Potential presidential protections cast controversy in FAMU student gov election

The elections at Florida A&M have become contentious, in part because the student body president is a voting member of the board of trustees.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 24, 2016

Ed Dept report examines success among low-income students

'Fulfilling the Promise, Serving the Need' highlights the institutions doing especially well and those that need work.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 24, 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

Survey: Mismatch in student, faculty digital literacy perceptions

Half of students and faculty in the study considered themselves to be highly digitally literate but thought less of the other group.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 24, 2016

6 institutions join University Learning Store credentialing initiative

The initiative offers microcredentials and certifications that employers can trust because they went through an industry-based verification process.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 24, 2016

With wearable device sales projected to reach 110M, colleges must adapt

International Data Corp. expects global sales to be almost 33% greater in 2016 than 2015, with that number expected to more than double in 2020.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 23, 2016

Kentucky may be next state to offer free community college

A bill moving through the state's legislature would give students graduating from its high schools, home schools or GED programs access to free college.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 23, 2016

Indiana governor may veto law that would shelter campus police departments

The legislature approved a law that would allow private college police departments to skip reporting of crimes in which no arrests were made.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 23, 2016

Boosting low-income students on campus a challenge

Greater economic diversity is an important goal, but many institutions struggle to find the money to support low-income students’ educations.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 23, 2016

Colleges are improving retention with better remediation

Corequisite remediation, summer bridge programs and better placement tests are among strategies being used to get students on track to a degree.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 23, 2016

UConn's black male learning community draws criticism

Confusion about the community's intent spurred a Civil Rights complaint.

By Autumn A. Arnett • March 23, 2016

How top liberal arts colleges prepare students for successful lives of leadership and service

Muhlenberg College President John I. Williams, Jr. talks value of liberal arts colleges in a STEM-focused world.

By John I. Williams, Jr. • March 22, 2016

How Strayer is using partnerships, 'viral' courses to transcend for-profit fray

Execs say high-quality education programs should 'rise above the regulation.'

By Roger Riddell • March 22, 2016

Most adults claim to be lifelong learners, but training isn't primarily online

Pew survey results show a population dedicated to continuing education, but learners more often get training from conferences, libraries and churches.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 22, 2016

Governors State model uses only full-time faculty for freshmen courses

Opening in 1969 for upperclassmen and grad students, the university welcomed freshmen in 2014, building a program around the need for experienced faculty.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 22, 2016

Videogame company pitches virtual reality labs to higher ed

Germany's Crytek has launched the VR First initiative to get more virtual reality labs into higher ed institutions around the world with free software and equipment.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 22, 2016

New Jersey state schools fight for more equal funding

The variation in per-student funding is significant, though officials say they don't even remember how the formula was designed or why.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 22, 2016

Income gap starts with major selection

Research from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce finds black students overwhelmingly choose majors that lead to lower-paying jobs.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 22, 2016

Virginia to offer inmates CTE credit

Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced a new plan to give inmates credit for up to five ACE-recommended career and technical education courses.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 21, 2016

Big data offers path forward for retention initiatives

Colleges and universities can use big data to develop predictive models that are unique to their student bodies, tailoring efforts to what will work best.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 21, 2016

Non-tenured faculty at Duke latest to unionize

The union election at Duke University was the first at a private university in the South in decades, joining a wave of similar efforts in Chicago, Boston and DC.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 21, 2016

Hollins U thrives in struggling sector

The Roanoke, VA, university is just more than an hour from Sweet Briar College but it has continued to flourish, attracting a diverse student body to its all-female undergraduate program.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 21, 2016

Two-year college contracts Pearson for recruitment, retention

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College's 10-year deal will give the company a portion of the marketing budget and tuition revenue to increase enrollment and retention.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 21, 2016

SXSWedu, OER, and Newtown: The week’s most-read education news

Don't fall behind! Catch up on the Department of Education's latest financial responsibility test and more here.

By Roger Riddell • March 18, 2016

While Ed Dept debates loan forgiveness, repayment trends are good

A rule-making panel is considering ways to make it easier for students to have their college debt forgiven as the department announces positive repayment trends among borrowers.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 18, 2016

Financial aid shifts hurt lower-income students the most

As colleges work harder to recruit wealthy students who can pay full tuition, they are reallocating aid dollars that could have opened access to students from low-income families.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 18, 2016