Gayle Hutchinson was the first-ever woman chosen to be president in 135 years at California State University at Chico in 2016, a position she will retire from next June. A little more than 2,400 miles away in Mobile, Ala., Mary Van Brunt signed on to become the first woman president in the 192-year history of […]

Does your college or university rule TikTok? Is it a star on Instagram? Does it lead or follow on Facebook or Twitter? The best of the best Division I schools, according to the 2022 Higher Education Social Media Engagement Report by Blair Feehan and the team at Rival IQ, are driving interest, comments, clicks and […]

This is what is possible in higher education. 179 Livingston, a vibrant building in the heart of Brooklyn. A vision to truly put students first. A mission to keep the traditional alive while breaking down every other barrier so that it can be better. This is the new St. Francis College, just 14 days removed […]

Nine miles. That is all that separates Florida Gulf Coast University from the Gulf of Mexico and all that cushioned it from the Category 4, 150-mph winds of Hurricane Ian when it hit two weeks ago. But that ever-so-small buffer, a slight position to the south of the eyewall’s center and its campus design may […]

After more than three decades of unsteadiness, a $32 million takeover by Goodwin University in 2021 and enrollment losses over the past four cycles, could the University of Bridgeport really be making a comeback? Bridgeport, under the direction of new president Dr. Danielle Wilken, announced on Monday that enrollments of first-year students have jumped by […]

A new partnership launched by Western Governors University could provide a spark in getting all women into once-taboo STEM fields.

The window for parents to apply for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid began on Oct. 1, and at least one financial services company is seeing positive signs coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Discover Student Loans, which conducted a survey of parents whose children are heading for college, said 72% will be filling […]

In 2020, the Association of American Universities, under the watch of then President Mary Sue Coleman, released a report on the state of sexual assaults on college campuses. Among the “disturbing” statistics cited was that 13% of all students have been victims. Coleman, now the President at the University of Michigan, called the increasing patterns […]