For American colleges and universities to remain robust, they need to seek out “bold, dynamic innovation,” according to a new report issued by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. The 48-page report is a...
Does this graduation season bring any good news from the American campus—any deviation from higher ed’s slide into politically correct incivility and closed-mindedness? A few cheering, or at least not thoroughly disheartening, signs are...
Dive Brief: The American Council of Trustees and Alumni on Thursday released a new guidebook encouraging boards to “be proactive in their role” to promote “a fiscally sustainable model for maintaining [their college or university’s] academic standards...
In late 1941, during the most difficult months of World War II, when the outcome was still very much in doubt, Winston Churchill delivered a speech at the Harrow School in which he advised...
A GUIDE FOR TRUSTEES: Eighty-nine percent of Americans think higher education must change in […]
Accrediting agencies are facing intense scrutiny from academics, policymakers and the general public, with the latest salvo being the decision by Northwestern University’s school of journalism and communications to ditch its accreditor. The Medill...
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