UC campuses sweep up in the 2019 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges ranking. In the 2019 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges ranking, five UC campuses made the top ten public universities for undergraduate education, with all nine campuses within the top 75. UCLA was named the top public university in the […]
Apr 18, 2019
Apr 11, 2019
An AAUP study found minimal gains in faculty salaries. Full-time faculty salaries are about 2% higher this academic year compared to last year, according to data from the American Association of University Professors Faculty Compensation Survey. Even though they salaries have risen by about 2%, after adjusting for 1.9% inflation, they’ve barely budged, says the AAUP […]
Apr 11, 2019
The Times Higher Education releases their World University Rankings for 2019. The Times Higher Education‘s World University Rankings for 2019 analyzes research-intensive universities from all over the globe on the main categories of teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and international outlook. The Ranking prides itself on making comprehensive and balanced comparisons and is audited by an […]
Apr 04, 2019
Learn about the details of the Department of Labor’s new proposal. According to sources, the Department of Labor will soon propose that workers who make under $35,000 be eligible for overtime pay. The Department of Labor’s new proposal to update overtime pay regulations has been long anticipated and, if the sources prove correct, the DOL […]
Mar 28, 2019
Study looks to find a link between presidents’ salaries and the amount of funding the universities receive. While it is difficult to calculate, a recent study conducted by The Review of Higher Education sought to discover a link between presidents’ salaries and the amount of funding the universities receive. Because the amount of funding an […]
Mar 21, 2019
How do college and university faculty feel about using technology to deliver instruction? Last year, Inside Higher Ed published their 2018 Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology. As the name suggests, the survey looked to identify how college and university faculty really felt about using technology to deliver instruction. After compiling the responses of 2,129 […]
Mar 14, 2019
The DREAM Act explained. The DREAM Act (S. 1615) is a bipartisan act that gives undocumented students (such as high school valedictorians, varsity athletes, and class presidents) a way to obtain legal U.S. residency. Specifically, the Act allows certain immigrant students who have grown up in the U.S. to apply for conditional non-immigrant status and […]
Mar 07, 2019
Learn which universities make U.S. News’s top ten. Every year, U.S. News ranks the top colleges in the nation based on a wide range of criteria. In it’s National Universities ranking, the news organization considers each contender’s range of undergraduate majors, its master’s and doctoral programs, and the emphasis it places on faculty research. U.S. […]
Feb 28, 2019
Study reveals that college selectivity affects the lives of females far more than their male counterparts. According to a new study titled “Elite Schools and Opting-In: Effects of College Selectivity on Career and Family Outcomes,” college selectivity affects the lives of females in significantly different ways than men. The study examined data from the 1996-97 […]
Feb 21, 2019
Learn more about the Department of Education’s proposed Title IX rule changes and how they could benefit survivors of sexual harassment. While Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s proposed Title IX rule changes have been met with considerable backlash for strengthening the rights of the accused at the expense of the victim, some experts point out that […]