Michael T. Nietzel

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Senior Contributor at Forbes

Retired University President. Psychologist. Higher Education Writer. Book Lover. Dog Guy, Jazz Fan. Cubs, Wildcats, Illini, Bears and Hawkeyes.

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Is Columbia Or An Accreditor The Real Target In Trump’s Latest Salvo?

3 days ago | forbes.com | Michael T. Nietzel

Is the Trump administration's threat to Columbia University's accreditation the real target, or is ... More it the accreditation process itself?
Ohio State University Launches New AI Fluency Program For Undergrads

3 days ago | forbes.com | Michael T. Nietzel

The Ohio State University is updating its undergraduate curriculum to promote AI fluency for all ... More students. gettyThe Ohio State University is introducing a new AI Fluency initiative in which basic AI education will be embedded in core undergraduate requirements and majors. The aim is to help equip students with the ability to use AI tools, as well as to “understand, question and innovate with them — no matter their major.”The project will begin this fall for first-year students.
Fewer Students Stopped Out Of College Last Year, And More Returned

4 days ago | forbes.com | Michael T. Nietzel

More than one million Americans who had previously dropped out of college returned to school in ... More academic year 2023-2024. Nonetheless, the number of adults who have left college without earning any credential increased nationally. gettyFor the second year in a row, the number of students leaving college without earning a credential has declined, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
Fewer Students Stopped Out Of College Last Year, And More Returned

4 days ago | forbes.com | Michael T. Nietzel

More than one million Americans who had previously dropped out of college returned to school in ... More academic year 2023-2024. Nonetheless, the number of adults who have left college without earning any credential increased nationally. gettyFor the second year in a row, the number of students leaving college without earning a credential has declined, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
Federal Cuts Force Hiring and Raise Pauses At Johns Hopkins University

5 days ago | forbes.com | Michael T. Nietzel

Johns Hopkins University announces four immediate cost containment measures in an attempt to ... More stabilize ts finances. gettyThe leadership of Johns Hopkins University announced on Monday that it was implementing several new belt-tightening measures as it tries to address the financial pressures brought on by the Trump administration’s cutbacks in research support and other changes in higher education policies.
These Small Colleges Would Be Hit Hard By Trump’s New Endowment Tax

6 days ago | forbes.com | Michael T. Nietzel

The tax and spending bill passed by the House of Representatives on May 22 would increase the taxes some colleges and universities would have to pay on several sources of university income, most notably endowment earnings. Much of the attention being paid to this controversial component of the legislation has focused on the impact the new taxes would have on the nation’s richest universities like Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Princeton and MIT.
Five Alumni Give Colgate University A Record $105 Million

1 week ago | forbes.com | Michael T. Nietzel

Five alumni have given Colgate University a total of $105 million, an amount that includes a $50 million donation from Peter Kellner, which the university described as the largest single gift in its history. The new gifts will be used primarily to support a comprehensive residential building program in the university’s lower campus located along Broad Street in Hamilton New York. The project is part of Colgate’sThird Century Plan, a long-term strategic framework unveiled in 2019.
Minnesota Sees Strong Growth In Its Direct College Admissions Program

1 week ago | forbes.com | Michael T. Nietzel

The state of Minnesota is seeing continued growth in its direct admissions program, an initiative that enables high school seniors to be proactively admitted to participating colleges and universities in the state without having to formally apply first.
Trump Suggests Harvard Should Have A 15% Cap On International Students

1 week ago | forbes.com | Michael T. Nietzel

President Donald Trump ratcheted up his pressure campaign against Harvard University on Wednesday, suggesting that the institution should limit the number of international students it enrolls. "I think they should have a cap of maybe around 15%, not 31%," Mr. Trump said at a news conference.
MIT Launches An Institution-Wide Initiative For New Manufacturing

1 week ago | forbes.com | Michael T. Nietzel

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is launching an Initiative for New Manufacturing, an institution-wide effort intended to promote and advance the future of U.S. manufacturing.