Universities allowed to charge 2 per cent more for tuition but switch from grants-heavy system to more reliance on loans will hurt enrolments, experts warn
The university system dropped proposed language saying teaching āclearly unrelated to the course descriptionā wouldnāt be protected. The AAUP remained opposed.
By Ryan Quinn
26 February
Columbiaās Richard Axel also stepped down from his role as co-director of the Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute.
Congressās new earnings test will stop students from receiving federal aid for some programs. A Hoosier State bill goes further, putting those degrees on the chopping block.
The system board did not specify what topics are considered controversial or elaborate on how the policy will be enforced. The language echoes similar restrictions at the Texas A&M and Texas Tech systems.
By Emma Whitford
20 February
Computer science majors are expected to get the biggest pay bump, according to new data from the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
By Kathryn Palmer
19 February
The budget bill would also freeze tuition revenue, allow institutions to fire tenured faculty faster and develop plans to eliminate a tenth of positions and expenses from universitiesā leadership offices.
Lee Bollinger, who led under-fire institution for two decades, says universities need protections as the unofficial āfifth branchā of the US constitutional system