Educators and university leaders are on the edge of their seats as President-elect Trump makes his return to office with an aggressive posture toward K-12 and higher education. Trump has threatened multiple times to take away funding from schools if they do not align with his views on subjects such as diversity, equity and inclusion […]
In state after state, fast-growing, traditionally liberal college counties are flexing their muscles, generating higher turnout and ever greater Democratic margins. They’ve already played a pivotal role in turning several red states blue — and they could play an equally decisive role in key swing states next year. One of those states is Michigan. Twenty […]
The average American saved $5,011 last year. That means it would take them about 75 years to save up enough cash to send one child to a top-rated US university. College is really expensive. And it just keeps getting more expensive. The average tuition at US private colleges grew by about 4% last year to […]
So this is what all those hefty tuition payments are covering these days. While a typical college education may consist of sitting in long lectures that start at 8 a.m., some universities have put a fresh spin on such time-worn traditions Many now offer classes about pop culture icons, the importance of learning how to […]
Top diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) employees at major public universities earn massive six-figure salaries for leading initiatives that some experts found to be ineffective and instead enforce a “political orthodoxy.” A review of salary data shows that the universities of Michigan, Maryland, Virginia and Illinois, plus Virginia Tech, boast some of the highest-paid DEI […]
