To Keep Colleges Alive, Partnerships with Other Institutions Is Key
Community colleges and four-year institutions see a benefit in making it easier for students to earn a degree using both institutions. On Education Dive.
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Limiting Student Loans Will Limit College Accessibility
Allowing colleges to limit how much in loans students can borrow may not drive down cohort default rates, either. On New America.
UNC to Lower Capacity, Increase Ticket Prices at Kenan Stadium
Substituting individual seats for the current bleachers will eliminate 12,000 spots for fans, driven by fan response to new seats in a test section of the stadium. On the Triangle Business Journal.
Trustees Need to Stop Approving Water Slides on Campus
College trustees fail to act on their oversight function when they approve luxurious recreational centers that recklessly drive up college costs for students. On The New York Times.
Embracing the ‘Optimistic’ Vision of Marx at Carnegie Mellon
Lectures and events commemorating the 200th birthday of Karl Marx seem a little too enthusiastic and lacking a critical eye at the Pennsylvania college. On the American Spectator.
Student Debt Fuels Graduate School
With no borrowing limits and an unclear connection to career improvement, graduate student debt is almost twice its share of overall students. On The Washington Post.
Yale Moves Toward ‘Social Practice’ Art Initiatives
The Yale School of Art, after receiving a large anonymous donation, has become part of the "abuse of the arts." On the Remodern Review.
FIRE Sues Essex County College for Dismissal of Adjunct
After an appearance on Fox News where she defended a Black Lives Matter event, a professor lost her position at the school and FIRE has yet to receive public records pertaining to the dismissal. On FIRE.
East Carolina University Shuts Down Two Fraternities
Hazing and alcohol violations led university officials to kick off campus Tau Kappa Epsilon and Delta Chi. On the News & Observer.
Unions Won’t Save Higher Education
Adjunct professors won't see windfall gains from unionizing, but it will entrench a status quo of low-paid workers for colleges across the nation. On The Wall Street Journal.