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Despite regulation efforts and student complaints, this popular edtech platform marches on

University Business

Students and the federal government have waged lawsuits and called for stronger oversight of the edtech company. More from UB: Ohio is the latest state to try making college costs, ROI clearer—is it worth it? Yet, 2U has managed to fight back on all fronts. Should higher education hold faith in 2U despite its recent spats?

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UNC Chapel Hill leaders diverge on what new "school" will be

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” “Students will be able to choose the new classes to fulfill university core requirements,” the Wall Street Journal board wrote. ” The editorial’s headline and a Fox News chyron during Boliek’s interview were the same: “UNC Takes on the University Echo Chamber.”

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Embracing a New Model for Higher Education Governance Part 2: The Updated Board Duties

The Change Leader, Inc.

In this second post of our five-part series on Embracing a New Higher Education Governance Model , we discuss the updated board duties in higher ed and how boards can embrace their new roles and responsibilities as they work to meet the challenges facing colleges and universities today.

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Embracing a New Model for Higher Ed Governance Part 5: Board Improvement: Building a Culture of Continuous Board Improvement and Accountability

The Change Leader, Inc.

At The Change Leader, we propose a culture of continuous board improvement and accountability as a way to avoid the detrimental impact of stagnant governance. In previous blogs and our podcasts, you have heard us discuss how corporate governance is “infiltrating” higher education governance.

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Report: Complaining to a higher ed accreditor is burdensome

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Edward Conroy, a senior adviser with New America’s education policy team, reviewed the policies for the seven formerly regional accreditors, such as the Midwest’s Higher Learning Commission and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Is it a governance issue? “Is it a finance issue?

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President moves: Resignations and early retirements reigned in July

University Business

Following the California State System’s high-profile hire of Mildred García as chancellor over two weeks ago, two major university presidents at Texas A&M and Stanford caught the national radar following their high-profile resignations. Tessier-Lavigne consequently resigned following the committee’s findings.

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Why Worry?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Within the Cal State system, the share of faculty who are in tenured or tenure track positions fell from 66.6 To the claim that Stanford, as a private institution, can spend its money as it wishes, Vedder replies: “In what sense is Stanford more “private” than nearby California State University, East Bay?