Postsecondary attainment rate tops 45%

A new Lumina Foundation report finds an increase in the overall attainment rate, including certificates, but it isn't enough for a 2025 goal.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 12, 2016

What's the best way to fix higher ed funding?

New America has laid out a plan to make debt-free college possible, positioning its solution into a number of other policy proposals floated recently.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 12, 2016

Clearer pathways eyed to boost community college student success

The Pathways Project is working to scale up the use of guided degree and career pathways at 30 community colleges in 17 states.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 12, 2016

More colleges developing holistic supports for student financial wellness

A growing interest in student financial wellness, beyond just student loans, comes at at time when financial responsibility among students seems to be declining.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 11, 2016

New journal edition highlights studies of higher ed effectiveness

The latest issue of the Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences examines effectiveness relating to historical objectives, not politicized metrics.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 11, 2016

UNC caught in the middle with LGBT 'bathroom bill'

System President Margaret Spellings told chancellors their institutions had to comply with the law, though she said this was not an endorsement.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 11, 2016

Job prospects up for 2015 graduates

The cohort sees brighter employment outlook than its recent predecessors, and on-campus recruiting seems to be holding strong.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 11, 2016

13 attorneys general oppose ACICS accreditation renewal

In a letter to Education Secretary John King and the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, the group made a case against ACICS.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 11, 2016

Having the right data doesn't matter if colleges lack analytics capabilities

Slightly more than a third of colleges reported outsourcing analytics because they don’t have the internal capacity to do it, and 29% gather and analyze data in-house.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 11, 2016

How do senior leaders use data to improve student success?

The Institute for Higher Education Policy gathered insights from senior administrators across higher ed, highlighting their best practices.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 8, 2016

Even STEM majors have to choose their schools wisely

A Money magazine analysis of STEM majors' earnings using Payscale data found some colleges are actually more likely to produce dropouts.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 8, 2016

Cal State faculty union reaches tentative agreement, won't strike

The school's chancellor sat down at the bargaining table Wednesday in hopes of averting the nation's largest higher ed faculty strike.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 8, 2016

Co-deans increasingly embraced in higher ed

Several law schools have appointed co-deans in recent years, mostly temporarily, but a few have decided the approach is the way to go permanently.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 8, 2016

Cost of remediation doesn't just impact low-income students

Students spend $1.5 billion each year taking remedial classes that don’t count toward degrees, and almost half are from the middle and upper class.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 8, 2016

UMD schools won't merge, but partnership will strengthen

The University of Maryland's College Park and Baltimore campuses considered consolidating, but the final legislation will simply bring the two closer together.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 7, 2016

U of Phoenix plans to lay off 8% of workforce

The for-profit is eliminating 470 positions as part of its five-year transition plan focused on streamlining workflows and serving fewer students.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 7, 2016

Coastal Carolina U reflects on composition badge program

After two years of implementation, the school has seen faculty and students get behind a badge program supplementing first-year composition courses.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 7, 2016

University Innovation Alliance improves retention across its 11 schools

The institutions are having faster-than-expected progress on increasing graduate numbers, thanks in part to collaborative problem-solving.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 7, 2016

Ed Dept seeking feedback on draft standards for accreditors

The standards outline circumstances under which accreditors would have to notify the department about colleges.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 7, 2016

Test-optional college admissions can increase transparency

Colleges are increasingly choosing not to require standardized test scores, touting 'holistic' admissions processes that consider an entire academic record. 

By Tara García Mathewson • April 6, 2016

New education portal helps admissions teams improve processes

Kira University will offer a range of online courses for admissions officers to improve marketing, recruitment and the review process.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 6, 2016

UC Irvine to build arena, webcasting studio for e-sports initiative

The new space will be an addition to the Student Center, and the university plans to offer up to 10 academic scholarships to e-sports 'athletes.'

By Tara García Mathewson • April 6, 2016

How should higher ed define success in maker programs?

Giving students the opportunity to learn while making is gaining popularity, figuring out metrics for success has presented a key challenge.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 6, 2016

U of Arizona president asked to resign over DeVry board position

Ann Weaver Hart has so far refused to give up her affiliation with the for-profit despite criticism from students, faculty and lawmakers.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 6, 2016

Tennessee scaled corequisite remediation initiative a success

Two studies examine the first full semester of a statewide initiative that put all developmental ed students in college-level courses with supports.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 6, 2016