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 García Mathewson • April 5, 2016

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 García Mathewson • April 4, 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

Demand for terrorism studies experts outpaces supply

Institutions have struggled to fill programs in the field, which post-9/11 students seem to clamor for, with qualified experts.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 4, 2016

Florida institutions have to get creative with developmental ed

A legislative ban on requiring high school graduates to take placement tests before enrolling in college-level courses has left schools to experiment with best practices.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 4, 2016

UMassOnline joins the ranks of alternative credentialers

The university's online arm has added a non-credit badge program in project risk management, offering students a credential outside of a degree.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 4, 2016

Is virtual reality poised to transform higher ed?

The Institute for Advanced Computer Studies at the University of Maryland is at the forefront of visual communication and learning in the medium.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 4, 2016

ELL innovation and for-profit stigma: The week's most-read education news

Get caught up on the latest news around coding in kindergarten and more here!

By Roger Riddell • April 1, 2016

College rankings seen as key element in higher ed's commodification

In the finale of an Atlantic series on elite college admissions, Alia Wong outlines the history of rankings and their pernicious impact on higher ed.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 1, 2016

UW-Extension dean: Flexibility critical in serving nontraditional learners

Competency-based education and culture are critical in David Schejbal's work to meet older students' needs.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 1, 2016

CTE investment reflected in new grants

Organizations in California and the Great Lakes region are set to benefit from millions in grant money.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 1, 2016

Purdue adds competency-based transdisciplinary tech degree

The university's first competency-based degree will come from its Polytechnic Institute, offering students a bachelor’s in transdisciplinary studies in technology.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 1, 2016

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

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.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 30, 2016

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

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