CUNY struggles, threatening public higher ed in NYC

Major cuts have left campuses with leaky roofs, inadequate facilities, crowded classrooms, depressed and disillusioned faculty and students, and shuttered programs.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 1, 2016

Ed tech investment is down, but what does it mean for colleges?

Administrators should expect fewer pitches for innovative products or free or low-cost trials amid reports of a slowdown.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 1, 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

Faculty key to tech adoption, but reward system hinders them

Faculty on their way to tenure and those who already have it face little incentive to experiment with new techniques, and other instructors often don't feel free to do so.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 1, 2016

Public-private partnerships can improve school-community relations

Mixed-use developments can serve as community revitalization projects that mutually benefit institutions and the towns around them.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 1, 2016

The Quiet and Careful Revolution of OER

If OER is such a game changer, why hasn’t its adoption been central to every classroom and every campus?

June 1, 2016

US Ed Dept taps new law firm to oversee for-profit Zenith

Squire Patton Boggs will serve as the new independent monitor for the company, which took over more than 50 former Corinthian Colleges campuses in 2015.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 31, 2016

Support for single parents could increase college access, success

Hillary Clinton is advocating an expansion of the Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund into a nationwide program called SPARK.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 31, 2016

UNC will not enforce transgender bathroom law

System President Margaret Spellings said in a legal filing she will not implement any new guidelines or regulations relating to campus bathroom use.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 31, 2016

IT security in education on the decline

Symantec’s 2016 Internet Security Threat Report shows education and business tying for the second-most-breached subsectors, while last year education was third.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 31, 2016

Looking to dropouts to improve retention, graduation rates

Interviews with San Jose State University dropouts are helping faculty develop support programs to assist future students. 

By Tara García Mathewson • May 31, 2016

iPads and lackluster higher ed websites: The week's most-read education news

Stay ahead of the class with the latest on DeVry's leadership shake-up and more right here.

By Roger Riddell • May 27, 2016

Modern campuses need IT strategic plans

Ongoing technological transformation requires institutions to think critically about how tech furthers their missions and objectives.

By Roger Riddell • May 27, 2016

Who has ownership of campus analytics?

The number of traditional administrative roles overseeing institutions' predictive analytics efforts is particularly interesting.

By Roger Riddell • May 27, 2016

Baylor regents find ‘failure’ on sexual assault handling, demote president

The firing of football coach Art Biles may mark a shift in the football-as-king attitude across top-tier Division I institutions, but some wonder why demoted president Ken Starr is retaining any position in administration.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 27, 2016

Seminary challenges reflect growing trend in higher ed

As enrollments continue to decline at theological schools and seminaries, many are increasingly considering mergers, consolidations and campus sales.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 27, 2016

Performance-based funding models perpetuate disparity in higher ed

A new Century Foundation paper recommends that states should instead 'focus on building the resource capacity of the lowest-performing colleges.'

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 27, 2016

North Carolina State's Moodle plug-in gamifies sport management course

A plug-in developed in-house has gamified a sport management intro course and may soon become available to the open-source community at large.

By Roger Riddell • May 26, 2016

Is your campus' website turning off prospective students?

Research from web development company KDG shows common pitfalls across higher ed institutions' digital presences.

By Roger Riddell • May 26, 2016

Indiana U officials object to new fetal tissue research restrictions

The law would place an unfair burden on academic freedom and threaten the university's viability as a top research institution, officials say.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 26, 2016

States line up to fight Obama over transgender bathroom guidance

One professor says it is the role of academics to help the community at large understand the broader implications of such policies.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 26, 2016

Examining overtime rule's real impact on higher ed

Keeping up with national averages on salary increases would allay concerns over triggering benchmarks, but it could also make more sense to simply pay the hourly rate for overtime logged.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 26, 2016

Is game-based learning key to reengaging 'bored' students?

Excelsior College's David Seelow writes failure to embrace approaches like alternate reality and simulations is done at the expense of disengaged students.

By Roger Riddell • May 25, 2016

North Carolina affordability bill draws ire

SB 873 would affect five institutions — four of which serve high minority populations.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 25, 2016

Institution-student pacts help boost graduation

With graduation rates coming under increased scrutiny, intrusive advising measures are popping up to bridge the gaps.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 25, 2016

Declining foreign enrollment presents another admissions challenge

Overall foreign enrollment reached a record high in 2014-15, but top feeder countries are facing a confluence of factors that analysts say will soon drive down numbers.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 25, 2016