Proliferation of campus protests forces administrators to look inward

How do student grievances of sexual assault, racial tension and violence change administrators' approach to the job?

By Shalina Chatlani • May 11, 2016

Corporations working with higher ed to shape workforce

With 95% of American CEOs seeing a skills gap among today's graduates, executives are getting proactive.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 11, 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

Institutions look to civics curriculum to provide stability

Significant campus unrest in the 2015-16 academic year has led many institutions to re-evaluate whether they're fulfilling their missions.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 11, 2016

Consortia find cost-savings, efficiency in adopting common LMS

A new report also suggests equity across member institutions, greater negotiational leverage and centralized services play a role.

By Roger Riddell • May 10, 2016

Sociologists examine negative impact of higher ed rankings

New research suggests rankings and other similar metrics invite reporting inaccuracies, reductions in diversity and ethical apathy.

By Roger Riddell • May 10, 2016

UNC caught between federal lawsuits over state's transgender bathroom law

System President Margaret Spellings is caught in a political battle between the Obama administration and her state's Republican leaders.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 10, 2016

Campus bookstore platform for student career development

Using first-hand knowledge of millenials and Generation Z, Barnes & Noble College is using an interactive, self-paced course within their campus stores to train and develop the next generation of leaders.

May 10, 2016

Ed Dept encourages institutions not to consider criminal history in applications

New guidance suggests the question shouldn't be asked before an admissions decision is made.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 10, 2016

John Oliver segment highlights need for accessible research

The 'Last Week Tonight' host called out the way scientific research is presented to the public by the media and the institutions and organizations that produce it.

By Roger Riddell • May 9, 2016

Transgender bathroom laws threaten higher ed funding

With four federal departments threatening North Carolina over its controversial bathroom bill, $1.4 billion in higher ed funding is on the line from the DoE alone.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 9, 2016

Boost students' marketability with STEM fields in gen ed

Data science, IT administration and cybersecurity are three fields eCampus News suggests institutions could incorporate into existing curricula.

By Roger Riddell • May 9, 2016

U of Maine tuition matching yields spike in applications

An offer to match in-state tuition rates for applicants at neighboring flagships brought a 54% increase in freshman commitments and a first-ever waitlist for Fall 2016.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 9, 2016

College persistence rates up for third straight year

Reports, however, show there's still work to do on retaining students who don't enter straight from high school.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 9, 2016

Higher ed continues overtime rule pushback

Institutions say increasing salaries to meet the new threshold will place an unfair burden on already-strained university budgets.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 9, 2016

College Affordability Diagnosis presents sobering picture of higher ed

New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island are among the least affordable states to attend public or private nonprofit higher education institutions, based on family income.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 6, 2016

Oklahoma Christian university to require Fitbits for students

The university has required students to meet daily fitness goals for 50 years, but the Fitbit brings more accountability to the conversation, as well as data.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 6, 2016

George Mason faculty seek information on donor agreements

The faculty senate at George Mason has questioned donor influence on the institution’s academic integrity, prompted by a donor’s request to name the law school after Justice Scalia.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 6, 2016

In effort to remain competitive, universities seek diverse board members

However, faculty wary of attacks on academic freedom are often distrustful of the qualifications of presidents who come from the business world instead of academia. 

By Tara García Mathewson • May 6, 2016

Government-created fake university nabs brokers, international students

The University of Northern New Jersey was part of a sting operation that secured the arrest of 22 brokers and named 25 students as co-conspirators.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 6, 2016

Employers placing lower value on grades, extracurriculars

An annual study found that employers care more about innovation and leadership.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 6, 2016

Education a top policy concern in many states

CQ Roll Call asked journalists in all 50 states for the top policy issues in their legislatures, finding K-12 education to be a fairly common concern, while higher ed cracked the top-five in fewer state houses.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 5, 2016

University of the People to offer tuition-free health studies degree

The nonprofit, accredited institution announced associate and bachelor's degree programs in health studies in response to the Zika crisis and other global health crises before it.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 5, 2016

University of Denver 'STEM for Grown-Ups' targets teachers to develop critical thinking skills

The programs are designed to help teachers thrive in their classrooms and disciplines in an increasingly STEM-focused world.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 5, 2016

Reactor Core develops method of standardizing reports for coding school outcomes

The Standard Student Outcome Methodology (SSOM) will allow coding bootcamps across the fledgling industry to report student outcomes in a standardized way for better comparisons.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 5, 2016

Report outlines specific metrics for new higher ed data infrastructure

The technical guide follows up on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s call for a new metrics framework to measure the performance of colleges and universities.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 5, 2016