University leaders are considering setting up economic development districts, like one LSU recently created around its Baton Rouge campus, that would give their school access to sales tax revenue already being collected.
As students prepare to return to class, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon is asking Virginia’s college and university presidents and governing boards to review how they operate and make changes, with a specific focus on whether universities are delivering affordable, high-quality education while maintaining free speech, academic standards, and accountability to the public. McMahon […]
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression gave 14 Ohio universities a “yellow light” rating for free speech policies in a new report, meaning that they operate under policies that could be too easily applied to suppress protected speech. The survey reviewed free speech policies at nearly 500 public and private colleges and universities nationwide […]
Three years ago, I warned that Ohio lawmakers were trying to cure perceived ideological bias in higher education by handing government greater authority over universities. I argued that even well-intentioned attempts to regulate speech could create a chilling effect. I knew something about that risk. Before Ohio’s universities were navigating Senate Bill 1, I spent eight years fighting […]
Close to two years after announcing plans for their strategic combination, two Iowa Catholic universities say they’re still waiting for final approvals from the U.S. Department of Education and its accrediting body, delaying a full merger and affecting the institutions’ financial picture. St. Ambrose University in Davenport and Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids have […]
Republican nominee for governor Vivek Ramaswamy in March said that consolidating Ohio’s public universities would make higher education better and more affordable. The strong consensus of economists surveyed on the topic this month said such a move would reduce the number of graduates in Ohio and reduce economic output. They split on whether it would […]
(The Center Square) – A year after a law in Ohio banning diversity, equity and inclusion at public colleges and universities took effect, one of its sponsors said the critics were wrong in their “wild predictions” about the legislation’s effects.
(The Center Square) – A new report from the University of Wisconsin says tuition in the state is actually too low.
(The Center Square) – Several Republican lawmakers are upset with the University of Wisconsin System’s proposal to increase tuition by 2% a year after a 5% increase.
