Filter & Sort
Prioritization Anxiety
How can a process more and more administrations are embracing be supported by professors? Or are they right that the process is really about eliminating programs that aren't seen as rainmakers?
Opinion
Rethinking State Support for Higher Ed
Concerns among policy makers and the public are mounting over reductions in state spending on public higher education, but what's missing is a serious conversation about whether those cuts are fairly distributed, write Sara Goldrick-Rab and Tammy Kolbe.
Zeroed Out in Arizona
State officials' decision to completely cut funding for some community colleges is unprecedented.
The End of History?
One North Carolina university, prodded by the state, may kill its history, political science and physics majors, among others.
Debt by a Thousand Cuts
Weak revenue streams, particularly investment returns, are putting pressure on debt service obligations at private colleges, meaning programs and other costs could be cut.
Decompressing Salaries
At many colleges, long-term professors say their pay lags behind that of newer faculty. Has UW Oshkosh found a way to deal with the problem?
New Boss for Cal State
Cal State taps Tim White, UC Riverside's chief, as its next chancellor. White will take over after California's voters consider a tax proposal with big implications for the cash-strapped system.
High-Stakes Gig in California
Brice Harris, a community college veteran, is new chancellor of cash-strapped state system. His job won't be easy.