There’s no question that higher ed is undergoing a sea change.
Soaring student costs, unpredictable swings in state funding and
an increasing demands from employers for highly skilled graduates
are just a few reasons university leaders are scrambling for
formulas that work.
Delece Smith-BarrowU.S. News & World Report for EWA
Undergraduate enrollment is slated to increase by
14 percent between 2015 and 2026, but some liberal arts
colleges may not see a boost in their number of students or have
enough faculty to support the few who enroll.
Grinnell College in Iowa saw applications drop by more than 20
percent this year, Warren Wilson College in North Carolina is
laying off faculty and Wisconsin’s Northland College is slashing
faculty salaries, said Scott Jaschik, editor and co-founder of
Inside Higher Ed.
Watch the short animated film “Slope of the
Curve” from WorkingNation.com, and you might feel like the
robots are coming. Actually, they’re already here. Automation is
just happening at a faster and faster pace. And not just in blue
collar jobs, but also high-skill jobs, such as the medical and
legal fields.
Denise-Marie Ordway of Journalist's Resource for EWA
The wealthy and politically connected have many advantages in
life. But do they really have an edge getting into the best
colleges?
Some impressive investigative work by two journalists in Texas
and Virginia reveals that family money and influence appear to
have helped students get into at least two top public
universities.
During a graduation season when congratulations are the usual
fare, regret instead was the main course during an
Education Writers Association seminar session about higher
education polling. The potentially lucrative major discarded or
the campus that could have become your beloved alma mater
but didn’t: These were the emotional subjects tackled, backed
with research methods of opinion surveys.
By Meredith Kolodner of The Hechinger Report for EWA
Nick Anderson didn’t have to be asked twice to get on a train to
New York City.
A professor at Columbia University called the veteran Washington
Post reporter last summer. She told him she had spoken with
students who were making ends meet by engaging in the sex trade,
hooking up with older men on “sugar daddy” websites.
“She asked me, ‘Would you be interested in writing about
something like this?’” Anderson relayed to a room full of
journalists who had assembled for a session at the Education
Writers Association’s annual spring conference.
Free speech has once again become a highly charged issue on
college campuses, where protests frequently have interrupted, and
in some cases halted, appearances by polarizing speakers.
At a lively panel last week during the Education Writers
Association’s annual conference in Washington, D.C., free speech
advocates and a student leader from the University of California,
Berkeley, debated who was at fault and what could be done.
One nonprofit organization is determined to see more
conservatives on student election ballots at colleges and
universities across the country. Turning Point USA is getting conservative
students active in campus politics by providing them with
everything from campaign T-shirts to on-the-ground workers to
help sustain their runs for office.
As Coastal Carolina University continues an investigation into
its cheerleading team’s alleged work as strippers and escorts,
administrators there are grappling with how to
treat websites such as the one the students used.
A letter sent to Coastal Carolina officials in mid-March from a
concerned parent alleged that cheerleaders were engaging in
stripping, drinking and prostitution. Following the claim,
The Sun News obtained investigation documents through a
public records request.
Jane Hammond of the Daily Press in Newport News, Virginia,
discusses the
anniversary of the rampage, in which a student gunman
killed 32 people before taking his own life. In the decade that’s
followed, Virginia has put strict new protocols in place related
to emergency response, as well as new standards for mental health
services.
They could be considered the new minority student. Difficult to
find, harder to enroll, but offering a perspective that moved to
the forefront in the last presidential campaign. The small-town
American who grows up to work a blue-collar job, who often feels
ignored by a political climate that seems to cater more to the
coastal middle class, has drawn more attention over the past
year.
Dana Goldstein of The New York Times looks
at issues of equity when it comes to PTA fundraising,
and how those dollars are being distributed and spent.
College Presidents Discuss What the Purdue-Kaplan Deal Means for Higher Ed
There’s no question that higher ed is undergoing a sea change. Soaring student costs, unpredictable swings in state funding and an increasing demands from employers for highly skilled graduates are just a few reasons university leaders are scrambling for formulas that work.
