Colleges rarely recruit students from rural high schools

Though graduation rates are often higher in rural schools, sending recruiters to their campuses often isn't seen as cost-effective.

By Amelia Harper • March 14, 2019

Americans support free college yet think 4-year degrees worth the price

A new survey found variation along socioeconomic lines as the country debates how heavily to subsidize higher ed at a time when costs are on the rise.

By James Paterson • March 14, 2019

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Enrollment and Retention

A look at the pandemic's continuing impact on enrollment and how colleges can ensure students stay on course.

By Higher Ed Dive staff

Could a regulatory overhaul open up the gates for competency-based education?

The Ed Department's push to redefine the credit hour could make it easier to launch alternative programs, but stakeholders say safeguards are still needed.

By Natalie Schwartz • March 14, 2019

Timeline: How Dream Center’s higher ed bid went off the rails

The court-appointed receiver says Dream Center is out $2.5 million in payroll expenses, and lawmakers call the Ed Department "complicit" in the collapse.

By Ben Unglesbee • Updated March 19, 2019

Federal racketeering sting reveals ‘side door’ into elite colleges

News that parents paid millions to get their children into selective institutions has triggered a maelstrom at a time of increasing tuition price sensitivity.

By Hallie Busta • March 13, 2019

Bridgepoint to acquire coding boot camp Fullstack Academy

The deal, for $17.5 million in cash plus stock, gives the for-profit operator a platform to expand into other high-demand training verticals.

By Ben Unglesbee • March 13, 2019

21 institutions partner to grow ‘public interest tech’ field

They hope to bridge the fields of digital innovation and public policy, producing civic-minded graduates in the tech sector and tech-savvy policymakers. 

By James Paterson • March 13, 2019

Artificial Intelligence: It's a journey, not a destination

Since the foundational requirement to use AI is data, administrative offices have an advantage over most companies.

March 12, 2019

How work-study programs can teach students career skills

Student employment should offer more than a paycheck and housing benefits, argues a report by NASPA–Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.

By James Paterson • March 12, 2019

Study: 40% of community college students take humanities classes

Momentum is growing behind a push to strengthen pathways for students interested in the liberal arts to transfer to four-year colleges. 

By Natalie Schwartz • March 12, 2019

Trump sets workforce training, student loan overhaul as budget priorities

The proposal cuts the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, streamlines income-based repayment and expands Pell Grants to short-term programs.

By Hallie Busta • March 12, 2019

5 ideas for change in higher ed from SXSW EDU

Improving career services, being strategic about online growth and getting to know the full student can help institutions stay relevant.

By Hallie Busta • March 11, 2019

Ed Dept recommends bankruptcy for Dream Center

In a hearing Monday, a federal judge extended the embattled receivership, but the end may be near after several of the operator's colleges closed.

By Ben Unglesbee • Updated March 12, 2019

UVA to raise hourly employee base wage to $15 by 2020

The university is the latest institution to join a growing national movement to increase pay, though some have said such plans can backfire. 

By Natalie Schwartz • March 11, 2019

Connecticut college system moves ahead with controversial consolidation plan

The state is one of several to merge institutions in order to streamline costs, but critics of the plan say it could threaten the system's accreditation.

By James Paterson • March 11, 2019

SXSW EDU 2019: Why digital transformation in higher ed is not 'an open playing field'

Tightening budgets and changing student demographics are important drivers, but the threat of oversight may be the biggest catalyst of all.

By Hallie Busta • March 8, 2019

6 universities making big investments in data science

To tap the growing field, public and private colleges are adding degree paths, partnering with the private sector and increasing research.

By Natalie Schwartz • March 8, 2019

Michigan joins free college push with latest proposal

The state's governor proposed a last-dollar program aiming to increase the share of state residents with a postsecondary credential from 45% to 60%. 

By James Paterson • March 8, 2019

What's at stake in a possible accreditation overhaul

For-profits, nontraditional education providers and cash-strapped accreditors are wary of the Ed Department's push but agree room to innovate is key.

By Ben Unglesbee • March 7, 2019

SXSW EDU 2019: What it means to treat students as consumers of higher ed

Better data and transparency on cost can help, said leaders at the intersection of college and the workforce, including the provost of Western Governors.

By Hallie Busta • March 7, 2019

Moody’s: Slow enrollment gains raise colleges’ financial risk

More institutions are adding graduate and online offerings as a way to stave off impending declines in the number of high school graduates.

By James Paterson • March 7, 2019

Receiver says Dream Center is 'insolvent,' plans to sell or close campuses

The manager of its assets says he has lined up buyers and transfer partners for many of its remaining colleges following Argosy's loss of Title IV access. 

By Ben Unglesbee • Updated March 8, 2019

Associate degrees linked to better employment, earnings

A new report from the American Council on Education highlights the economic benefits of the degree but notes too few community college students graduate. 

By James Paterson , Natalie Schwartz • March 6, 2019

SXSW EDU 2019: Taking OER to the next level

Top Hat CEO Mike Silagadze discusses the growing push to compete with traditional publishers by crowd sourcing quality and adding teaching tools.

By Hallie Busta • March 6, 2019

Evolving the student course evaluation process for greater insights

Little has changed in student evaluations since the 1970s. The next evolution of course evaluations may finally be around the corner.

March 5, 2019