism problem. On Deadspin.
Campus faculty tend to support free speech even as some administrators cave to disruptive students, according to a new survey. On Inside Higher Ed.
Though the state has a goal to send 60 percent of high school graduates directly to college, the rate has slowly declined the last few years to 52 percent. On the Odessa American.
Though the university says graduate students make much more than $15 hourly according to their pay schedule, some students say the reality is different. On the Duke Chronicle.
Students keep heading toward a bachelor's degree without considering alternatives that could net them a high-wage debt with no debt. On the Hechinger Report.
When academic departments make it a priority to assist adjunct faculty in finding long-term jobs, career development is more effective and practical. On the Chronicle of Higher Education.
A recent study finds that writing-intensive courses, freshman seminars, and other practices thought to improve graduation rates may be less effective and colleges need to think about how they're using them. On Inside Higher Ed.
As costs continue to rise and enrollment declines, Sen. Ed Gaunch is worried the state will need to consolidate colleges and reconsider its higher education spending habits. On WV News.
Not wanting to underestimate and shortchange students, UNC administrators high-ball the cost of attendance to make more funding available to students. On the Daily Tar Heel.