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.
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.
Earthquake of a Snowstorm: Column USA Today Earthquake of a Snowstorm: Column Erwann Michel-Kerjan, Howard Kunreuther and Michael Useem of the Wharton School write about coping with large-scale disasters.
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.
The Morning Download: CIOs Integrate Wearables Into Core Software Platforms The Wall Street Journal The Morning Download: CIOs Integrate Wearables Into Core Software Platforms Nadia Heninger of the School of Engineering and Applied Science is quoted about the “FREAK flaw.”
Do Business-School Rankings Matter? The Wall Street Journal Do Business-School Rankings Matter? There’s still a business case for business-school rankings, depending on where a school falls in the pecking order. At a time when elite M.B.A. programs thrive and lower-tier programs struggle to attract applicants, some deans say a high ranking can help them reach new prospective applicants or appease status-conscious donors.