The good news: A survey from the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU) announcing that “distribution requirements” in undergraduate education are out and “general education” is back. Translated, that means—or ought to mean—that...
Seventeen years ago, a presidential hopeful from Arkansas explained to the American public, “It’s the economy, stupid.” Today, with the country mired in its worst recession since World War II, Bill Clinton’s words still...
Alas, a man losing his job is not news these days. But even as the unemployment rate continues to rise, it’s worth noting a recent firing at a small college in New Hampshire. The...
Joanna Murray hasn’t been very involved with Boston College alumni groups since she graduated 13 years ago, but last month she found a reason to reconnect: garbage and debris at a city park. Rake...
In 1949, campus leaders met in Albany to launch the State University of New York by uniting 29 disparate colleges. This month, university leaders and scholars met again in the state capital to celebrate...
Financially strapped colleges are angering their benefactors by selling school radio stations, auctioning Georgia O’Keeffe paintings and dipping into endowments for purposes their donors may not have intended. In one previously undisclosed fight, Trinity...
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