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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 GarcÃa 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 GarcÃa Mathewson • April 11, 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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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.
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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 GarcÃa 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.
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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 GarcÃa 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 GarcÃa 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 GarcÃa 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 GarcÃa 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 GarcÃa 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 GarcÃa Mathewson • April 7, 2016 -
University Innovation Alliance improves retention across its 11 schools
The institutions are having faster-than-expected progress on increasing graduate numbers, thanks in part to collaborative problem-solving.
By Tara GarcÃa Mathewson • April 7, 2016 -
Ed Dept seeking feedback on draft standards for accreditors
The standards outline circumstances under which accreditors would have to notify the department about colleges.
By Tara GarcÃa Mathewson • April 7, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Test-optional college admissions can increase transparency
Colleges are increasingly choosing not to require standardized test scores, touting 'holistic' admissions processes that consider an entire academic record.
By Tara GarcÃa Mathewson • April 6, 2016 -
New education portal helps admissions teams improve processes
Kira University will offer a range of online courses for admissions officers to improve marketing, recruitment and the review process.
By Tara GarcÃa Mathewson • April 6, 2016 -
UC Irvine to build arena, webcasting studio for e-sports initiative
The new space will be an addition to the Student Center, and the university plans to offer up to 10 academic scholarships to e-sports 'athletes.'
By Tara GarcÃa Mathewson • April 6, 2016 -
How should higher ed define success in maker programs?
Giving students the opportunity to learn while making is gaining popularity, figuring out metrics for success has presented a key challenge.
By Tara GarcÃa Mathewson • April 6, 2016 -
U of Arizona president asked to resign over DeVry board position
Ann Weaver Hart has so far refused to give up her affiliation with the for-profit despite criticism from students, faculty and lawmakers.
By Tara GarcÃa Mathewson • April 6, 2016 -
Tennessee scaled corequisite remediation initiative a success
Two studies examine the first full semester of a statewide initiative that put all developmental ed students in college-level courses with supports.
By Tara GarcÃa Mathewson • April 6, 2016 -
U Penn's Grad School of Ed helps develop westernized Kazakhstan program
The university has been involved with Kazakhstan since 2010, when Nazarbayev University was established to develop more Western-style training.
By Tara GarcÃa Mathewson • April 5, 2016 -
Achieve finds troubling variation in reporting of enrollment, remediation, persistence
The education reform organization has found significant limitations to its study of college and career readiness metrics due to wide state reporting variation..
By Tara GarcÃa Mathewson • April 5, 2016 -
Paper: Pay, benefit increases significant for unionized faculty
A study focusing on professors at regional public universities finds a nearly 25% jump in pay and benefits for those on campuses with faculty unions.
By Tara GarcÃa Mathewson • April 5, 2016 -
U of California announces jump in admissions offers to in-staters
Following criticism, the UC system announced 15% more Californians were offered admission this year than last year, and nearly one-third are Latino.
By Tara GarcÃa Mathewson • April 5, 2016 -
Study highlights negative consequences of performance-based funding
While the data is limited and further study is necessary, a new paper describes how public colleges may be enrolling fewer low-income students to game state funding formulas.
By Tara GarcÃa Mathewson • April 5, 2016 -
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Higher education risk impacts low-income students most
Though new data shows the benefit is less significant for the poorest students, there is a way to reduce the investment risk and increase social mobility.
By Tara GarcÃa Mathewson • April 4, 2016
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