Tenure is disappearing, much to the detriment of higher ed

Schools with a greater reliance on adjunct faculty have lower graduation and retention rates, among other consequences.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 13, 2016

Online college admissions course aims to help students get accepted

A new course series from The Ivy Dean aims to help students distinguish themselves among increasing selectivity at top colleges.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 13, 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

UC-Irvine leaps ahead with new Wi-Fi infrastructure

Budget concerns made the school slow to upgrade its wireless availability in student housing, but waiting allowed access to more powerful infrastructure.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 13, 2016

Helping students make college decisions only gets them so far

For students living in 'education deserts,' the best info about how and where to apply doesn’t help them avoid the only open-access institution close to home.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 13, 2016

Blackboard partners with Uber for campus ride payments

Students will be able to pay for rides through campus payment options via Blackboard Transact, which will feature a new account exclusively for the service.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 13, 2016

People in developing countries use MOOCs differently

A new study by researchers at the University of Washington found more users in developing countries completing the courses and using them for career advancement.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 13, 2016

Separating institutional success from student success

Virginia Commonwealth U’s vice provost for learning innovation and success notes retention and graduation rates as metrics that don’t say much about students.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 12, 2016

UW-Madison chancellor commits to protecting tenured faculty

Chancellor Rebecca Blank says faculty are safe from layoffs, but faculty members are not so sure of their futures.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 12, 2016

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