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Alternative program designers must think outside the box
New modes of thinking are required, rather than the simple creation of additional offerings within a system designed for traditional higher ed.
By Tara García Mathewson • April 1, 2016 -
Federal lawsuit targets Ed Dept over debt collection
The American Civil Liberties Union and the National Consumer Law Center are suing the department for access to debt collection policies and oversight info.
By Tara García Mathewson • April 1, 2016 -
Trendline
Emerging Technology
As higher ed deals with enrollment declines and other challenges, colleges need to consider how increased and changing use of technology affects students and campus finances.
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Small colleges struggle to withstand financial challenges
Staying open is a growing struggle for small institutions with limited endowments in regions that have experienced declines in the college-going population.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 31, 2016 -
Pennsylvania university to replace flat tuition with per-credit rate
Indiana University of Pennsylvania expects the change to increase tuition revenue and make the system more fair.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 31, 2016 -
Accessibility should factor into each stage of course development
Schools can create accessible new courses if they keep best practices in mind during every stage of the process, from R&D to design and implementation.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 31, 2016 -
Stackable degrees gaining prominence as entry points to grad school
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's new data science master’s program with Coursera gives students the option of a full degree or stackable credits.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 31, 2016 -
Audit prompts controversy over U of California admissions
An audit commissioned by the state legislature found the system was not holding out-of-state students to higher standards than in-staters.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 31, 2016 -
Fixing remediation at scale with corequisite courses
Colorado's Pikes Peak Community College is among those seeing immediate, striking progress in the portion of remedial students advancing to intro courses.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 30, 2016 -
Is higher ed too preoccupied with the present to plan for the future?
A new book, 'Breakpoint: The Changing Marketplace for Higher Education,' says leaders need to take a step back to best prepare for disruption in the space.
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Some vocational certificates lead to minimal wage benefits
While the number of certificates awarded for less than a year of vocational study has grown rapidly since 2000, the benefit of such short-term programs seems to be limited.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 30, 2016 -
Four-year schools' GPA increases not seen at community colleges
New data about post-secondary grade inflation finds GPAs at four-year colleges have continued their .1-point-per-decade rise as those at community colleges have stalled.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 30, 2016 -
Colleges spend millions on Title IX compliance
Higher ed institutions are building out broad bureaucracies to deal with sexual assault response and prevention in light of expanded expectations under the law.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 30, 2016 -
Deep Dive
In-state and interstate initiatives aim to improve transfer pathways
California is looking back on six years of a state initiative while more than a dozen states finalize learning outcomes for the Interstate Passport initiative.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 29, 2016 -
ASU to develop online science course with $10M from NASA
Researchers from ASU's School of Earth and Space Exploration will develop courseware that incorporates simulations, virtual field trips and adaptive learning.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 29, 2016 -
Napolitano steps in to handle UC Berkeley sexual misconduct scandal
The UC System president will meet with the Berkeley's chancellor on a monthly basis to monitor the school’s accountability.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 29, 2016 -
Flat World CEO: Content, not tech, should be focus of CBE
Jade Roth argues that tech should merely be the enabler in the development of competency-based education programs.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 29, 2016 -
Security breaches plague international SAT administration
A Reuters investigation found more widespread vulnerabilities than the College Board let on, with rampant exploitation in China and other countries.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 29, 2016 -
Pay gaps persist among tenured faculty across fields
The annual survey from CUPA-HR found a median raise of 2.2% but wide disparities in base salary.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 29, 2016 -
Sponsored by ETS
4 Ways to Bridge the Faculty/Administrator Gap
Encourage faculty members to provide helpful feedback and data to administrators while also fostering reciprocal benefits
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Students at 91 former Corinthian campuses to see debt relief
The Education Department has cleared the way for Everest and WyoTech students to have their loans forgiven in the largest such arrangement ever.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 28, 2016 -
Employers add student loan payments to job perks
A number of employers have begun offering to make payments on their employees’ student loans as a new recruitment and retention incentive.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 28, 2016 -
Study shows employers look down on for-profit graduates
Researchers sent resumes to a range of employers with varying education information, finding graduates of for-profits are called back significantly less often.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 28, 2016 -
Could higher ed face the same standardized testing mandates as K-12?
A new paper from public policy institute New America considers implementation strategies for standardized tests on college campuses.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 28, 2016 -
Arkansas community colleges consider joining state system
The mergers would limit the independence of the state’s smallest community college and one of its largest, but would create new efficiencies.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 28, 2016 -
UCSD builds system to predict on-time graduation
Though many institutions use such systems, UCSD is building its system from scratch, in-house.
By Autumn A. Arnett • March 24, 2016
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