To close skills gap, entire higher ed business model must be reconsidered

A recent survey found 40% of employers are having trouble filling roles in their companies because would-be employees are missing critical skills.

By Autumn A. Arnett • June 7, 2017

Interdisciplinary systems promote sustainability in higher ed

Going cross-curricular helps students develop solutions to real-world problems.

By Linda Jacobson • June 6, 2017

'Insider' report: 15% don't see ed tech solving right postsecondary problems

Some 55% of experts said they don't see unaccredited alternative credentialing providers as threats to their models despite 85% saying they were adapting their own competing programs.

By Roger Riddell • June 6, 2017

UC Davis hopes to increase efficiency of financial aid process

The institution is utilizing a new platform to allow students and families to submit financial aid eligibility documentation via mobile devices.

By Pat Donachie • June 6, 2017

Reforms could help improve transparency in higher ed data

AIR's Mark Schneider is calling on Congress to make student-level information more accessible, and to apply a set of national standards to the way data is collected.

By Pat Donachie • June 6, 2017

Department chairs increasingly expected to fundraise

Department chairs are increasingly seeking more experience in fundraising, according to several fundraising consulting firms, following the path set by college presidents and deans.

By Pat Donachie • June 6, 2017

Adding simulations to science lessons increases student engagement, understanding

Simulations help to promote critical thinking and understanding of abstract concepts.

By Autumn A. Arnett • June 5, 2017

College presidents pledge to uphold Paris Climate Agreement

After President Donald Trump pulled out of the international agreement, heads of several institutions pledged to continue working to reduce global climate change. 

By Pat Donachie • June 5, 2017

Congress considers cuts to universities for research

Colleges and universities are speaking against federal budget cuts to the National Institutes of Health proposed by President Trump, saying it could inhibit their ability to conduct research.

By Pat Donachie • June 5, 2017

Connecting students to the institution through mentors boosts success

Western Governors University and George Mason University both reported improved graduation rates after zeroing in on helping students to establish personal relationships and advising to steer them through college.

By Pat Donachie • June 5, 2017

IoT necessitates greater student understanding of cybersecurity

The greatest vulnerability to networks ultimately remains the end user.

By Roger Riddell • June 5, 2017

Cybersecurity and shorter school weeks: The week's most-read education news

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By Roger Riddell • June 2, 2017

Colleges address concerns about excess expenses and bloat

Northern Illinois University and the University of California were forced to reconcile administrative spending this week.

By Pat Donachie • June 2, 2017

University of Dallas reconsiders adult degree completion initiative

Adding a focus on bringing back those with some college but no degree was seen as a way to raise additional revenue, but some faculty have expressed concern about the policy's impact.

By Pat Donachie • June 2, 2017

UC initiative to pair first-gen students with faculty who have similar experiences

Mentoring activities often weigh negatively on tenure considerations, however, and administrators must do better to weigh a professor's total campus impact if such initiatives are to find broad-reaching success.

By Autumn A. Arnett • June 2, 2017

Survey: Higher ed's future holds a variety of models

A recent survey from the Pew Research Center and Elon University asked thought leaders if the next decade would present new educational and training programs that can train large numbers of learners at scale.

By Roger Riddell • June 1, 2017

Professors who publish in 'predatory journals' see salary gains

Fee-for-publication journals offer little editing or quality control of work, but they meet the "publish or perish" mandate in academe.

By Pat Donachie • June 1, 2017

Community colleges increasingly turn to dual-enrollment programs

Two-year schools are turning to high school students to boost enrollment numbers.

By Pat Donachie • June 1, 2017

Higher ed stepping in to fill cybersecurity gaps

As cybersecurity concerns grow among governments and corporations, experts who can combat the threats are in greater demand. 

By Pat Donachie • May 31, 2017

Cloud computing takes off as top new discipline on campus

Employers consider it a desirable skill in potential applicants, and higher ed is working to ensure their undergraduate and graduate programs have options for further study in the growing field.

By Pat Donachie • May 31, 2017

Purdue's acquisition of Kaplan faces scrutiny from regulators

The deal, which has been criticized by faculty and questioned widely, could change the way traditional institutions interact with their for-profit competitors.

By Pat Donachie • May 31, 2017

Colleges are becoming less economically diverse

Due to state budget cuts, colleges and universities are enrolling fewer low-income students, who often cost more to educate.

By Pat Donachie • May 31, 2017

Questions arise over the application of online schools in Alabama

An inquiry into finances and academic rigor is reminiscent of the recent inquisition over for-profit education in higher ed.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 31, 2017

When scholars of color aren't considered experts on issues facing black America

The Journal of Political Philosophy recently published a 60-page article on the Black Lives Matter movement, but none of the three authors were black, stoking discussion about conversations that leave out those most impacted by their outcomes.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 31, 2017

Investing in the Future of Learning

Penn State's bookstore to award $825,000 in grants over the next five years to seed new initiatives for students and faculty.

May 31, 2017