University of Michigan will no longer solicit diversity statements from faculty
Dec. 5, 2024 - Before the policy shift, individual academic units could decide if they required such statements for hiring, promotion or tenure considerations.
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NIH-Funded Climate and Health Center Launches at Columbia
Sep. 23, 2024 - The new center, Climate and Health: Action and Research for Transformational Change, is led by public health researchers.
Universities of Wisconsin to evaluate low-enrollment campus programs
Dec. 2, 2024 - The changes are based on recommendations from a $2.8 million system-wide third party financial review by Deloitte to assess finances on individual campuses.
National college completion rate ticks up to 61.1%
Dec. 4, 2024 - Those who started at two-year public colleges helped drive the overall increase in students completing a credential.
AI Faculty Cluster Hire | University at Albany
Minnesota State Grant program faces $211 million budget shortfall
Nov. 21, 2024 - Financial aid to college students across Minnesota could be reduced because of the shortfall in the state’s largest financial aid program.
Career education gets a boost with College Board pilot program
Dec. 2, 2024 - Known for its Advanced Placement courses and SAT exams, College Board is broadening its offerings to include AP-equivalent career courses.
University of Michigan underpaid its professors for years, lawsuit claims
Nov. 26, 2024 - The lawsuit is seeking potentially millions of dollars in backpay for more than 3,000 tenured faculty members.
Keystone College could lose accreditation after MSCHE vote
Nov. 27, 2024 - Middle States Commission on Higher Education found that the Pennsylvania institution failed to show it can sustain itself.
Texas Tech Discloses Cyber Attack on Health Sciences Centers
Nov. 27, 2024 - A cyber attack on Texas Tech University's health sciences centers in September resulted in access to, or removal of, files containing private data such as names, birthdates, financial accounts and medical information.
North Carolina Community Colleges Lead the Way with Cutting-Edge Programs: From Electric Vehicles to AI and Drone Operations - NCCCS
University System of Georgia to ban DEI, commit to neutrality, teach Constitution
Nov. 23, 2024 - The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents has recommended a number of new and revised policies for its institutions, such as a commitment to institutional
Iowa Republicans form House higher education committee for ‘long overdue’ review
Nov. 25, 2024 - State Rep. Taylor Collins, who has staunchly opposed diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, will chair the panel.
Saint Augustine’s University cuts its workforce in half to shore up finances
Nov. 25, 2024 - The North Carolina institution is on probation with its accreditor as it tries to stabilize its operations.
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A tuition freeze without more state aid could leave Texas universitie…
Nov. 22, 2024 - Regional colleges rely more on tuition revenue to operate than flagship campuses. Gov. Greg Abbott’s desire to pause increases could create tight financial conditions.
Cal Maritime and Cal Poly set to merge
Nov. 22, 2024 - A new report from California State University leaders said the nautical college faces a "dire, binary choice": Partner with another university, or close.
Conservative professors and students are suing California's community colleges, and winning
Nov. 21, 2024 - As the state’s community colleges adopt diversity, equity and inclusion policies, conservatives sue, claiming they have gone too far.
UMass Amherst CDS | Data Core to Develop a Generative AI Playground for Amherst Community
Data Core is leading an exciting initiative to make generative AI accessible across the UMass Amherst campus.
BROWN | CS and CNTR PhD Student Rui-Jie Yew and Collaborators Receive a 2024 AAAI/ACM AIES Paper Award
Nov. 18, 2024 - Second year PhD student Rui-Jie Yew was recently recognized as runner-up for Best Student Paper at the Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Society (AIES) Conference in San Jose at the end of October.
Announcing Four Faculty Special Projects Fund Awards
Oct. 24, 2024 - The Harvard Data Science Initiative has recently granted four new Faculty Special Projects Fund awards to Harvard University faculty.
UNC Chapel Hill | Data science seed fund spurs innovation, collaboration across campus, continents
Nov. 11, 2024 - This fall, researchers, philosophers, lawyers and students from 21 institutions around the world convened at UNC Chapel Hill for a conference to discuss how to harness artificial intelligence (AI) to address critical issues in society.
Does College Pay Off? A Comprehensive Return On Investment Analysis - FREOPP
May 8, 2024 - While prospective students often ask themselves if college is worth it, this report shows the more important question is when college is worth it.
A National Talent Surge for Teaching in the AI Era
Nov. 20, 2024 - The new Administration should announce a national talent surge to identify, scale, and recruit into innovative teacher preparation models, expand teacher leadership opportunities, and boost the profession's prestige.
Admissions to Humanities and Social Science PhD Programs Suspended at Boston University
Nov. 19, 2024 - Boston University has not officially announced the change nor has it fully explained the implications on applicants and existing programs.
Utah college presidents should quickly start cutting ‘inefficient’ programs, state auditors say
Nov. 19, 2024 - A new audit calls on Utah colleges and universities to analyze which of their programs are "successful" in graduating students and landing them in high-paying jobs and cut those that don't show a return.
Drexel University to cut 60 staffers
Nov. 21, 2024 - More than 150 additional employees have accepted buyout offers from the private Philadelphia institution.
University of Oklahoma faces conservative backlash over class
Nov. 20, 2024 - A right-wing outlet said an undergraduate education course may violate the state’s diversity, equity and inclusion ban, catching the eye of the governor.
Top Mass. college to offer free tuition for families making under 75K
Nov. 19, 2024 - Another Massachusetts college is offering free tuition for people with family incomes of under $75,000.
Fall 2024 enrollment trends in 3 charts
Nov. 20, 2024 - Preliminary data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found enrollment patterns that exemplify broader trends in higher education.
It’s Here! Check Out the 2024 CRA Academic Member Book
The Computing Research Association (CRA) is thrilled to celebrate the release of the 2024 Academic Member Book!