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Finlandia University Announces Closure

Inside Higher Ed

Finlandia University announced Thursday that it will not enroll students for the upcoming academic year and has teach-out agreements in place as it prepares to close. In a statement announcing the looming closure, the Board of Trustees pointed to demographic changes that have led to a “steep decrease in interest in going to college.”

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Iowa Wesleyan University announces closure

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Iowa Wesleyan University is closing, citing rising costs, shifting enrollment trends, declining fundraising and the governor’s rejection of a proposal for federal COVID-19 relief funds. Now, as university officials and the governor trade blame, the college is set to close in May.

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Temple University president resigns

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Temple University president Jason Wingard resigned abruptly on Tuesday after less than two years on the job, the Board of Trustees announced. The Temple board vowed to increase its oversight of the university earlier this week because of what board chair Mitchell Morgan called “an unprecedented confluence of serious challenges.”

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Cabrini University makes public appeal for partnerships

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Years of dwindling enrollment and ongoing financial challenges have led to deep cuts at Cabrini University as administrators seek long-term stability. Following the latest wave of cuts, university leaders are making an appeal for partnerships. The university will also downsize from 18 department chairs to eight.

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Stephen F. Austin University weighs joining a Texas system

Inside Higher Ed

Austin State University, one of the last Texas public universities to remain independent, might finally shed its unaffiliated status—a step that highlights the increasing complexities involved with running a college or university. Image: Stephen F. Questions about whether Stephen F.

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Lindenwood University Buys For-Profit Dorsey College

Inside Higher Ed

Lindenwood University in Missouri is expanding its reach with the acquisition of for-profit Dorsey College, a vocational school in Michigan, the St. Lindenwood Education System, the parent entity for Lindenwood University, is the official purchaser in the deal, and the two institutions will maintain separate accreditation.

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Can Cheating on Steroids in Colleges and Universities be Stopped?

Higher Ed Ethics Watch

It is no surprise to college professors that academic cheating is on the rise even though virtually every university has a policy on academic integrity. Research into cheating at the college and university level began in 1990 by Dr. Donald McCabe, one of the founders of the International Center for Academic Integrity (ICAI).

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