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March 11, 2022

The economic power of the middle market is immense. If it were its own country, the US middle market would be the fifth largest economy in the world. But when private equity (PE) attempts to capitalize ...

Former Arkansas Baptist College president sues school

March 4, 2022

Carlos Clark, former president of Arkansas Baptist College, has sued for wrongful termination, claiming he lost his job in retaliation for raising concerns about the college's chief financial officer who rep...

Robyn Parker, Ph.D., Joins Saybrook University as Vice President of Academic Affairs

March 3, 2022

PASADENA, Calif., March 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Saybrook University, an online, private, not-for-profit graduate university and leading institution for humanistic scholarship, has named Robyn ParkerPh.D., as V...

Father of Indian boy killed in Ukraine

March 2, 2022

Expensive medical education and 'casteism' are some of the factors driving Indian students to flock to foreign destinations like Ukraine to fulfill their dreams as a doctor, Indian student Naveen's father said ...

Ukraine is experiencing an exodus of foreign students and income | Business and Economy News

March 1, 2022

Bangalore, India – A drumbeat of explosions played in the background as Azam Hassan explained over the phone how he felt like he was living the lyrics to Eagles classic Hotel California. "It's like the song is...

SC’s Claflin University bomb threat is one of many targeting HBCUs so far this year | News

February 27, 2022

JaMariya Mason-Price, a senior student at Claflin University in Orangeburg, ha...

Chicago meeting looms for future of Arkansas Baptist College credentialing status

February 24, 2022

The Higher Learning Commission will review Arkansas Baptist College's extended probation and accreditation status at a two-day meeting scheduled to begin today in Chicago.A withdrawal of accreditation could ...

Affirmative action in confessions to be challenged in Supreme Court

February 24, 2022

Junior Kennedy Boston knew her race was a big part of her identity when applying to colleges. At Elon University and other predominantly white institutions, Boston was acutely aware of...

Ways to improve private university rankings discussed

February 22, 2022

The meeting was held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Dr. Rahma Ibrahim Al Mahrooqi, Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, Team Leader.Muscat: The first meeting of the task force to improve...

College endowments skyrocketed in fiscal year 2021, study finds

February 18, 2022

College and university endowments posted dizzying returns in fiscal year 2021, with endowments of all sizes increasing by at least 20%, according to a new study. The average university endowment size increased...

Mandatory NAAC rating for private colleges and universities

February 15, 2022

BHOPAL (Madhya Pradesh): The state's higher education minister, Dr. Mohan Yadav, said private colleges and universities would also have NAAC rankings to improve the quality of education in the state. S...

Feds dismiss lawsuit against BYU over school’s treatment of LGBTQ students

February 10, 2022

This is not the outcome that LGBTQ students had hoped for.After months of investigation, the US Department of Education has dismissed a complaint filed against Brigham Young University over the private religiou...

House plan could cut scholarships

February 6, 2022

Calling the plan 'punitive', leaders of Florida's private colleges and universities are crying foul over a House proposal that could tie the amount of money students rec...

Fact check: Co-education in BS (Honours) in private colleges is prohibited in the whole province of Punjab.

February 4, 2022

The Punjab Higher Education Commission has not released any statement on banning co-education in BS (Honours) in the province. On 2 February 2022, media outlet City 42 reported ...

Local Samford students named to Cumberland Law Dean’s List – Elmore-Autauga News

February 4, 2022

BIRMINGHAM, AL (02/03/2022) – Samford University is releasing Dean's Lists for the Fall 2021 semesters. To be eligible for the Cumberland School of Law Dean's List, a student must have earned a cumulat...

Pentecostal institution Alphacrucis in Parramatta wins legal challenge to use ‘university college’ title

January 31, 2022

Peter Coaldrake, chief commissioner of the Higher Education Quality and Standards Agency, said that in reviewing and reversing its decision, the regulator had "noted a number of the college's strengths, includi...

Taliban to reopen public universities, no word on female students | world news

January 30, 2022

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan public universities, closed since the Taliban took power in August, will reopen in February, the Taliban's acting minister of higher education said on Sunday, without saying whether fem...

Drop in community college enrollment | Connecticut and area

January 29, 2022

Enrollment at community colleges across the state, already declining over the ...

