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The article highlights the impact of state laws on abortion and gun policies on college enrollment decisions among students. It reveals that a majority consider these issues when choosing where to study, with a notable increase in the importance placed on reproductive health access. It underscore a bipartisan concern regarding campus gun policies and emphasize how these social issues influence enrollment patterns, particularly among younger demographics.

The article focuses on the challenges and barriers faced by academic institutions in promoting and encouraging community-focused research and scholarship. It discusses how such research can help build public trust in higher education institutions amid declining confidence in academia. It highlights the obstacles, including funding structures, promotion and tenure criteria, and institutional policies, that hinder community-based research.

The article presents the discussion on public confidence in higher education's ability revealing a partisan gap including Democrats seeing higher education's contributions.

American campuses have never been more international. In 2013-14, colleges in the United States enrolled a record 886,052 foreign students, an increase of 8 percent over the previous year, according [...]

Wellesley, Mass. -- A year ago, Wellesley College found itself embroiled in a debate about academic freedom in China. Led by Thomas Cushman, a sociology professor at the college, a [...]

The article reports on the increase in international-student numbers in the U.S. according to a 2021 survey published by the Institute of International Education (IIE). Topics discussed include the recorded decline in international student applications in 2020 which may be attributed to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the international-student enrollment reported by higher education institutions surveyed, and the views offered by Mirka Martel of IIE regarding international enrollment.

The article focuses on the efforts of U.S. universities and colleges to address the concern of international students about anti-Asian racism in 2021. Topics discussed include the 72% decline in the number of new foreign students in the U.S. in 2020, emergence of the U.S. as the least safe among developed countries such as Great Britain and Canada for prospective international students and their parents, and the outreach program implemented by institutions to recruit international students.

The article focuses on the challenges faced by college dropouts in re-enrolling, highlighting complex reasons such as academic unpreparedness, financial burdens, and life circumstances. Topics include the struggle to balance work and family with education, the daunting barriers preventing re-enrollment like outstanding debts, and the disillusionment with a system that didn't previously work for them.

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- From an early age, Leon Botstein's life was shaped by two powerful forces: fascism and education. His parents fled Nazi persecution in Poland and, after World War [...]

SAN DIEGO -- Like many American colleges, the University of West Florida has seen significant growth in recent years in its international-student enrollment. But another trend alarmed Rachel Errington, director [...]

SEOUL -- Each fall, thousands of students from South Korea arrive on American campuses. They come from a culture that views education as the key to success, where mothers and [...]

WASHINGTON -- For the second year in a row, applications from India to American graduate schools have skyrocketed, while those from prospective Chinese students have fallen, according to a report [...]

WASHINGTON -- Historically black colleges in the United States have a legacy of international engagement. They educated generations of political, business and scientific leaders, from Africa as well as from [...]

SEOUL, South Korea -- A desire to produce well-rounded graduates, an influx of Chinese students, heartburn over university rankings: Such universal topics were among the subjects of discussion at the [...]

WASHINGTON -- In recent years, the discussion on international students in the United States has largely been about how to best recruit talented students from overseas. That may be changing. [...]

The article discusses diversity in education as international students coming to the U.S. first time identified as Black. It mentions perspectives can be shaped by stereotypes of African Americans and other minorities in popular culture or reflect very different perspectives on race and ethnicity in their home countries. It also mentions blind spot for colleges as Black Lives Matter protests bring new attention and race is not an identity marker or a social distinction.

The article provides information on recent appointments, resignations, retirements, awards, and deaths in academic leadership. Melissa L. Gilliam has been appointed as the first woman and first Black president of Boston University. Topics covered include Barbara J. Bryan's appointment as acting president of Broward College, Richard Corcoran becoming the permanent president of New College of Florida, and Bonnie H.

This article is a collaboration between The New York Times and The Chronicle of Higher Education, a daily source of news, opinion and commentary for professors, administrators and others interested [...]

The article discusses how social stigma prevents men from pursuing certain health care careers such as nursing. It examines how hospitals, nursing homes, and other health-care providers are often the largest employers in economically depressed communities yet some men continue to seek employment in manufacturing or remain out of work.

The article discusses the effects of the travel ban issued by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump on international students and faculty at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. The article reports that forty percent of U.S. colleges and universities have reported a decrease in international enrollments and that the executive order has also affected international students and scholars who already study in America.

The article talks about the economic issues, and election polls in North Carolina and support for political candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. It mentions the traditional industries such as furniture, unemployment and public higher education in the state, needs to revive the economy through education and employment and colleges such as Catawba Valley Community College to open furniture courses and East Carolina University to connect with the local needs.

The article discusses tensions between globalist aspects of U.S. higher education and the nationalist views of U.S. President Donald Trump. Topics include problems with recruiting international students to U.S. institutions after Trump's election in 2016, the economic impact and financial benefits of foreign college students in the U.S., and the cultural effects of foreign students on campuses.

The article discusses job market conditions facing Chinese college students studying in the U.S. Topics include problems with applying for H1-B visas in the U.S. and the use of the optional practical training (OPT) program, the lack of job opportunities in China for Chinese students who have studied abroad, and the impact of anti-immigration sentiment on Chinese students in the U.S.

The article discusses how Russia's invasion of Ukraine has made the country inaccessible to American and Western researchers, hindering academic partnerships and fieldwork opportunities. It highlights that the Higher School of Economics in Moscow funded Radomir Ray Mitic's, an assistant professor of higher education at the University of North Dakota, U.S., research on civic awareness among students in a Russian university.

