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

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

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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

Why technology is the best defense in campus crime prevention

A range of apps and technology can help institutions more effectively prevent and respond to criminal activity.

By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 22, 2016

Is pension killing higher education from within?

Higher education represents the largest portion of 403(b) industrial investment, during a period in which contributors set new highs for plan participation. 

By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 22, 2016

Report on American tech reluctance is countercultural to higher ed findings

College and universities professors are well outside of a growing number of people who are hesitant to learn new technology. 

By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 22, 2016

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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