Reported by Education Dive, Portland State University is attempting to become that, creating research centers for homelessness and smart city technology. PSU President Rahmat Shoureshi hopes to establish seven self-supporting centers on-campus in downtown Portland.

Reported by Education Dive, this issue of “time poverty” is much more likely to affect the academic performance of college students with young children.

Reported by Education Dive, Harvard Business School saw 4.5% fewer MBA applications in 2018, while Stanford University saw a 4.6% drop, and The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School saw a 6.7% drop. This makes the 4th consecutive year MBA applications have dropped nationwide, down 7% year-over-year.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, studies examining tuition-free college programs in New York and Tennessee demonstrate that even “free college” programs don’t account for all the costs of attendance.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, many colleges are rethinking how they staff their development offices to meet the fundraising needs of an increasingly diverse alumni and donor base.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, Joshua Hunt’s latest book, University of Nike: How Corporate Cash Bought American Higher Education looks at Nike’s founder Phil Knight and his precarious relationship with The University of Oregon, as their top donor.

For many institutions with big data dreams, their bubbles often burst when they are told how unusable their data currently is.

Reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education, James Lang from Assumption College believes there is a single question to ask faculty to make them more conscious of their curriculum design. And it is: “Twenty years from now, what do you hope students will remember from your course?”

Reported by EAB, a study by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) showed that between 2004-2009, students who transferred institutions lost 43% on average of the credits they had earned at prior institutions.

Reported by Education Dive, the University of Virginia will waive tuition for in-state students whose families earn less than $80,000 a year, and in addition, offer free room and board for those students whose families earn less than $30,000 annually.