Digital marketing and Mizzou enrollment woes: The week's most-read education news

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By Roger Riddell • May 26, 2017

New app vulnerabilities present new headaches for campuses

New research from the University of Michigan's Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department showed exploitable "wormholes" in 410 Android apps available via the Google Play store.

By Roger Riddell • May 26, 2017

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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

Governors ask Congress to prioritize education, workforce development

The governors also requested that Congress work to ensure proper funding continues for state grants under the Perkins Career and Technical Education Act, Preschool Development Grants and IDEA.

By Pat Donachie • May 26, 2017

Universities face cuts in research facility reimbursements

Indirect-cost reimbursements face potential cuts as Congress and President Donald Trump consider the coming year's budget.

By Pat Donachie • May 26, 2017

States consider cutting middle-class aid for higher ed

Some legislatures throughout the country, including in California, are considering cutting back financial aid for middle-class families for college in order to save costs.

By Pat Donachie • May 26, 2017

Study: Decreased community college costs don't deter students from 4-year schools

While decreased tuition plans do increase college enrollment for recent high school graduates, it does discourage students from enrolling in bachelor's degree programs.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 26, 2017

Refugee students get a leg up at the University of Utah

While many universities seek campus diversity by courting full-pay international students, a scholarship program is helping resettled refugees.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 25, 2017

How are higher ed institutions rethinking layouts to facilitate active learning?

Learning spaces at Indiana University, San Diego State University and University of Mount Union highlight a variety of approaches in support of increasingly popular project-based active learning models.

By Roger Riddell • May 25, 2017

What happens to adult students who never graduated from high school?

Conversation around adult education is often centered around college, but the definition must be expanded to meet the needs of all students. 

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 25, 2017

Colleges continue to struggle serving diverse student population

Incoming college students are becoming increasingly diverse, but problems still remain for higher education institutions. 

By Pat Donachie • May 25, 2017

Millennials have difficulty discerning 'fake news'

There is more inaccurate and misleading information online than ever, but millennials report a lack of confidence in their ability to spot what is false.

By Pat Donachie • May 25, 2017

Data: For-profits worst at graduating low-income students

However, elite institutions are preserving their numbers by opting not to enroll this population.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 25, 2017

How proactive CDR management is helping dozens of Oklahoma colleges and universities outperform local and national trends

Borrower Connect, a unique student loan management and borrower solution from Student Connections is helping student borrowers be more successful in repayment by offering support & education. 

May 25, 2017

CIO details pros and cons of IoT's growing campus presence

While connected technology is bringing new benefits for students and campus leaders, privacy and security remain a concern.

By Roger Riddell • May 24, 2017

Group: Focus on employment outcomes sacrifices quality standards

Collaborative for Quality in Alternative Learning COO Tina Goodyear said in a recent interview that there needs to be an increased focus on whether students are actually learning.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 24, 2017

U of Iowa president continues to face caution and criticism

J. Bruce Harreld was selected as the university's president 15 months ago in a controversial hiring, and critics are still unsure of his tenure thus far.

By Pat Donachie • May 24, 2017

U of Arizona establishes international 'microcampuses'

The university is expanding its presence on the campuses of partner universities throughout the world for a wider offering of classes and degrees.

By Pat Donachie • May 24, 2017

Testing centers a growing source of higher ed revenue

A number of institutions contract to handle outside educational and professional certification exams, including the ACT and SAT, GRE, and PRAXIS and NCESS tests.

By Roger Riddell • May 23, 2017

As tech displaces retail workers, higher ed has a role to play in retraining

An ever-changing workforce calls for an evolved business model.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 23, 2017

TAMU College Station's multidisciplinary cybersecurity approach sets curriculum redesign example

The university found that one of the best ways to offer options quickly to students was to form a minor for studying the growing field.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 23, 2017

Campus libraries report less support from school leadership, survey finds

The survey also found that the majority of library leaders considered supporting student success as being of paramount importance.

By Pat Donachie • May 23, 2017

Elite private schools look to rectify sexual assault cover-ups

By making investigation findings public, several New England schools say they are prioritizing the needs of students over their institutional brands.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 23, 2017

3 core elements of a successful digital marketing plan

Insiders at Wichita State University discuss how the school doubled enrollment for online degree programs in less than a year.

By Jarrett Carter • May 23, 2017

Institutions must think broader when utilizing analytics

Jack Neill, former senior director of analytics at University of Maryland University College, suggests a handful of questions leaders should ask.

By Roger Riddell • May 22, 2017

U of Missouri has seen a 35% enrollment drop since 2015 protests

It's been two years since student demonstrations rocked the campus, and administrators say they are still feeling the effects.

By Pat Donachie • May 22, 2017