Summer Reading: Strategies to boost online learning programs

A roundup of practices and insights that can help colleges and universities enhance their online courses to best meet the needs of distance learners.

By Jean Dimeo • June 18, 2018

Offering inmates a second chance through degree pathways

How Rutgers University and Raritan Valley Community College, which are among the roughly 70 institutions in the Second Chance Pell pilot program, are educating incarcerated students.

By Autumn A. Arnett • June 18, 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

Another community college approved for bachelor's degrees

Some 90 community colleges nationwide now offer four-year programs, concerning some traditional baccalaureate institutions.

By James Paterson • June 15, 2018

College boosts enrollment, revenue by nearly $1M with calling campaigns

Mesa Community College contacted 12,000 students by phone, resulting in a 12% increase in persistence rates.

By James Paterson • June 15, 2018

Despite overall setbacks, one MOOC on AI gains ground

A massive open online course series about artificial intelligence produced by a private firm boasts 250,000 registrants. 

By James Paterson • June 15, 2018

Meet Tennessee's new director of HBCU success

Spelman College alumna Brittany Mosby holds the first state-level position dedicated to advocating for and promoting the success of historically black colleges and universities.

By Autumn A. Arnett • June 15, 2018

Colleges consider value of limiting students' roommate choice

A variety of standards are in place at institutions, from students having no choice to more than half selecting roommates like themselves.

By James Paterson • June 14, 2018

Institutional Innovation: Disrupting the faculty member evaluation model

Opting out of the typical evaluation process may be critical for a comprehensive look at a professor's performance and providing quality feedback. 

By Shalina Chatlani • June 14, 2018

Corporations partnering with UF Online in possible shift in recruitment

Discover and Walmart offer employees tuition, and a university spends less on marketing to attract online students, one higher education analyst writes.

By James Paterson • June 14, 2018

U of Chicago becomes first elite institution to go SAT/ACT optional

The institution also announced need-based scholarships to underscore its commitment to improving access and success for low-income students.

By Autumn A. Arnett • June 14, 2018

Presidents address a central question in higher education: How can leaders ensure students are learning?

A number of states are taking up the issue of "diploma mills," but individual leaders have also been thinking more about how to preserve — and boost — the value of a degree.

By Autumn A. Arnett • June 14, 2018

Minority-serving institutions yield higher social mobility rates, study shows

A new paper from the American Council on Education finds that MSIs, despite having fewer resources, do a better job than other institutions of moving students from the bottom economic quintile to the top.

By Autumn A. Arnett • June 13, 2018

Preparing students for the workplace of the future

With automation expected to play an increasing role in the workplace, colleges are rethinking how they prepare students for post-graduation jobs.

By Shalina Chatlani • June 13, 2018

Ohio State to allow some officers to carry concealed guns

The policy exempts campus and other police from state law restricting concealed weapons.

By James Paterson • June 13, 2018

Report: Campus climate overhaul needed to stem sexual harassment

A report from the National Academies of Sciences offers 13 recommendations for moving from an era of compliance to one of prevention. 

By Autumn A. Arnett • June 12, 2018

Report: Colleges to survive through hybrid experience

A Georgia Institute of Technology commission sees different types of students attending for varying stints in a variety of ways in future decades.

By James Paterson • June 12, 2018

Social-emotional learning graduates to college campuses

An initiative common in K-12 education, the skills now are seen as important in higher ed and after graduation.

By James Paterson • June 12, 2018

Scaling programs that support unique needs of online students

Priorities should include, among other things, expanding services and connecting learners to the campus and business community, according to officials of one online program giant.

By James Paterson • June 12, 2018

5 best practices for boosting completion

A new report from Third Way provides a look at successful initiatives from institutions across the nation. 

By Shalina Chatlani • June 12, 2018

How one college is fighting to come back from extinction

Eastern Tennessee's Knoxville College shut its doors in May 2015. Now it's re-opening them — online, at first — this fall.

By Autumn A. Arnett • June 12, 2018

Report: 46% of colleges employ virtual reality in courses

An expert says K-12 schools are increasingly using VR, so college students expect it on campus — but network capacity is an issue.

By James Paterson • June 11, 2018

Student engagement prerequisite to free speech on campus, leaders say

Administrators speaking at the New York Times Higher Ed Leaders Forum shared their best practices for effectively supporting free speech events. 

By Shalina Chatlani • June 11, 2018

Purdue breaks high school mold with Indiana charter model

Opened by Purdue University, Purdue Polytechnic is the latest example of the evolution of U.S. schools into 21st century learning hubs of personalized, tech-focused instruction. 

By Christina Vercelletto • June 11, 2018

Simmons College finalizes plans to transition to a university

The women's college is refocusing its academics to build community and attract international students.

By Autumn A. Arnett • June 11, 2018

5 keys to boosting student retention

Strategies range from building a sense of belonging to generating robust data analytics to helping with parking tickets.

By James Paterson • June 11, 2018