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Survey: Faculty favor tech emergence in higher ed
An overwhelming number of professors endorse the presence of digital resources and access in the learning environment.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 22, 2016 -
DeVry to cut back on financial aid revenues
The for-profit institution says it is making the adjustment to show full-faith in higher education reform.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 22, 2016 -
Deep Dive
The CIO as educator: Experience brings trust, curricular advantages
Campus tech chiefs who rise from faculty take benefits back to the classroom, too.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 21, 2016 -
Accreditors to take hard line on graduation rates
Weeks after the collapse of ITT Educational Services and amid increasing pressure from the federal government, several accrediting agencies pledge to look more closely at graduation rates as a metric for approval.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 21, 2016 -
Will MicroMasters add value to growing interest in advanced degrees?
A new program offers small-scale certificate initiatives designed to pique interest and accelerate completion of graduate degree programs.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 21, 2016 -
The rise and fall of management fads in higher education
A university professor describes the path from institutional crisis to failed managerial vision.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 21, 2016 -
The secret Wall Street deals costing colleges billions
A new study reveals a negative trend of borrowing that has colleges in insurmountable debt, and students on the hook for the costs.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 21, 2016 -
Higher ed moving to embrace of 'Internet of everything'
One higher education official says that curricula and amenities at colleges will soon be a part of the growing connectivity of devices and everyday materials.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 21, 2016 -
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How Does a Simulated Classroom Work?
The expanded use of simulations in the educational field is a key component in the process of preparing teachers and assessing their competence in critical practices of teaching.
Sept. 21, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Inside the 'balancing act' of university construction budgets
In a sector that values state-of-the-art facilities, educational institutions are struggling to come up with funding for existing structures and new buildings.
By Kim Slowey • Sept. 20, 2016 -
St. Louis U to pay $367,000 in gender discrimination settlement
The six-figure settlement comes after a former faculty member filed suit over denial of tenure, claiming female professors were treated differently in promotion considerations.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 20, 2016 -
Paul Quinn College reinvents the higher ed model
A tiny private school in Dallas is changing the national perspective on higher education.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 20, 2016 -
The secret obstacles to college completion
Students are being derailed from college completion by costs and rules that are minor in the scope of long-term personal success.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 20, 2016 -
Experts say education headed for dramatic shift by 2020
Some industry insiders project that higher education is headed for a renaissance in several areas of culture and technology.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 20, 2016 -
How to deal with viral outbreak on campus
A virus outbreak puts one college on high alert and reinforces lessons on how universities should prepare for and respond to outbreaks.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 20, 2016 -
Survey: Community college students face longer road to completion
A new survey reveals striking data about the number of years most students take to complete degree programs in two and four-year institutions.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 19, 2016 -
Money is just part of the success model for low-income students
One college president says that increasing financial support for underprivileged students does not make the difference in completion or fulfillment.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 19, 2016 -
U of Nebraska-Lincoln creates national niche in digital humanities
The Daily Nebraskan profiles how faculty used technology to spur an institutional niche in the national liberal arts conversation.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 19, 2016 -
Disparities persist for female faculty around the world
A new study reveals female faculty members are underrepresented in a majority of higher education systems worldwide.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 19, 2016 -
Disability compliance efforts showcase institutional wealth gap
Twenty-six years after the Americans with Disabilities act took effect, some colleges and universities still find the costs of meeting the law the biggest hurdle for accommodating students.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 19, 2016 -
Is the college bookstore a dying enterprise?
The rise of technology in buying and using course materials has changed the look of the traditional campus bookstore.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 16, 2016 -
Applications to doctoral programs decline nationally
A survey reveals that applications to terminal degree programs are down nearly 5%, a sign of declining educational and industrial value of the programs.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 16, 2016 -
Presidential ousters in Chicago and Tallahassee draw heavy criticism
Trustees are under fire at Chicago State University and Florida A&M University after presidents are forced to step down.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 16, 2016 -
Philanthropy becoming question of 'who' instead of 'how much'
Two universities are at the center of attention for vastly different decisions on the management of private gifts and the background of their donors.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 16, 2016 -
University of California debt reaches $17 billion
System leaders are considering a new policy on debt spending as deficit levels near unmanageable limits.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 16, 2016
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