Marketing could become the most expensive part of higher ed

Colleges and universities are spending more money on recruitment to cope with increasing competition for students, and it isn’t making their products any better.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 20, 2016

Grinnell College discontinues Posse program

The Posse Foundation has relationships with colleges across the country, sending cohorts of about a dozen underrepresented students who get extra support on their way to a degree.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 19, 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

What institutions can do for students with serious medical needs

While students bear the burden of notifying their institution of serious medical conditions, campuses must create an environment where they're comfortable doing so.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 19, 2016

Test-optional admissions drawing more diverse applicant pools

A study for the NACAC found the difference between cumulative GPAs and graduation rates of submitters and non-submitters of standardized test scores to be almost nonexistent

By Tara García Mathewson • April 19, 2016

President of for-profit college accreditor ACICS resigns

Albert Gray led the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools for seven years, during which time the sector faced increasing federal scrutiny.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 19, 2016

Is demand high enough for CBE expansion?

Hundreds of colleges are developing competency-based programs despite slow growth so far, but new tech may help them take off.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 19, 2016

Make way millennials, here comes Generation Z

The distinctive behavior traits that characterize Generation Z set them apart from any other demographic that has come before them, offering great challenges and opportunities for the future of higher ed.

April 19, 2016

Recruitment, support necessary to boost women in STEM majors

North Carolina State University's industrial and systems engineering department has been successful at recruiting more women into the major by tailoring its outreach.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 18, 2016

Five-step model can help colleges achieve organizational change

According to Rutgers researchers' model, change requires attention, engagement of relevant stakeholders, commitment to a plan, action and integration.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 18, 2016

CIOs can bring important skills to operational areas beyond IT

A longtime CIO who transitioned into enrollment and marketing at Columbia College in Missouri has helped develop a digital enterprise with an ability to think about entire systems.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 18, 2016

George Washington U grads sue over online experience

A class-action suit from graduates of an online master’s program in security and safety leadership argues the program was inferior to its in-person counterpart.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 18, 2016

UC-Davis search-scrubbing prompts protests, calls for chancellor's resignation

The university spent at least $175,000 to suppress negative Google results after video of a campus police officer pepper-spraying students went viral in 2011.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 18, 2016

Building relationships central to serving students, donors

Juniata College President James Troha's student affairs background has shaped his perspective on serving students, increasing faculty diversity and pitching donors.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 18, 2016

CTE, robots in K-12, and tenure: The week's most-read education news

Stay ahead of the pack with the latest on a push by 13 state AGs to prevent the ACICS' accreditor recognition renewal and more here.

By Roger Riddell • April 15, 2016

More students successfully sue following sexual assault cases

At least 10 students disciplined for violating Title IX have successfully sued institutions in the last year, arguing their due process rights were violated.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 15, 2016

States with greater need-based aid have higher grad rates

A new report links need-based grant aid to better graduation outcomes and persistence rates for low-income students who attend four-year colleges.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 15, 2016

Low-income students must choose between school, other commitments

A study of California’s community college students finds two-thirds are low-income and remain very much at risk despite tuition waivers, potentially impacting achievement rates.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 15, 2016

Project-based learning defines High Tech High GSE

High Tech High’s innovative secondary education program launched in San Diego in 2000 and has been successfully extended to the institution’s graduate school of education.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 15, 2016

2U expands reach with new Syracuse, UNC programs

The SaaS platform will help Syracuse launch an online master of public administration and facilitate two new certificate programs at UNC.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 15, 2016

Purdue leads with new college financing option for students

The university will be among the first to offer financing plans that allow students to pledge a portion of future income to supplement federal loans and grant aid.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 14, 2016

As many as 80% of students could be pirating learning materials

A multi-country research project asked students about their behaviors and attitudes toward piracy, finding just one in five acquired all class materials legally.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 14, 2016

What are schools with high outcomes for low-income students doing different?

California State University-Stanislaus, CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College, and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts lead the way in serving low-income students.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 14, 2016

Serving autistic students presents a challenge in higher ed, too

Institutions can accommodate students on the autism spectrum by limiting sensory distractions in class design and keeping their needs in mind with teaching.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 14, 2016

Review finds Ed Dept's accreditor audits lacking

The Center for American Progress suggests annual audits and program review processes must be restructured to achieve meaningful oversight.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 14, 2016

Students, staff of color critical to institutional success

Institutions will either figure out how to meet the needs of students of color, or face glaring enrollment gaps and continual, potentially disruptive, campus unrest.

By Autumn A. Arnett • April 14, 2016