Universities bid for students
State universities with declining enrollment, such as Southern Illinois, are offering in-state tuition to out-of-state students and other discounts, reports USA Today. Across the country, a bidding war...
View ArticleThe paradigms they are a-changin’
University Celebrates New Fiscal Year with Annual Paradigm Shift headlines Diana Senechal’s parody in The Cronk of Higher Education. Mutatus University President Owen Uberkuhn explains his big ideas:...
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Minerva promises elite, online college
The Minerva Project, which promises an elite, rigorous, all-online college education, is drawing attention. Ben Nelson, who founded the Snapfish photo web site, sees Minerva as an alternative to the...
View ArticleThe practical university
“Are universities mostly sorting devices to separate smart and hard-working high school students from their less-able fellows so that employers can more easily identify them?” asks New York Times...
View ArticleUniversity wants to give 2-year degrees
Kent State University wants to award two-year degrees to students on their way to four-year degrees. Dropouts would have something to show for their time in college — and the university would get more...
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