Mills College president talks strategy, higher ed costs

During a visit to Education Dive's office, President Elizabeth Hillman shared why the institution is partnering with neighboring universities and why women's education remains strong.

By Autumn A. Arnett • March 21, 2018

Colleges navigate price of success for low-income students

How costs can become a dangerous factor for programs that encourage low-income minority students to complete degrees on time. 

By Jarrett Carter • March 21, 2018

Navigating online professional degrees — potential and caution

Online courses continue to expand, including professional degree programs becoming hybrid. But digitally scaling this type of credential is not easy. 

By Shalina Chatlani • March 21, 2018

Up to 45% of LBGTQ students have suicidal thoughts

A survey reveals how sexual identity may have close ties to potentially risky behavior, and the role colleges may have to play to help students to cope with harmful thoughts. 

By Jarrett Carter • March 20, 2018

What happens when donors want access to executive decisions?

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas makes headlines for attaching a sizable donor pledge to executive hiring decisions. What are the implications for the future of fundraising?

By Jarrett Carter • March 20, 2018

How to construct a strong board of trustees

A report from the Association of Governing Boards offers best practices for engaging and training board members, including having them interact with professors and students. 

By Jarrett Carter • March 20, 2018

Degree planning platform improves student experience and degree completion

For many students, the path to earning a two- or four-year degree has never been more complicated or convoluted.

March 20, 2018

Can video games help students learn complicated concepts?

Texas A&M will use a $100,000 grant to commercialize 3-D video games in art history and calculus to supplement regular classwork.

By Patti Zarling • March 20, 2018

How colleges are grooming talent for the future supply chain

Enrollment in full-time supply chain programs is rising, but recruiting women and getting students real-world experience remains challenging.

By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • March 20, 2018

Growing minority student population contrasts largely white faculty

A new study reveals racial disparities between students, professors and administrators at California colleges and universities. 

By Jarrett Carter • March 19, 2018

Professor protests online threat with absence from classroom

A California State University, Northridge faculty member refuses to return after receiving threats, saying the institution has not done enough to reassure her she will be protected. 

By Jarrett Carter • March 19, 2018

UMBC basketball success example of how to take advantage of an athletic flash point

Social media can help turn an underdog narrative in sports into a story about an institution being an academic favorite beyond campus borders. 

By Jarrett Carter • March 19, 2018

Cisco partners with school districts, colleges to close technical skills gap

A Cisco official says "we can't just expect everyone to come out of a four-year college with a computer science degree."

By Autumn A. Arnett • March 19, 2018

Higher ed as a pathway to healthier, more conscious living

Woodbury University School of Business dean Joan Marques reflects on the correlation between low educational attainment rates and low regional median incomes and health outcomes. 

By Joan Marques • March 19, 2018

Personalized learning is for online courses, too

Paul Krause, eCornell CEO, says the key to boosting low student success metrics in digital courses is to provide relevant,engaging experiences and one-on-one attention.

By Autumn A. Arnett • March 16, 2018

Ashford poised for merger, reclassification as nonprofit

Two large institutions eye a merger to join the growing movement of for-profits seeking nonprofit status and the financial benefits that were nearly lost under the Obama administration. 

By Jarrett Carter • March 16, 2018

Higher ed 'must answer the sticky questions in society'

Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of University of Maryland, Baltimore County, called on institution leaders to "tell the story" of higher education and commit to answering pressing societal questions. 

By Shalina Chatlani • March 16, 2018

Housing crisis grows for thousands of California students

Rising real estate costs and limited options on campus have thousands of University of California students on a frantic search for places to live. 

By Jarrett Carter • March 16, 2018

Federal rulemaking on online program authorizations unclear

Administrators search for answers on how to meet federal guidelines for online degree programs being offered across state lines. 

By Jarrett Carter • March 15, 2018

How to secure donor funding to support diversity efforts

"Know who to talk to, how to get money, and what amount you want to get," one diversity officer told peers at a meeting of the National Association for Diversity Officers in Higher Education.

By Shalina Chatlani • March 15, 2018

Survey offers mixed reviews on faculty member satisfaction

The TIAA Institute report reveals contentment at some types of colleges, but an overall growing disenchantment with the bureaucracy in higher education. 

By Jarrett Carter • March 15, 2018

Provosts: 'Building your bench' requires intention

Succession planning is something that should be done with the whole leadership team, not just one or two cherry-picked individuals. 

By Autumn A. Arnett • March 14, 2018

Do performance-based funding policies benefit low-income and non-white students?

A Seton Hall University professor outlines possibilities for outcomes-based funding formulas in public university systems. 

By Jarrett Carter • March 14, 2018

Access and equity in the HEA reauthorization conversation

HEA reauthorization is unlikely until Congress passes a budget reconciliation bill, but how should it address the needs of the changing student demographics — or should that question be left to states and institutions?

By Autumn A. Arnett • March 14, 2018

Educational Intelligence: How one university uses data to improve student outcomes

Hear how Southern Connecticut State University uses educational intelligence to improve student and institutional outcomes.

March 13, 2018