Breaking down Governor Kathy Hochul’s record $216.3 billion budget proposal

January 24, 2022

Get the latest news from Syracuse delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday announced New York State's budget proposal of $216.3 billion for fisc...

UK’s largest private pension fund to divert £5bn from polluters | pension industry

January 23, 2022

The UK's largest private pension fund will shift £5bn of its equity investments to an index avoiding the worst polluters, which will immediately reduce the carbon emissions associated with holdings by 30%.The U...

Maine Maritime Academy joins the Coalition for College

January 22, 2022

Membership confirms commitment to increase access to college for underrepresented students CASTINE – Maine Maritime Academy has joined the Coalition for College, a diverse group of more than 150 publ...

Commissioners Approve Bucknell’s Tax Exemption | News

January 21, 2022

LEWISBURG — Commissioners this week approv...

Connectivity will be in high demand on college campuses

January 21, 2022

Universities are hotbeds of ideas and innovation, and also have an almost insatiable need for connectivity. From laboratories to audio-visual equipment in classrooms, from student cell...

Report calls for a new approach to admissions and aid

January 20, 2022

The admissions system should be overhauled to make it fairer, especially for students of color, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Association for College Admissions Counseling and the Nat...

Colorado Christian University political scientists say they are running for US Senate

January 18, 2022

COLORADO SPRINGS — Gregory J. Moore, a professor at Colorado Christian University in Lakewood, Colorado, has declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate, attempting to represent Colorado as a Republican...

SHU Dean takes on the role of Vice-Rector of Strategic Partnerships

January 17, 2022

FAIRFIELD, Conn.—Michael Alfano, dean of Farrington College of Education (FCE) at Sacred Heart University, is assuming the role of vice provost for strategic partnershi...

Rhodes Scholar accused of faking poverty to win Oxford University spot

January 16, 2022

A 24-year-old Rhodes Scholar has quit the prestigious program after being accused of lying about growing up in poverty, according to reports. ...

Quebec private colleges seek protection from their creditors

January 13, 2022

The institutions are: Collège M in Montreal, Collège CDE in Sherbrooke and CCSQ, which has campuses in Longueuil and Sherbrooke. Indian students make up 95% of the 1,117 students at the three colleges, CBC ...

Colorado universities impose COVID-19 booster shots amid omicron outbreak

January 11, 2022

Colorado public universities are stepping up protection against pandemics by requiring COVID-19 booster vaccinations for students and staff before resuming in-person learning this month. Campus administrators a...

Is Kerala higher education department considering opening the door to private universities? – edexlive

January 8, 2022

Image for representation | Photo: Express the Kerala The government is examining the possibility of opening private universities in the state, sources...

Guest column: Louisiana does not have to face the demographic dystopia | Opinion

January 5, 2022

The US Census Bureau figures for 2021 are a clarion call for Louisiana. As re...

Gujarat: About 70 shortlisted candidates for boarding school project

December 31, 2021

About 70 candidates for the state government project "residential schools of excellence" on the public-private partnership (PPP) mode were shortlisted after careful consideration by the committee of the state e...

Arkansas Baptist Requires Students and Employees to Submit Proof of Covid Vaccination or Request for Exemption

December 30, 2021

Students and employees at Arkansas Baptist College must get their covid-19 vaccine for the next spring semester or apply for an exemption.Spring classes at the historically black college begin Wednesday, sev...

24 inmates with bachelor’s degrees in pastoral ministry will serve North Carolina prisons as ministers

December 26, 2021

Twenty-four men wearing black caps and robes walked across the stage at Nash Correctional Gymnasium on December 15 to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in pastoral ministry. They shook hands with Danny Akin, p...

Jarvis College to Offer First Masters Degrees | Local news

December 26, 2021

Special to the News-JournalJarvis Christian College will offer its first maste...

JHS students to study aviation, engineering and aeronautics in 6 sec. school – Adutwum

December 21, 2021

Yaw Osei Adutwum, Minister of Education Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum revealed that pupils leaving primary school in the proposed six-year-old secondary school system will have as part of their less...

26 private colleges in the Bodoland (Assam) territorial region will become government institutes

December 20, 2021

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday that 26 private colleges in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) would come under government control in the first phase of provincialization. Sar...

18 students from four Prayagraj institutions win UGC scholarships

December 19, 2021

No less than 18 students from four higher education institutions in Prayagraj this time won prestigious scholarships from the central government. According to the merit list made available on the official...

Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi urges private universities to focus on quality research and education

December 18, 2021

Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi urged private universities to focus on quality research and teaching to make Assam a leading state in education. ...

THE UNIVERSITY OF WOXSEN UNVEILS 4 MEGA FACILITIES IN ITS 200 ACRE LEARNING ACADEMY

December 17, 2021

These high-end and cutting-edge additions were launched today by Hon'ble Shri KT Rama rao, Minister of Municipal Administration and Urban Development of Telangana and Hon'ble Smt. Sabitha Indra Reddy, Minister...

Baylor joins nation’s elite academia as 1 research university – Baptist News Global

December 17, 2021

Baylor University has achieved one of her biggest long-term goals on Dec. 16 when she was named a 1 research university by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The R1 ranking, as it ...

Charlotte de Wake Forest School of Medicine building to be named after Howard R. Levine, retired CEO of Family Dollar | Local news

December 15, 2021

“People say it's easy to give money. But to do it right, you have to be thoughtful. I approach this as an investment."I consider it a privilege to be a part of the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in...

In 7 years, 705 private educational establishments closed in Telangana

December 12, 2021

Hyderabad: Over the past seven years, a large number of private engineering schools as well as other vocational, university and junior schools have been closed in Telangana. On the one hand, the government is ...

Mary Landon Darden: Baylor Still Embraces Its Christian Mission | Chroniclers

December 12, 2021

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Long-time school principal at Boyd Buchanan’s Dr Jill Hartness takes on new post

December 10, 2021

Dr. Jill Clevenger Hartness has been appointed Director of Advancement for the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU), effective February 2022. Dr. Hartness is known as a decisive and dynam...

Governor of Virginia Ralph Northam – December

December 10, 2021

Major new funding for operations, construction of buildings, creation of the very first HBCU Opportunities Fund and increased tuition grant to $ 5,000, a 50% increase over the past four yearsRICHMOND—Governor R...

Indian Army signs MoU with private universities for skills development of serving military personnel

December 8, 2021

Hamirpur / Shimla (HP): The Army Training Command (ARTRAC), one of the Indian Army's Seven Commandments, on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with private universities in Himachal Pradesh to provide ...

Twin Cities University Launches Free Scholarship Program

December 4, 2021

Twin Cities University Launches Free Scholarship Program North Central University of Minneapolis this week announced the launch of a free scholarship program. The initiative could bring financial relief to...

Global Campus Chancellor appointed President-Elect of UPCEA Board of Directors – WSU Insider

December 3, 2021

Washington State University Campus World Chancellor Dave Cillay has been appointed by UPCEA as president-elect of the organization's board of directors. UPCEA is a Washington, DC-based associatio...

Small schools take advantage of COVID relief money :: WRAL.com

December 2, 2021

By Cullen Browder, WRAL Presenter / ReporterCoronavirus relief programs passed by Congress arrived in North Carolina in three phases: the CARES Act in M...

PAU employee protest enters Day 2

December 2, 2021

The hunger strike launched by the leader of the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) teachers' association, HS Kingra, entered its second day on Thursday. According to a member of the association, Kingra wa...

New report shows slow diversification of college boards

December 2, 2021

Board members who oversee U.S. colleges and universities are still predominantly white and male, although institutions have diversified their boards somewhat in recent years, according to a new report from the ...

A CASE FOR THE FINANCING OF PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES

November 28, 2021

Francis Wale Oke explains why TETFund support to public universities should be extended to private higher education institutions It is impossible to write the history of private u...

Private universities plan expansion and new courses to cope with high threshold of MU

November 27, 2021

Due to Covid-19, the CBSE and several state councils did not hold the board reviews this year, resulting in the reporting of results based on special assessments. As a result, Class 12 scores this year have br...

Bridges being cleared for the creation of private universities

November 26, 2021

The government has started to clear the ground for the establishment of private universities in Pondicherry.The Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister N. Rangasamy on Thursday evening, had a detailed discu...

Collaborate for quality higher education – Ghana Baptist University College urges government

November 25, 2021

Ghana Baptist University College (GBUC) called for greater collaboration between the private sector and government in the delivery of quality higher education in the country. She therefore called on the ...

