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The Globalization Of Higher Education Forbes Magazine - Interview July 28, 2010 A senior fellow at the Kauffman Foundation, Ben Wildavsky traveled to far-flung college campuses to research his new book, The Great Brain Race: How Global Universities Are Reshaping The World.  As Wildavsky sees it, competition among universities is good, resulting in institutions that better serve students' needs and equip them to gain a foothold in an increasingly cutthroat workforce. He talked to Forbes about the characteristics of this new "global university," who stands to benefit and the international future of higher education.

10 Reasons to Go to a Small College U.S. News & World Report - Blog July 28, 2010 One of the critical decisions to make in choosing a college is between the research university and the small college. In the spring, we looked at the case for the research university. This week, we consider what advantages a small (or liberal arts) college has to offer. The typical small college has an enrollment of less than 5,000 students, doesn't have a graduate school, and has a student-to-faculty ratio of under 10:1 - some are even as low as 5:1.  Here are some of the pluses of choosing a small college.

Do Colleges Discriminate Against Poor Whites? Time Magazine - Interview July 28, 2010 Princeton sociologist Thomas Espenshade got an unexpected bout of publicity last week when a New York Times columnist used a 500-page study he published in October, on college-admissions practices at eight elite schools, to argue that working-class whites and whites in rural areas get the short end of the stick. Espenshade was quick to point out that the column had overreached with the data.  He talked to Time about his study, "No Longer Separate, Not Yet Equal," and detailed what this decade-long admissions investigation did and did not uncover.

Pell Shortfall Persists Inside Higher Ed July 28, 2010 A Senate panel wavered a bit from its House of Representatives counterpart, producing a 2011 funding bill Tuesday that aims to protect Pell Grants from cuts -- but doesn't fully fund the program -- and boosts funding to the National Institutes of Health.

Most Student-Aid Programs Would Receive No Increases Under Senate Spending Bill Chronicle of Higher Education July 28, 2010 A Senate appropriations subcommittee approved a spending bill on Tuesday that would provide a $1-billion increase to the National Institutes of Health but keep spending flat for most student-aid programs, including Pell Grants.

Private Partners Inside Higher Ed July 28, 2010 With resources drying up and debt mounting at many colleges, the idea of letting private developers finance building projects is increasingly seductive. But these arrangements are not without risks, and ratings agencies are watching some of them develop with skepticism, panelists told a group of college business officers here this week.

Goodbye to Those Overpaid Professors in Their Cushy Jobs Chronicle of Higher Education July 28, 2010 For adjunct instructors, who now make up more than half of the professoriate, life is a scramble to piece together as much income as a bartender's. And the young academics who do win coveted tenure-track appointments are hardly coasting-they're working harder than ever before.

Report: Colleges don't do enough to stop student drinking USA Today July 28, 2010 College administrators do recognize that student drinking is a major problem, but they focus on individual interventions and campus-based alcohol restrictions.

The Gospel According to Sonny Chronicle of Higher Ed July 28, 2010 If bookshelves reveal a person's character, consider the home library of Sonny Vaccaro, the man credited with revolutionizing-and destroying-youth basketball.

Addressing Alcohol Abuse (or Not) Inside Higher Ed July 28, 2010 A new study evaluates how well colleges and universities actually address alcohol abuse on campus, and it turns out that the most effective methods aren't the most common.

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