Moody's Is Right, and Wrong About Higher Education
Huffington Post (blog)
Indeed, these volatile times require vision and courage to make the high-stakes decisions that will shape college campuses for generations to come. But I would argue that Moody's prescription for reform is counter productive. The real test for ...
Times Higher Education
MOOCs : A pivotal development in higher education - or a complete miss?
VOXXI
MOOCs, massive open online courses, are destined to change the face of higher education — for better or for worse. This may be particularly true for developing countries where access to higher education might be more challenging or costly. According ...
MOOCs: Worth a look for free higher educationWallet Blog (blog)
The Right Path to MOOC Credit?Inside Higher Ed
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Traditional Federal College Aid Needs Overhaul, Education Group Says
National Journal
The rapid growth of the Hispanic population, among minorities needing better access to higher education, leads an advocacy group to suggest that the federal financial-aid structure is outdated and needs an overhaul. Loading feed... The existing ...
Excelencia in Education: Placing Latinos in the financial aid conversationVOXXI
At Capitol Hill briefing, Excelencia in Education urges policy makers to apply ...Capital Wire PR (press release)
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WKAR
WATKINS: Is our system of higher education unstable?
Dearborn Press and Guide
The Wall Street Journal reports, “The demand for four-year college degrees is softening, the result of a perfect storm of economic and demographic forces that is sapping pricing power at a growing number of U.S. colleges and universities, according to ...
Business Leaders for Michigan tallies scorecards on state's 15 public universitiesGrand Rapids Business Journal (subscription)
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Breakfast puts the spotlight on men and higher education
Tuscaloosa Magazine
TUSCALOOSA | Bailey Tabernacle Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and 100 Black Men of West Alabama will host the ninth annual “Celebrating Men and Boys College Recruitment Breakfast” Saturday morning.
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Breakfast puts the spotlight on men and higher education
Tuscaloosa News (subscription)
TUSCALOOSA | Bailey Tabernacle Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and 100 Black Men of West Alabama will host the ninth annual “Celebrating Men and Boys College Recruitment Breakfast” Saturday morning.
NCAA Reform Gone Wrong
Inside Higher Ed
Known largely for his dismissal of the misbehaving iconic basketball coach Bobby Knight, Brand marshaled support for academic reform by championing access to higher education for more minority athletes who might succeed in college. He vowed to punish ...
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Higher education grants may get boost
Minnesota Daily
Higher education backers are excited that the governor's budget proposal could substantially increase state grant funding for lower-income students. Gov. Mark Dayton's biennial budget proposal provides $80 million for the Minnesota State Grant Program ...
Gallup poll reveals disagreement on whether quality of higher education has ...
SU The Daily Orange (subscription)
Although many changes have shaped higher education through the years, Americans are not in agreement about whether they've had a positive effect. A Feb. 5 Gallup poll found mixed opinions on the quality of higher education today compared to years past.
Will the AME Church Save Wilberforce?
Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
As a historian of Black higher education, I want to rehash the fond origins of Wilberforce in Ohio. It is the first truly historically Black college or university—established by Black people for Black people and run by Black people. In 1856 ...