Nigeria: Augustine Varsity VC urges government to support private universities

November 24, 2021

Augustine University Vice Chancellor Ilara-Epe Professor Christopher Odetunde said the federal government's recent announcement that it would start providing scholarships and teaching stipends to students at ...

College costs have risen to nearly 5 times the rate of inflation, report says

November 23, 2021

The average cost of tuition, fees and other expenses at higher education institutions is increasing at a much faster rate than inflation, according to a recent study. (iStock) College spending has i...

With the decline of international student populations, what makes a seminar sustainable? – World Baptist News

November 23, 2021

There were many unintended consequences from the pandemic - from lingering issues surrounding supply chains to a volatile housing market. International travel has naturally been limited, but this reduction in ...

Texas Baptists ‘assert’ women while making gender an article of faith – Baptist News Global

November 22, 2021

The Texas Baptist General Convention "affirmed" women as contributors to the work of God while adopting a new declaration of faith which, mixed with fundamental historical Baptist beliefs, says that "gender is ...

TETFund to fund private polytechnics and universities in Nigeria – Wale Oke, NFP leader

November 21, 2021

The President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Francis Wale Oke, wants the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to support polytechnics and private universities in Nigeria. The res...

The University of Management and Technology ranks 13th among 30 most affordable private colleges in the United States

November 19, 2021

Dr J. Davidson Frame, Academic Dean of UMT and Graduate of UMT UMT graduation celebration UMT graduates ARLINGTON, Virginia, United State...

The Supreme Court’s tactic to kill affirmative action

November 11, 2021

The filing strategy against North Carolina and Harvard was orchestrated by Edward Blum, a financial advisor who founded Students for Fair Admissions. He has led more than two dozen lawsuits challenging affirma...

‘Proliferation of administrators’: professors reflect on two decades of rapid expansion

November 10, 2021

Vaibhav Sharma, photo editor ...

USTM 1st NE private university to obtain NAAC Grade ‘A’ accreditation

November 5, 2021

GUWAHATI: Meghalaya University of Science and Technology (USTM) has received an “A Grade” accreditation rating from the National Assessment and Accreditation Board (NAAC). The eight-year-old universi...

Beck A. Taylor inaugurated as 19th President of Samford University | New

November 4, 2021

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., November 4, 2021 / PRNewswire / - Beck A. Taylor, Ph.D., wa...

Private Universities Key to Strengthening UK TNE in Nigeria

November 4, 2021

UNITED KINGDOM-NIGERIA The private sector has a vital role to play in expanding equitable access to higher education in developing countries like Nigeria, but it is still treated with suspicion ...

NUC publishes full list of 198 approved federal, state and private universities in Nigeria Nigeria news

November 2, 2021

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has published a comprehensive list of all approved federal, state and private universities in Nigeria.This is contained in the NUC bulletin published on Monda...

Problems in Private Universities | Education

October 30, 2021

Assoc. 37 years. Teacher. Dr. Vo Thi Ngoc Thuy Many private companies have recently stepped up their investments in higher education. However, once the investor seeks profits, disrespecting the education...

Regina Favors to serve as interim president of Arkansas Baptist College

October 24, 2021

The Arkansas Baptist College Board of Trustees announced Friday, October 22, that Regina Favors will return to the school as Interim President following the resignation of Carlos Clark, who has held various...

Foster the discovery of the truth

October 19, 2021

Gail Linam is Academic Dean and Institutional Accreditation Liaison at Dallas Baptist University, where she has worked since 1988. She is also an active member of First Baptist Church i...

SMHS Ranks Second in FAFSA Completion Rate | New

October 19, 2021

St. Mary's High School ranked second in th...

Accumulation of opportunities at an elite private university

October 13, 2021

Atlantic just posted an interview with Princeton Chairman Christopher Eisgruber with the deliberately provocative title "Should Princeton Exist?" " The author of the article, Emma Green, does not throw soft b...

Cornell College promises ‘debt reduction’ among start-up aid in higher education

October 11, 2021

Orientation for new Cornell College students in Fall 2021 (Provided by Cornell College) Like campuses...

Newsom signs bills to facilitate university transfer and improve student accommodation

October 6, 2021

Credit: Office of the GovernorGovernor Gavin Newsom signed a law at California State University, Northridge. Credit: Office of the GovernorGovernor Gavin Newsom signed a law at California State University, Nort...