The article states that American universities are turning to Africa as an untapped source of international students, due to declining enrolments from China. According to NAFSA: Association of International Educators, China was a key contributor to the US economy last year. It mentions that the number of visas granted to Chinese students for studying in the US during autumn 2022 has decreased, raising concerns about a possible long-term decline as a result of the contracting population growth.

The article discusses developments in the higher education sector in the U.S. as of early 2014, particularly the unabated decline of financial support for public colleges and universities. It focuses on the role played by such groups as lobbyists, activists, and big-government liberals like lobbyist Patrick E. Watson on the decline, and the comment by University of Minnesota's College of Education and Human Development senior Fellow Robert K. Poch on the topic.

The article explores the behavior of young people between the ages of 18-24 that are from low-income families, and racial or ethnic minorities. Particular focus is given to how these young people often choose military service over college. Additional topics discussed include the $575 million dollars spent annually on advertising by the U.S. military, how typically only for-profit colleges advertise and how branding could be used to help reach students less likely to enroll.

Credit unions are poised to grab a bigger slice of the banking market as the cooperative financial institutions expand their product range and reach out to more business customers. Commercial [...]

Congress and federal regulators are finally wading into the area of corporate life that has been largely untouched so far by the governance reform drive: executive compensation. Over the coming [...]

The average cost of business insurance packages will continue to hold roughly steady in 2005. But ongoing terrorism fears, rising tort costs and fallout from this year's hurricanes will boost [...]

Allegations of accounting irregularities at Fannie Mae will finally spur Congress to shorten the leash on the mortgage finance company and its sibling, Freddie Mac. Lawmakers are likely to grant [...]

Congress and the insurance industry may thwart an increasingly popular financial solution for companies facing bankruptcy due to huge lawsuits over asbestos exposure. The use of prepackaged bankruptcies, or prepacks, [...]

The number of bankruptcy filings by consumers dipped slightly in the year through June, but that was just a temporary blip in a decades-long growth trend. Expect the number of [...]

Dark clouds are hanging over the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), which insures the defined-benefit pension plans of some 44 million Americans. The possibility of bankruptcies at United Airlines or [...]

The stock market is still poised for a post-election rise, carrying the S&P 500 index up about 5 percent for the year after rising 22 percent last year. In the [...]

Bank mergers are thinning the ranks of lenders, but that doesn't mean customers have to suffer. Banks are busy fine-tuning their products and services on both the bricks and clicks [...]

A push by Congress to overhaul regulation of the $1-trillion insurance industry will bring benefits for policyholders. They'll see more insurers competing for their business, which will lower premiums and [...]

A new law will soon allow banks to process checks electronically, speeding check clearing, allowing the use of digital images to guard against fraud and providing more information online to [...]

If Sen. John Kerry wins the presidential election in November, expect the Massachusetts Democrat to push a more activist regulatory approach than the market-driven strategies that have defined the Bush [...]

The future of so-called industrial loan companies (ILCs)-essentially banks run by nonbanking firms-hangs in the balance as Congress struggles to decide if and by how much to expand their authority. [...]

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will delve into more nooks and crannies of financial services and markets to make sure investors are getting a fair deal. But the regulatory [...]

While Congress bides its time on asbestos liability, state governments are swinging into action. The Ohio legislature passed a law in May that sets minimum medical criteria for asbestos-related lawsuits-the [...]

There's growing political momentum behind easing the regulatory burden on community banks as they strain to meet the requirements of new corporate governance and antiterrorism measures. Paring the paperwork will [...]

Congress will extend federal support for terrorism insurance, but not soon enough to prevent costly delays for companies planning to purchase, sell or develop commercial property. By fall, lenders will [...]

The article discusses about the education governors of the U.S. and their records on public schools and colleges. It further discusses about the anti-education governor, Scott Walker, the Wisconsin Republican made the state's colleges criticizing and questioning their value; challenging what was taught in their classrooms; and Walker had slashed college budgets and proposed to gut the Wisconsin Idea, enshrined in state law, that stresses higher education's importance to the state and society.

The article reports on updates in the higher education sector in the U.S., particularly the surveys showing that a growing number of Americans appreciate the value of higher education. Also cited are the studies on the issue of who should pay for college education, the recognition by President Joe Biden of the role the government should play in supporting college students, and his announcement of a plan to cancel student loan debts.

The article offers information on the 55,000 Degrees campaign of the educational sector, government and the private sector in Louisville, Kentucky with the goal of getting the city's college-attainment rate to reach 50% by 2020. Topics covered include the generational poverty among students which is a factor behind low college degree attainment, achievement gap between white students and black students, and the variety of approaches the city has tried in the past to provide educational parity.

The article reports on decline in enrollment of college students in the ongoing crisis of the COVID-29 pandemic. It mentions the decline is caused by working parents strained by the demands of full-time pandemic child care put their studies on hold, and international students couldn't get visas, along with the comments of Courtney Brown, vice president for impact and planning at the Lumina Foundation.

The article looks at Chinese families aiming to send their children to study in U.S. colleges and universities, profiling several families and the steps they have taken to direct their children's education toward this goal. Topics include the contrast between the college admissions process in China versus the U.S.

The article discusses the role of universities and colleges in economic development for U.S. municipalities. Topics include the success of the Research Triangle Park economic development initiative in the Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina area, the relation of Stanford University to the development of technology industries in the Silicon Valley region of California, and relations between higher education and businesses.