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Bacow to Step Down as Harvard’s President
Lawrence S. Bacow will leave next summer after five years in its top job and a dozen on its board. He previously led Tufts University and spent 24 years at MIT.
‘An Affront to Open Discourse’
PEN America and the American Association of Colleges and Universities come out once more against so-called divisive concepts bans, saying they represent the biggest threat of all to free speech.
New Programs: Public Relations, Business, Mechanical Engineering
Kansas State University is starting a new major in advertising and public relations. Muhlenberg College is starting a bachelor of...
Gainful Employment Change Could Harm For-Profits
New study shows that twice the number of for-profit colleges could fail under potential changes to gainful employment by the Biden administration than would have under the old rules.
Film Producer Pledges Movie Proceeds Will Go to HBCUs
Realm Pictures International is committing 10 percent of the profits from its upcoming film Steal Away to historically Black colleges...
Targeted Loan Relief Doesn’t Work
The history of a student loan discharge program for people with disabilities clearly shows the need for automatic—as opposed to targeted—debt relief, Bethany Lilly and Persis Yu write.
Migration to Empowerment—Indigenous Maya Women: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Joyce Bennett, assistant professor of anthropology at Connecticut College, discusses one group that kept its...
Education Department Hires First Chief Economist
In a statement from James Kvaal, under secretary of the department, he stated that the Chief Economist position will be built out of the Office of the Under Secretary, but in the future the scope of the position could expand and may become permanent. “Secretary Cardona and I believe that our country needs a more inclusive system that helps many more students graduate and reach their goals. Leading colleges and universities are already finding proven solutions and using data to identify areas in need of improvement and evidence-based strategies to address them, evaluate the success of their efforts, and measure their progress,” said Kvaal in a blog post released Wednesday. “As Chief Economist, Jordan will help the Department of Education lead by example, and I hope the broader research community will find him a helpful ally in helping the Department and the field to better integrate cutting-edge research and evidence into practice and policy.”