Top 10 Higher Ed Stories You Should Be Covering, 2017 Edition
Undergraduate enrollment is slated to increase by 14 percent between 2015 and 2026, but some liberal arts colleges may not see a boost in their number of students or have enough faculty to support the few who enroll.
Grinnell College in Iowa saw applications drop by more than 20 percent this year, Warren Wilson College in North Carolina is laying off faculty and Wisconsin’s Northland College is slashing faculty salaries, said Scott Jaschik, editor and co-founder of Inside Higher Ed.
Can Higher Ed Help Build Workforce Skills?
Watch the short animated film “Slope of the Curve” from WorkingNation.com, and you might feel like the robots are coming. Actually, they’re already here. Automation is just happening at a faster and faster pace. And not just in blue collar jobs, but also high-skill jobs, such as the medical and legal fields.
College Admissions: The V.I.P. Treatment
Do students from wealthy or politically connected families get preference in the admissions process?
The wealthy and politically connected have many advantages in life. But do they really have an edge getting into the best colleges?
Some impressive investigative work by two journalists in Texas and Virginia reveals that family money and influence appear to have helped students get into at least two top public universities.
New Poll Finds Adults Have Second Thoughts About Their College Experiences
During a graduation season when congratulations are the usual fare, regret instead was the main course during an Education Writers Association seminar session about higher education polling. The potentially lucrative major discarded or the campus that could have become your beloved alma mater but didn’t: These were the emotional subjects tackled, backed with research methods of opinion surveys.
From ‘Sugar Daddies’ to College Mailboxes: Reporters Share ‘How I Did the Story’
Nick Anderson didn’t have to be asked twice to get on a train to New York City.
A professor at Columbia University called the veteran Washington Post reporter last summer. She told him she had spoken with students who were making ends meet by engaging in the sex trade, hooking up with older men on “sugar daddy” websites.
“She asked me, ‘Would you be interested in writing about something like this?’” Anderson relayed to a room full of journalists who had assembled for a session at the Education Writers Association’s annual spring conference.
How Much Freedom of Speech Is Welcome on College Campuses?
Free speech has once again become a highly charged issue on college campuses, where protests frequently have interrupted, and in some cases halted, appearances by polarizing speakers.
At a lively panel last week during the Education Writers Association’s annual conference in Washington, D.C., free speech advocates and a student leader from the University of California, Berkeley, debated who was at fault and what could be done.
Conservative Candidates for Student Government Get Hidden Help
One nonprofit organization is determined to see more conservatives on student election ballots at colleges and universities across the country. Turning Point USA is getting conservative students active in campus politics by providing them with everything from campaign T-shirts to on-the-ground workers to help sustain their runs for office.
In ‘Seeking Arrangement,’ Are Students Working As Escorts?
As Coastal Carolina University continues an investigation into its cheerleading team’s alleged work as strippers and escorts, administrators there are grappling with how to treat websites such as the one the students used.
A letter sent to Coastal Carolina officials in mid-March from a concerned parent alleged that cheerleaders were engaging in stripping, drinking and prostitution. Following the claim, The Sun News obtained investigation documents through a public records request.
Virginia Tech Shooting: 10 Years Later
EWA Radio: Episode 119
Jane Hammond of the Daily Press in Newport News, Virginia, discusses the anniversary of the rampage, in which a student gunman killed 32 people before taking his own life. In the decade that’s followed, Virginia has put strict new protocols in place related to emergency response, as well as new standards for mental health services.
Higher Education Reaches Out to Rural Students
They could be considered the new minority student. Difficult to find, harder to enroll, but offering a perspective that moved to the forefront in the last presidential campaign. The small-town American who grows up to work a blue-collar job, who often feels ignored by a political climate that seems to cater more to the coastal middle class, has drawn more attention over the past year.
The Fight Over PTA Fundraisers
EWA Radio: Episode 117
Dana Goldstein of The New York Times looks at issues of equity when it comes to PTA fundraising, and how those dollars are being distributed and spent.