Chinese private education provider buys UConn campus

The Weiming Education group will pay $12.6 million for a 58-acre University of Connecticut campus in West Hartford, and it plans to turn the space into an international school.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 27, 2016

IL governor picks faculty representative who doesn't agree with most faculty

Gov. Bruce Rauner selected a part-time instructor from the state’s flagship as the lone faculty representative on the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 27, 2016

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Explore how universities are working to boost student outcomes by integrating remedial education, providing mental health tools and making education more accessible. 

By Higher Ed Dive staff

UNC to avoid harsh punishments following paper class scandal

While the fake classes scandal at UNC Chapel Hill is arguably the worst academic-athletics scandal in recent memory, the NCAA will probably stay away from harsh punishments.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 27, 2016

NYU study finds educational inequality may have shifted to college

While there is now a smaller gap in high school graduation rates for high- and low-income students than in the past, researchers find growing gaps in college enrollment.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 27, 2016

Two years after founding, 'My Brother's Keeper' shows signs of success

The Initiative is making waves with national partnerships to advance outcomes for at-risk youth.

By Autumn A. Arnett • April 27, 2016

Helping students choose 'responsible borrowing'

Western Governors University operates its financial aid office under the belief that students shouldn't take out loans just because they're eligible for them. 

By Tara García Mathewson • April 27, 2016

IL gov allows $600M in higher ed funding to get through budget standoff

The state House and Senate approved the funding measure last week and the governor’s signature means state colleges and universities will get the first state money of the fiscal year.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 26, 2016

What happens when all academic support services are in one place?

Wright State University opened its new Student Success Center last June, offering classroom space as well room for tutoring, academic advising and study areas.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 26, 2016

UC Santa Barbara works for first-generation student success

A core group of mentors has been meeting to develop strategies to support first-generation students and get faculty trained to respond to students who struggle with mental health.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 26, 2016

White House drives $100M grant program to support free community college

The money will expand workforce training programs at community colleges, going to partnerships that connect schools, employers, and training programs like apprenticeships.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 26, 2016

UW-Madison faculty plan 'no confidence' vote on regents, president

Wisconsin once had what many called a model tenure policy and its loss has worried tenure advocates across the country.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 26, 2016

Op-ed: If OER is the answer, what is the question?

With state legislation and foundation funding encouraging their use, Open Education Resources, or OER, are a big buzz in higher education.

By Curtiss Barnes, Managing Director, Global Product Management & Design, Pearson • April 26, 2016

Georgia state rep sues Department of Ed over sexual misconduct guidance

Rep. Earl Ehrhart calls the department’s policies over sexual assault and harassment cases unconstitutional and says it has forced public schools to spend money unnecessarily.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 25, 2016

Washington State colleges struggling to meet computer science demand

Students in Washington, as well as local employers, seem to have an insatiable demand for computer science skills and colleges are expanding program capacity to handle it.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 25, 2016

Traditional computers expected to be largest users of campus bandwidth

The 2016 State of ResNet survey finds more IT leaders, 59%, expect desktop and laptop computers to be the largest users of bandwidth than any other devices.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 25, 2016

"Dear Colleague" letter targets accreditors

The letter outlines changes in the way accreditors should be monitoring the colleges they oversee to maintain eligibility for Department approval.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 25, 2016

Massachusetts offers tuition and fees rebate to students who persist

The Commonwealth Commitment provides a 10% rebate on tuition and fees at the end of each semester for students who start at community colleges and transfer to four-year schools.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 25, 2016

Testing and US News high school rankings: The week's most-read education news

This week, Education Dive took a look at the prevalence of testing in K-12 and a growing federal focus on reexamining the use of exams in schools. Also in K-12, US News and World Report issued its 2016 Best High Schools rankings, topped for the fifth consecutive year by the School for Talented an...

By Roger Riddell • April 22, 2016

Higher education's role in protecting pathways to the middle class

Excelsior College Assistant VP for Extended Education Christopher Gilmore lays out three ways higher ed continues contributing to social mobility.

By Christopher Gilmore • April 22, 2016

Connecticut senate approves financial aid for undocumented students

For the second year in a row, state lawmakers have approved financial aid for undocumented students, and the bill is expected to make it through the House this year.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 22, 2016

Judge denies CFPB right to demand documents from ACICS

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau had sued the for-profit accreditor after it refused to provide documents for an investigation, but the judge found in favor of the accreditor.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 22, 2016

TPSEMath represents movement to reform college curricula

A handful of mathematicians and academic leaders have joined under the moniker Transforming Post-Secondary Education in Mathematics to create systemic change on campus.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 22, 2016

Desire for international students forces many institutions to weigh revenue vs standards

As colleges and universities aggressively recruit international students, some faculty have raised concerns that they aren't academically prepared for English-language classes.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 22, 2016

Open ed resources still suffer from lack of awareness

While Creative Commons open ed director Cable Green hails the work of institutions collaborating to build OER libraries, he says too few people know about it.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 22, 2016

Higher ed equity report shows continued gaps in degree attainment

A 2016 historical trends report finds that, despite gains, the top two income quartiles still earn 77% of all bachelor’s degrees attained in 2014.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 21, 2016