Texas Tribune Guest Column: The UT Story Not Being Told
by Alex Cranberg University of Texas System Regent Alex Cranberg The University of Texas Board of Regents has been getting more than its fair share of press lately, but often […]
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Better Colleges Failing to Lure Talented Poor
By DAVID LEONHARDT of NYT Most low-income students who have top test scores and grades do not even apply to the nation’s best colleges, according to a new analysis of […]
UNH president Huddleston Lays out re-funding Strategy
By Paul Briand news@seacoastonline.com DURHAM — University of New Hampshire President Mark Huddleston on Thursday laid out a plan to try to convince the Legislature to restore the $38 million […]
Rick Perry Calls For Frozen Tuition At State Universities In Texas
The Huffington Post | By Tyler Kingkade Texas Gov. Rick Perry doesn’t believe public colleges should be able increase students tuition each year. At the Texas Tribune festival, a three-day […]
Is College a Lousy Investment?
by Megan McArdle Mythomania about college has turned getting a degree into an American neurosis. It’s sending parents to the poorhouse and saddling students with a backpack full of debt […]
We Are Americans – Just Not Legal – Time Mag
We wanted to get your thoughts on this highly controversial issue. Let us know how this effects you. Pick up Time Magazine to read the original article, and read below, […]
As UT, A&M Regents Meet the Week, Governor Eyes Tuition
by Reeve Hamilton When the regents of the state’s two largest university systems assemble this week — the University of Texas System on Wednesday and Thursday and Texas A&M University […]
Think law school’s expensive? You don’t know the half of it – Outrageous!
By Karen Sloan Law School Transparency executive director Kyle McEntee U.S. News & World Report caused a minor stir in March when it reported that graduates of American Bar Association-accredited […]
Protesters’ new front – the corruption of higher education
Americans have finally awakened to the decades-long corruption of higher education By Alexander Zaitchik Gan Golan holds a ball and chain representing his college loan debt, during Occupy DC activities […]
Next Generation: What Does the Future Hold for Hispanic College Graduates?
Written By Gabriela Guadalupe Fox News Latino I am a Hispanic undergraduate student at Florida International University and when I graduate in 2014, I need a job. The big question […]
The Stanford Education Experiment Could Change Higher Learning Forever
This is a follow up to an article we posted last year – great read. By Steven Leckart Stanford doesn’t want me. I can say that because it’s a documented […]
Apple to build $304 million campus, add 3,600 jobs in Austin, with state’s support
By Associated Press, AUSTIN, Texas — Apple Inc. is investing $304 million in a new campus and more than doubling its workforce in the Texas capital, boosted by a $21 […]
Chancellor John Sharp shuffles Texas A&M communications staff
By MATTHEW WATKINS matthew.watkins@theeagle.com Chancellor John Sharp on Tuesday reshuffled the Texas A&M System’s top public relations staff as part of his broad review of system communications. Sharp announced that […]
It’s payback time – As student debt climbs, number of good jobs drops
By Emery Cowan Tse Chi “Chad” Yen will graduate from Fort Lewis College this December with a degree in psychology and a promising job prospect at a nonprofit in Denver. […]
Venture For America Wants To Create 100,000 New Jobs By Matching College Grads With Startups
BY Lydia DishmanMon Nov 21, 2011 Andrew Yang founded Venture for America to tackle unemployment, one aspiring entrepreneur at a time. Andrew Yang wants to create jobs. Specifically, 100,000 U.S. […]
The Right Study Abroad Program Can Prepare Students for the Global Marketplace
Stacie Nevadomski Berdan International Careers Expert & Author, ‘GO GLOBAL!’ and ‘Get Ahead By Going Abroad’ Study abroad is on the rise again with 4% more American students studying abroad […]
Not Just Wall Street: Protesters Should Target Colleges Over Student Debt, Tuition Increases
Marcus Baram It sits in the mailbox and taunts us: The thin sliver of an envelope, recognizable by the logo in the top-left corner, arrives every month. And my wife […]
Bill Clinton sticks up for Rick Perry on immigration
“Texas Gov. Rick Perry has an unexpected defender: former president Bill Clinton. … ‘It makes my skin crawl when they attack Rick Perry for one of the best things he […]
The rising cost of college
What’s behind the runaway cost of a college education? According to the College Board, tuition and fees for in-state undergraduate students at public four-year colleges are up an average 8.3 […]
Rising college tuition, fees take bigger bite of family incomes
Although more Americansare getting help from scholarships and tax breaks, the net cost of college is eating up a higher share of the typical family’s income in 2011, according to […]
UT System Launches MyEdu Partnership to Increase Efficiency
By Liz Farmer The UT System announced a partnership Tuesday with the interactive website MyEdu to increase online advising efforts across UT institutions. The partnership is part of UT System […]
Reframing the ‘Stem Shortage’ Debate
WASHINGTON — For several years now, science advocates and economists have been locked in a debate over whether the United States is producing too few scientists and engineers to sustain […]
Does Texas Higher Education Have a Morale Problem?