Husson University School of Pharmacy to Host 13th Annual White Coat Ceremony on Sunday

October 2, 2021

BANGOR - The Husson University School of Pharmacy (HUSOP) will hold its 13e annual white coat ceremony on Sunday, October 3 at 11 a.m. at the Gracie Theater. During the ceremony, white coats worn by ma...

The conundrum of higher education employment in India

September 29, 2021

India has seen a proliferation of private universities established under state laws in recent years. The phenomenon, critics fear, has gained official cachet with the tone of nation...

Inside the ‘Quin House in Boston, a luxury private club designed by Ken Fulk

September 28, 2021

The very idea of Boston means different things to different people, whether it's high culture (think the Boston Symphony Orchestra) or higher education (start at Harvard, MIT, Tufts, Boston University, Em...

University of Arkansas enrollment continues to decline

September 27, 2021

Fewer students enrolled in state public universities than a year ago, according to preliminary data from the state's Higher Education Division. The latest drop continues a long-term trend, with the second fall...

Complete list of proposed private universities awaiting final FG approval and their locations ▷ Nigeria news

September 25, 2021

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has released the list of proposed new universities awaiting federal government approval.The proposed universities were listed in the NUC newsletter published ...

Allison Garrett, former Christian from Oklahoma, appointed chancellor of state regents for higher education

September 24, 2021

Allison Garrett, president of Emporia State University in Kansas, will be the ninth chancellor of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. Allison garrett Garrett, a 1984 graduate of Oklahoma Chris...

The Liberty Institute at UT Austin? What is it, teachers ask

September 24, 2021

Faculty members at the University of Texas at Austin still have plenty of questions about the Liberty Institute, a think tank that's apparently coming to campus. This is even after the university rector raised...

Montana’s flagship universities break research funding records

September 23, 2021

By Keila Szpaller (Daily Montanan)September 23, 2021 September 23, 2021 Through Missoula current A technician is conducting research at the University of Montana. (Current file Martin Kidston / Missoula) (...

Local philanthropists Kenneth and Charlotte Richardson donate $ 50,000 to the University of Antioch | School zone

September 21, 2021

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Historic gifts received by the State of Iowa, the University of Oklahoma and the University of Massachusetts

September 19, 2021

The University of Oklahoma was one of three public research universities that received awards ... private gifts last week. The others were Iowa State University and the University of Massach...

Iowa regents consider more private collaboration

September 17, 2021

Regents listen to an Iowa Board of Regents meeting at the Levitt Center for University Advancement in Iowa City o...

Baylor University Announces New Chair to Study Food Security | Media and public relations

September 16, 2021

Jim and Tammy Snee create chair to support Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty Media Contact: Lori Fogleman, Baylor University Media and Public Relations, 254-709-5959Follow us on twitter: @BaylorUMedia...

US News & World Report, Other College Ranking Services Award Ohio Northern University With High Rank

September 16, 2021

US News & World Report ranked Ohio Northern University third among best regional colleges in the Midwest and fourth in the Midwest for best value. Ohio Northern was also ranked # 6 in the Washingt...

Students with disabilities in private colleges now have access to state supports, after proud father’s Twitter campaign

September 16, 2021

A freshman got college supports for people with disabilities following a Twitter campaign...

Words have meaning

September 15, 2021

Lately I was once again struck by the value of words. My wife Sharon thinks that hearing the words “I love you” from my lips is very important to say at the start of the day. Nowadays, I don't know how common...

Students with disabilities in private colleges will have access to state aid

September 15, 2021

Students with disabilities in private colleges should have access to state-funded supports after a policy change. ...

Linfield University Board Chairman steps down after scrutiny

September 15, 2021

A student leaves the Riley Center on the campus of Linfield University in McMinnville, Oregon on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. The small private university recently withstood controversy, with the high-profile departu...

LSU Falls 19 Places in Latest US News Top Universities Survey; it is the penultimate in SEC | Education

September 15, 2021

LSU's ranking in the latest US News & World Report poll slipped 19 spots and t...

Four-year schools go in person, two-year schools stay online

September 15, 2021

On the first day of classes at the University of Massachusetts in Boston last week, students, faculty and staff - most of them masked - flocked to stand-up campus shuttles.More than 20 months after the state's ...

Explained: What has the Taliban said about women’s education so far?

September 15, 2021