higher ed

After serving in the interim for a year, Nicolle Cestero is officially the new president of American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts. Cestero replaced Hubert Benitez and has been leading the college as it rolls out a strategy for responding to challenges being felt across higher ed — while bracing for even more at a federal level. WAMC spoke with AIC's leader about the 2,000-student campus and what role the college plays in the community.

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey is touting a multi-billion investment plan targeting higher education.

Elena Ailes, an assistant professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, explains the road to unionization.

Dr. Lucas Morel, head of the politics department at Washington & Lee University, joined the Academic Freedom Alliance when it was founded in March 2021.

The Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, Massachusetts will not consider standardized test results in its admissions process for the next…