Hefty Price Tag
Ohio University will pay $500,000 to remove former Fox News executive Roger Ailes's name from a newsroom on campus. In the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Headlines
New Federal Encroachment
"Not only did the NLRB change the most basic criteria that has long underpinned federal law, it expanded the ability to unionize to undergraduate students as well as graduate students," writes Molly Corbett Broad. On the Huffington Post.
The Decline of the Liberal Arts
"The main reason for the decline in numbers of those studying the liberal arts is the radical shift in the way the liberal arts are being taught," writes Joseph Pearce. On Intellectual Takeout.
Why Universities Are Failing
"Higher education cannot ignore its problems forever—similar to the rest of the economy, it too must innovate, or fail," writes Preston Cooper. On FEE.
No Options Left
North Carolina students at the former ITT Tech campuses have found limited transfer options within the state. In the Triangle Business Journal.
Traumatized By Twitter
The chair of the board of trustees at Ursinus College in Pennsylvania has quit after students protested his "offensive" tweets. In the Weekley Standard.
Banned From Campus
A Northwestern University professor who has been banned from campus says she is being punished for her outspoken criticism of the university. On Inside Higher Ed.
A More Perfect University
Faculty Members of Heterodox Academy share their answers to the question: "What changes would you like to see in universities or in your academic field by 2025?" On Heterdox Academy.
Is College Worth It?
"No doubt, the hours I spent...drawing a picture of what I think a scientist looks like...could have been used toward far more productive activities," writes Tyler Curtis. On FEE.
UNC Looks for New Funding Model
The UNC Board of Governors is considering options for performance-based funding at North Carolina's universities. In the News and Observer.