Higher ed consolidation could pick up in 2019, Fitch says

The ratings agency joined Moody's this week in issuing a negative outlook for the sector as it grapples with challenges including slow tuition revenue growth.

By Ben Unglesbee • Dec. 7, 2018

Michigan State applications sink 8.3% in wake of Nassar scandal

The decline runs counter to applicant growth experienced at most other Big Ten Conference institutions.  

By James Paterson • Dec. 7, 2018

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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

U of South Florida brings grocer Publix to campus

USF's president said the move to bring Florida's biggest grocery chain to campus helps its aims of becoming "a vibrant living-learning environment."

By Hallie Busta • Dec. 7, 2018

Higher-paying, preprofessional programs cost more to teach

Costs can vary based on class sizes and faculty pay, according to a new report from the National Bureau of Economic Research.

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 6, 2018

Women were majority of medical school entrants for 2nd straight year

Although more women are entering the medical profession, research shows it has a long way to go to establish gender equity.

By James Paterson • Dec. 6, 2018

Education Corporation of America shuts down after ACICS pulls accreditation

The operator of for-profit Virginia College and Brightwood Career Institute is closing 70-plus campuses amid mounting financial and compliance troubles. 

By Ben Unglesbee • Dec. 6, 2018

UC Berkeley to settle free speech lawsuit for $70K

The settlement comes as colleges balance protecting free speech on campus and ensuring security at events where speakers may stoke unrest. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 5, 2018

Betsy DeVos inks agreement with Swiss on apprenticeships

The memorandum of understanding brings a pledge from nearly two dozen Swiss companies with U.S. ties to help create training opportunities here.

By James Paterson • Dec. 5, 2018

Case Western Reserve to launch blockchain think tank

Cleveland is striving to become "Blockland" amid a citywide push to find uses for the digital ledger technology and is calling on local colleges for help.

By Hallie Busta • Dec. 5, 2018

Teaching students that communication is a two-way street

How do you support building communication skills?

Dec. 5, 2018

Harvard looks to dismiss lawsuit over single-gender club policy

The college says the policy is gender-neutral and therefore does not violate Title IX bans on gender-based discrimination, which Greek groups allege. 

By Ben Unglesbee • Updated Feb. 11, 2019

U of Dayton shifts China program from classes to recruitment

Staff at the six-year-old China Institute, which was intended to be self-supporting, will help the university bring more Chinese students to its campus.

By James Paterson • Dec. 4, 2018

Silent Sam statue could find a new place on UNC-Chapel Hill campus

University trustees approved a plan to build a $5.3 million history center with annual operating costs of $800,000 to house the Confederate statue.

By Hallie Busta • Dec. 3, 2018

Partnership of the Year: P-TECH

P-TECH represents a response to recommendations for more education-industry partnerships and ensures that more students leave high school with college credit.

By Linda Jacobson • Dec. 3, 2018

University of the Year: The University of California, Merced

The University of California System's newest college is increasing access to higher education in the state while rapidly expanding to serve more students.

By Hallie Busta • Dec. 3, 2018

President of the Year: Michael Sorrell, Paul Quinn College

"We no longer have the luxury of romanticizing who's coming to college," says Sorrell, who wants to expand his school's urban work college model nationally.

By Hallie Busta • Dec. 3, 2018

Innovator of the Year: Central New Mexico Community College

The college, which now offers all students a blockchain diploma, has emerged as a leader in finding new uses for the digital ledger technology in higher ed.

By Hallie Busta • Dec. 3, 2018

Strategic Move of the Year: MIT's $1B AI push

MIT is investing $1 billion in an effort to overhaul how it teaches computing and artificial intelligence, focusing on interdisciplinary collaboration and ethics. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 3, 2018

The Higher Education Dive Awards for 2018

Each year we recognize the industry's top innovators and disruptors and their efforts to shape the future of higher education. See our 2018 picks.

By Education Dive: Higher Ed Team • Dec. 3, 2018

Trump administration weighs stronger background checks for Chinese students

The potential restrictions are just the latest options being considered to limit Chinese students' access to U.S. higher education. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 3, 2018

UW-Stevens Point faculty and staff want leadership out

A letter of "no confidence" in the university's chancellor and provost alleges financial mismanagement amid cuts to make up an $8 million deficit.

By James Paterson • Dec. 3, 2018

The future of learning for one first-generation student

She’s the first in her family to attend college, but digital materials and online access are making the learning curve less stressful — and less expensive.

Dec. 3, 2018

Survey: 9 in 10 college seniors say their courses are relevant to future careers

Seniors' high confidence levels contrast the results of several other surveys gauging how well colleges prepare graduates for the workforce. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 30, 2018

President Speaks: It's time to rethink remedial education

Failed remediation programs are partly to blame for the country's soaring student debt burden and low graduation rates, two CUNY officials write.

By William Thompson Jr. and Vita Rabinowitz • Nov. 30, 2018

U of Illinois insures against loss of Chinese international students

The policy covers a 20% decline in revenue from a group that increasingly has fewer reasons to turn to U.S. colleges for postsecondary degrees.

By James Paterson • Nov. 30, 2018