Higher Ed: Page 143
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Colleges responding to Trump’s immigration crackdown
Community colleges, in particular, are worried, and are making policy changes to protect vulnerable undocumented students.
By James Paterson • Aug. 3, 2018 -
60% subsidies at campus child-care centers helping student-parents graduate
The University of Houston is using increased federal aid to offer substantial subsidies to student-parents with children at its two day care centers.
By James Paterson • Aug. 3, 2018 -
How to best serve Latino students
Latinos are attracted to the University of California, Merced because professors and administrators created programs and services that directly cater to them.
By Halona Black • Aug. 2, 2018 -
LMS market after Blackboard-Moodle breakup
The learning management system leaders separately announced that their "uncomfortable" six-year partnership is over. Does the split signal bigger changes for the LMS market?
By James Paterson • Aug. 2, 2018 -
Big data supporting ‘millions of virtual experiments a month’
A data network operated by Massachusetts universities is allowing for connected exploration by thousands of researchers around the world.
By James Paterson • Aug. 2, 2018 -
Column
President Speaks: Lifelong liberal learning in progress
University of Minnesota, Morris Chancellor Michelle Behr makes the case for finding ways to engage with people of different perspectives.
By Michelle Behr • Aug. 2, 2018 -
New partnership offers colleges soft skills credentials for their students
Education Design Lab and Credly developed assessments for skills like critical thinking and empathy that businesses say they want employees to possess.
By James Paterson • Aug. 2, 2018 -
Delinquency levels high for HBCU loan program
A federal loan program for historically black institutions has a 30% delinquency rate, but some say it could be structured and promoted better.
By James Paterson • Aug. 1, 2018 -
Deep Dive
The challenge of a universal transcript
Students learn in different ways, but it's hard for higher education leaders to assess the value of each credential earned. Could blockchain and mixed modality frameworks be the solution?
By Shalina Chatlani • Aug. 1, 2018 -
How one college is raising part-time student retention
Learning communities, popular at higher-resourced institutions, are proving a low-cost way for Bunker Hill Community College to help students who can't take more classes.
By Autumn A. Arnett • Aug. 1, 2018 -
Google adding data to college information searches
The tech giant will offer numbers on admissions and graduation rates, among others, when college names are entered into the search engine.
By James Paterson • July 31, 2018 -
Diversity in teacher degree programs lags nationwide
Washington officials report that the racial makeup of its teacher training programs matches the state's population, but the gap is sizable elsewhere.
By James Paterson • July 31, 2018 -
Opinion
How to help adult students succeed
Darcy Richardson of EdPlus at Arizona State University writes that higher education has a responsibility to help adult learners achieve their professional goals with accessible, high-quality courses.
By Darcy Richardson • July 31, 2018 -
Out-of-state universities woo California students to their online programs
Universities from across the nation are aggressively targeting Californians, mainly because of demand state institutions can't meet.
By James Paterson • July 31, 2018 -
CUNY sees 18% drop in students needing remedial courses
About 80% of the City University of New York's community college freshmen took remedial courses in 2016, but that number dropped to 62% last fall.
By James Paterson • July 30, 2018 -
DeVos to kill second for-profit college regulation
Obama-era "gainful employment" rule requiring graduates of for-profit institutions to find suitable jobs will likely be dropped by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
By James Paterson • July 30, 2018 -
UCLA hits $4.2B fundraising target 18 months ahead of schedule
The campaign, which began in 2012 to help fill gap from state cuts, will go toward scholarships and endowed faculty positions, among other initiatives.
By James Paterson • July 30, 2018 -
Ed Department to tackle accreditation in negotiated rule-making session
One of the department's top officials says current rules over accrediting bodies limit innovation within the industry.
By Shalina Chatlani • July 30, 2018 -
Income share agreements gaining ground in higher ed
ISAs may be beneficial for students, colleges and investors, advocates contend.
By James Paterson • July 27, 2018 -
Conflict over campus carry and free speech grows
University of Texas president says he supports free speech by faculty members, but is on the opposite side in lawsuit about how it relates to carrying guns on campus.
By James Paterson • July 27, 2018 -
Using social media, social justice to boost presence
Report recommends minority-serving institution administrators can use these platforms to engage more with students and "humanize" themselves.
By James Paterson • July 26, 2018 -
Prepare and respond quickly to embarrassing incidents, experts say
Citadel officials recall how they handled controversy with an immediate, truthful message and action.
By James Paterson • July 26, 2018 -
Survey: Students say textbook costs have 'big impact' on finances
A new report says that students are forced to make tradeoffs, such has not buying food or changing majors, to buy course materials.
By James Paterson • July 26, 2018 -
No marijuana on campus — even for medicinal use
Like other institutions nationwide, Redlands Community College is reluctant to allow the drug on site, even if it's been prescribed by a doctor.
By James Paterson • July 26, 2018 -
Aim Higher and PROSPER on the table: What's the takeaway for higher ed leaders?
Pay attention to bipartisan conversations and regulatory processes, say education policy experts.
By Shalina Chatlani • July 26, 2018
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