Donald Trump has been quiet about higher education policy during his triumphant march through the Republican presidential primaries. That could be ending soon. Sam Clovis, the national co-chair and policy director of Trump’s campaign, outlined for Inside Higher Ed the ideas that the presumptive Republican nominee is preparing to put forth. While final decisions have not been […] … learn more→

The nation’s private colleges are distributing more dollars to attract students at a speed that threatens to unravel their fiscal health, new figures suggest. Eighty-eight percent of first-time, full-time freshmen received tuition discounts this year and last, according to a survey of 401 private, nonprofit colleges released today by the National Association of College and […] … learn more→

The film The Man Who Knew Infinity tells the gripping story of Srinivasa Ramanujan, an exceptionally talented, self-taught Indian mathematician. While in India, he was able to develop his own ideas on summing geometric and arithmetic series without any formal training. Eventually, his raw talent was recognised and he got a post at the University […] … learn more→

Every few years, institutions discuss the course requirements for degrees. Invariably, these requirements, at least in terms of credit hours, are “more.” Admin doesn’t really care, as long as the new coursework is very easy (good for retention) and mandatory (good for growth), but most departments take this as an opportunity to ensure their own […] … learn more→

The old wisdom of waiting until you were out in the work force with years of experience under the proverbial belt before taking a stab at running your own business is falling by the wayside. Every year sees more people who are starting their first ventures before they’ve even walked across the stage to receive […] … learn more→

Many parents and teachers are critical of the Standardised Assessment Tests (SATs) that have recently been taken by primary school children. One common complaint is that they are too hard. Teachers at my son’s school sent children home with example questions to quiz their parents on, hoping to show that getting full marks is next […] … learn more→

Political interference in Africa’s universities is not new. Universities’ governance was seen as “captured” for narrow political rather than academic ends during the 1980s and 1990s. Politics shaped everything: patterns of student access, curriculum content and teaching methods. Vice-chancellors’ political affiliations mattered far more than their academic standing or vision. The continent’s universities started changing […] … learn more→

“We can’t tell you how our graduates are doing. We have no way of tracking that information…” –when I began to suspect the true extent of the fraud at my community college, I began to ask questions, and got answers like this. Colleagues at other schools assured me they received similar answers. “College graduates make […] … learn more→

Hello, my name is Michael, and I’m a Ring Addict. No, not the one ring from “Lord of the Rings”; not the cheap costume jewelry you get at the local Renaissance Fair. I’m talking about the red, green and blue rings that adorn my Apple Watch, tracking how much I move, exercise and stand. For […] … learn more→

Let’s face it, the pharmaceutical industry has one heck of an image problem.  Even if it is recognized that the notorious and now-indicted Martin Shkreli, who raised the cost of a life-saving pill from $13.50 to $750, was really an exception, price-gouging and the accumulation of excessive profit are charges regularly and legitimately made against […] … learn more→