Drexel Pulls Plug on Sacramento Philadelphia Inquirer Drexel Pulls Plug on Sacramento Unveiled in 2009, Drexel's Sacramento, Calif., campus was supposed to be the first of five new locations in growing U.S. cities that would help the university expand its reach. And it was supposed to be the first step in a larger plan to open a 5,000-student undergraduate campus on a large swath of land in nearby Placer County. That's what the late Drexel president Constantine "Taki" Papadakis envisioned.
Who’s Next? Who Isn’t? Inside Higher Ed Who’s Next? Who Isn’t? Sweet Briar College’s sudden decision to close may cause other struggling private colleges to do the same by creating a new paradigm for when a college should call it quits. That’s the fear of Richard Ekman, the head of the Council of Independent Colleges, which represents many small private colleges across the country. He worries Sweet Briar's decision will influence other trustees. "My hope is that it will not,” Ekman said.
Fighting Frats and Losing Inside Higher Ed Fighting Frats and Losing Tensions between University of Idaho administrators, a fraternity and the chapter’s alumni have ended with the university’s dean of students suddenly announcing his resignation after less than three months on the job. Just prior to the announcement, sanctions brought against the fraternity over hazing allegations were dropped.
Still at a Disadvantage Inside Higher Ed Still at a Disadvantage Throwing another wrench into the belief that higher education is the great equalizer, a new paper suggests that African-American graduates from elite institutions do only as well in getting jobs as white candidates from less-selective institutions.
Sweet Briar College Alumnae Rally to Prevent Shutdown The Washington Post Sweet Briar College Alumnae Rally to Prevent Shutdown When the president of Sweet Briar College announced that the school would close forever this summer, many women burst into tears. But then a common refrain began to echo through the small Virginia school’s close-knit alumnae: Not if I can help it. A Web site appeared, complete with slogans (“Think is for girls” and “Save Sweet Briar”) shared happy memories of life on the pristine Southern campus, and one very ambitious goal.
Free Community College Could Cost More Than We Think “The Hechinger Report” Free Community College Could Cost More Than We Think Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education is cited for her thoughts on the potential negative impact of free community colleges on four-year minority-serving institutions.
Audio: 55 Years Later, Local Cancer Discovery Still Shaping Research Newsworks (WHYY-FM) Audio: 55 Years Later, Local Cancer Discovery Still Shaping Research Jennifer Morrissette and Peter Nowell of the Perelman School of Medicine discuss cancer treatment.
In U.C.L.A. Debate Over Jewish Student, Echoes on Campus of Old Biases The New York Times In U.C.L.A. Debate Over Jewish Student, Echoes on Campus of Old Biases It seemed like routine business for the student council at the University of California, Los Angeles: confirming the nomination of Rachel Beyda, a second-year economics major who wants to be a lawyer someday, to the council’s Judicial Board. Until it came time for questions.
Who Gets the Endowment? Inside Higher Ed Who Gets the Endowment? Sweet Briar College’s closure seems all the more stunning given how much money it has socked away: more than $80 million in its endowment. The women’s college in rural Virginia announced this week it would close at the end of the spring semester.
How Men Can Succeed in the Boardroom and the Bedroom The New York Times How Men Can Succeed in the Boardroom and the Bedroom Adam Grant of the Wharton School co-authors an article on how workplace equality is beneficial for men.