Higher Ed: Page 259
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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 GarcÃa 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 GarcÃa Mathewson • April 15, 2016 -
Trendline
Mental Health and Wellness
This Trendline examines how colleges can address rising mental health concerns and support at-risk groups, such as transgender students and college athletes.
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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 GarcÃa 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 GarcÃa Mathewson • 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 GarcÃa 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 GarcÃa 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 GarcÃa 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 GarcÃa 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 GarcÃa 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 GarcÃa Mathewson • April 14, 2016 -
Deep Dive
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 -
Deep Dive
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 GarcÃa 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 GarcÃa Mathewson • April 13, 2016 -
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 GarcÃa 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 GarcÃa 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 GarcÃa 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 GarcÃa 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 GarcÃa 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 GarcÃa 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 GarcÃa 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 GarcÃa 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 GarcÃa Mathewson • April 12, 2016 -
Deep Dive
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 GarcÃa 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 GarcÃa 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 GarcÃa Mathewson • April 11, 2016
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