top of page
Joanne Jacobs
Dec 72 min read
Is DEI doomed?
University DEI programs are losing popularity on campus and off.
1 comment
Joanne Jacobs
Dec 42 min read
The Trump 'reckoning' for higher ed: No more easy money
Colleges aren't going to like Trump's higher education agenda , predicts economist Richard K. Vedder. He's the author of the forthcoming...
1 comment
Joanne Jacobs
Nov 261 min read
A black professor leaves academia: 'Critical thinking became critical feeling'
Erec Smith, formerly a professor of rhetoric and composition, got tired of colleagues calling him "inauthentically Black" because he...
2 comments
Joanne Jacobs
Nov 121 min read
College presidents, it's going to be a bumpy ride
Trump is likely to go after elite colleges and favor vocational education.
0 comments
Joanne Jacobs
Sep 282 min read
Americans still want their kids to go to college, but ...
Most people worry about college costs, but want their children to go to a two-year or four-year college.
0 comments
Joanne Jacobs
May 121 min read
Disrupted graduations create a feel-bad moment for higher ed
College commencement ceremonies are supposed to be joyful, writes Hechinger's Liz Willen. This year, some students will graduate on...
4 comments
Joanne Jacobs
May 82 min read
New university creates space for debate, but it's not 'safe'
The new University of Austin -- the first class of 100 undergrads starts in fall -- wants to be a "pluralistic community" for discussion,...
5 comments
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 92 min read
Why Americans don't trust higher ed: It's the lying and the whining
Only 36 percent of Americans expressed "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of trust in higher education in a 2023 Gallup survey, down from 57...
2 comments
Joanne Jacobs
Dec 5, 20232 min read
WVU gives students what they want: Good grades in easy classes
West Virginia University is cutting majors and firing professors to fulfill the utilitarian vision of its president, E. Gordon Gee,...
3 comments
Joanne Jacobs
Jul 19, 20231 min read
Who do you trust? Not higher ed or public schools -- or Congress
Americans' confidence in higher education has fallen sharply, according to a new Gallup poll, reports Hechinger's Jill Barshay. Yet most...
1 comment
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 22, 20232 min read
Higher ed's future: Microcredentials?
Microcredentials, which certify completion of short-term training in marketable skills, are the "new new thing in higher education,"...
1 comment
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 1, 20231 min read
'Diversity statements' are out in North Carolina, Texas ...
Would-be professors will not be asked to pledge allegiance to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) to be considered for a job at the...
0 comments
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 8, 20231 min read
A sharp right turn for Florida's New College: 'We are recapturing higher ed'
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to turn the very progressive New College of Florida, the state's liberal arts honors college, into a...
3 comments
bottom of page