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May 20, 2025

Experts Weigh In on “Everyone” Cheating in College

A Message from the Office of the President

As we step into this fall season, I am proud to share that Unity Environmental University has become the first institution in Maine to announce fully-accredited 90-credit Applied Bachelor’s degrees for 5 new programs, an innovation that redefines what higher education can and should be.

This NECHE-accredited model trims time and cost by 25 percent while preserving full academic rigor, giving learners a faster and more affordable path to high-quality degrees. It is the latest example of how Unity is setting the pace for higher education: more tech-enabled, more learner-centered, and always deeply rooted in our environmental mission.

Historic Growth, Stable Tuition

We welcomed thousands of new students this fall, and thanks to our unique term structure. This flexible model means no one has to wait for this opportunity. It’s also one of the reasons Unity now serves nearly ten times the number of students we did only a few years ago, all while keeping tuition flat for five consecutive years and locking it through 2030.

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October 11, 2025

You’re Watching the Wrong Institutions

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October 3, 2025

Beyond Green Schools: Why Sustainability Education is the Future

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September 30, 2025

Measuring With The Wrong Stick: The Great Pretense of Higher Education Leadership

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September 25, 2025

Middle Management Is Not Dead. AI Makes It More Valuable.

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September 14, 2025

Redefining Educational Success: Why We Must Stop Confusing Access with Rigor

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August 31, 2025

The Great Inadvertent American Shakedown…

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August 24, 2025

From Sacred Cow to Structural Failure: Rethinking the Faculty Construct

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August 17, 2025

The College Major Is Higher Ed’s Most Dangerous Illusion…

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August 5, 2025

The Manufactured Crisis: College Closures Are Not Abrupt. They’re Allowed.

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August 1, 2025

Built to Protect, Now Poised to Break?

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July 25, 2025

Traditional Academic Governance is Dying: Evolving From Consensus to Adaptive Leadership in Higher Education

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July 21, 2025

The Performative Trap…

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