By Reeve Hamilton Enlargephoto illustration by: Todd Wiseman When Chancellor Bruce Leslie implemented a new progressive discipline procedure for tenured faculty at San Antonio’s Alamo Colleges in August, it was […]
Occupy Wall Street: Complaints Include Rising Student Loan Debt, Insurance Costs
By CANDICE CHOI and EILEEN AJ CONNELLY While a few hundred have been camping out in Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park, many more join in for a few hours or a day […]
Higher Ed Guru: Seven Solutions a “Good Start” – by Reeve Hamilton
Written by Reeve Hamilton photo by: Todd Wiseman Thomas Lindsay, who was recently selected to head the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Higher Education, is no stranger to controversy. […]
America’s Most Expensive Colleges
Written by Daniel Fisher I am a senior editor at Forbes, covering legal affairs, corporate finance, macroeconomics and the occasional sailing story. I was the Southwest Bureau manager for […]
Intern: ‘Now I know I am not alone’
By Samira Winter I belong to a generation distracted by gadgets and with short attention spans. But when I stepped into Dewey Square this past weekend, I saw this same […]
New Higher Education Model By Jeb Bush and Jim Hunt
By Jeb Bush and Jim Hunt for Inside Higher Ed Today, our public colleges and universities are facing some of the toughest challenges they have ever encountered. The choices they […]
More U-46 students taking AP exams
By Larissa Chinwah An effort to identify students in Elgin Area School District U-46 who are eligible to take Advanced Placement courses has resulted in an increase in the number […]
Report Urges Focus on Latino College Completion Rates
The nation‘s educators must work to improve college completion rates for Latino students if the United States is to remain economically competitive in the world, according to a report released […]
Study: More minority college grads would reduce disparities in math, science jobs
By Brendan Sasso Boosting college graduation rates for racial minority groups would help to reduce disparities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, according to a study released Monday […]
PA 529 Plan + Community College = Winning College Savings Strategy
Dr. Karen Stout, president of the Montgomery County Community College, offers financial advice for parents ready to save for college. It’s never too early for value-minded and future thinking parents […]
Universities need self exam
By William Murchison “Hire the best, honor the mission, and measure the results.” The president of my university — the big one in Austin, with tower bathed perpetually in orange […]
ACT growing as rival of SAT
by Lindsay Field lfield@mdjonline.com MARIETTA — While the SATs have long been considered the gold standard for college admissions, the ACT is seeing widespread acceptance, with most universities accepting scores […]
Top Online Universities Are Leading the Pack for “Responsible Conduct” Standards
Author: Bryan Clark In the past online degrees from for-profit colleges and universities were viewed as subpar alternatives to their brick-and-mortar brethren. In a study of 449 human resource professionals […]
Student loan default surge begs for state action
Gov. Rick Scott and state legislators are pondering big changes in higher education, including limits on tenure for professors at public universities. But there’s another issue that’s begging for attention: […]
Creating community colleges opened doors for thousands
By Bonnie Washuk, Staff Writer
Affordability while maintaining quality
Benjamin Franklin is credited with the old adage, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” People are always trying to add to that […]
College affordability on the decline as tuition, fees rise
Credit: JAY HARE / DOTHAN EAGLE Caroline Franklin, a theatre major, studies on her laptop inside the book store at Troy University on Tuesday afternoon. By: Jim Cook Ariel Tillman […]
Clashes of Money and Values: A Survey of Admissions Directors
By Scott Jaschik Admissions counselors like to talk about finding the right “fit” for applicants — a great match between a student’s educational and other goals and an institution’s programs. […]
The Texas Accountability Debate Rages On
By Jonathan Robe With Texas Gov. Rick Perry at–or near the top–in polls to be the Republican nominee for President, his proposals for higher ed reform as Governor are gaining […]
Calculating Costs and Benefits
Written by Libby A. Nelson New federal requirements have lately been likely to draw groans and complaints from college and university officials who feel deluged by ever-changing rules and […]
A Mirage of Accountability at the University of Texas?
By Robert C. Koons Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – The Chancellor of the University of Texas system has issued a disappointing response to pressure from the public and Governor […]
UT Admin To Reform – Bill Powers Has Other Ideas.
After the UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa’s speech and the UT regents blessing for his plan, we thought the UT controversy was over and progress now could be made in […]
Smoke and Mirrors at the University of Texas
Written by Wick Allison in D Magazine Last month I endorsed the questions Jeff Sandefer has raised about the performance of our two major public universities. In answer to those […]
Youth Face Greatest Impact From Recession
By Danny Serna Young people and minorities in New Haven were hit hardest in the recent economic downturn, according to a report from an advocacy group published last week. The […]
President Nelsen calls UT Pan Am an “Agent of Transformation” at Convocation
Written by Juan Prado Everyone at The University of Texas Pan-American must work together to make UTPA an “agent of transformation” for the entire Rio Grande Valley, President Robert S. […]
UT-Brownsville Celebrates its 20th Anniversary
By JACQUELINE ARMENDARIZ/ The Brownsville Herald The cast bronze bell that rang on Thursday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the University of Texas at Brownsville is the newest symbol […]
Centralized Exit Examinations and US Education Reform
Judd Barrof, St. John’s University School of Law Class of 2012, is the author of the first article in a ten part series from the staffers of the Journal of […]
Fate of Texas Student Loans to be Determined by Voters on Nov. 8
Originally Posted by Shannon Rasberry on Sep 1, 2011 in Student Loan Legislation The future of a state program for student loans in Texas will be decided by voters during […]
