Trustees at many American colleges and universities abandoned the public trust and allowed standards to slip even as costs soared and public confidence in higher education declined, a report says. Governance for a New...
As higher education faces a crisis of epic proportions, a group of respected campus leaders from across the nation have called on their peers to proactively address the many issues plaguing universities today, saying...
Trustees and directors who oversee U.S. higher education in this country must become more active in their roles, as this country’s universities and colleges face serious challenges of educational quality, cost and global competitiveness,...
Citing a “failure of higher education governance,” a group convened by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni has called on trustees to play a much more active role in overseeing their institutions. The...
Call it a sign of the times that right along with required writing core courses, incoming freshmen at most schools this fall will also face a mandatory crash course on the subject of sexual...
With the college football season set to officially begin on August 23, many collegiate teams find their rosters in question, with a number of football players accused of sexual assaults against other students. Two...
The president of one of South Carolina’s oldest and most prestigious public universities doesn’t seem too worried whether undergraduates study the United States Constitution. The University of South Carolina President, Harris Pastides noted that...
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