UT-Austin dean didn't leave university because of gun law alone

School of architecture dean Frederick R. Steiner announced a move to the University of Pennsylvania last week and the resulting news coverage simplified why.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 1, 2016

Comprehensive Student Record Project produces next-gen transcripts

The University of Maryland University College will debut a digital ‘extended transcript’ in the fall, and Elon University is developing an ‘experiences transcript’ to include extracurriculars.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 1, 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

U of Houston faculty brace for concealed carry

A presentation by the president of the central campus’ faculty senate included recommendations to consider changing curriculum and office hours because of guns.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 29, 2016

Illinois budget impasse prompts more layoffs, cuts in higher ed

Chicago State University sent layoff notices to all 900 of its employees, though it's not clear how many will actually lose their jobs while the legislature continues to withhold funding.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 29, 2016

Mount St. Mary's faces questions from accreditor

While the Maryland university had its accreditation reaffirmed this past summer, recent controversy has prompted the Middle States Commission to ask more questions.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 29, 2016

Ubiquitous learning could push the term 'online' out of education

Two top academic leaders from Penn State see the maturation of new learning models making delivery mode irrelevant.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 29, 2016

Chief data officers speak on the state of campus analytics

The chief data officers at Purdue, UW-Madison, and the University of South Carolina all have different problems and plans for data analytics on their own campuses.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 29, 2016

Philadelphia offers felons a college education instead of prison time

A partnership between the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office and the city's community college requires convicted felons to earn 27 credits in one year and offers a clean record.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 26, 2016

ACICS board members' qualifications examined

The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools faces scrutiny for the makeup of its board of directors, most of whom worked at for-profit colleges while they served.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 26, 2016

Higher education sees jump in new jobs in 4th quarter

The sector enjoyed the largest one-quarter increase at the end of 2015 than any other period since 2012, boasting 24,100 new jobs, or a 1.25% increase across the country.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 26, 2016

Harvard launches national educational redesign initiative

The project targets the correlation between socioeconomic status and educational outcomes in five cities.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 26, 2016

Proposed changes to overtime laws would cost universities millions

The Obama administration is considering raising the salary threshold for exempt employees from $23,660 to $50,440, affecting staff and postdocs in virtually every department.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 26, 2016

Website accessibility is a solvable problem for CIOs

Colleges and universities can shield themselves from lawsuits and better serve students with straightforward updates to their websites and common sense policy changes.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 25, 2016

Classroom AV design: Who and what is involved?

There are two main types of construction projects when it comes to classroom audiovisual design and understanding key players and key roles helps projects go smoothly.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 25, 2016

Colgate administrators offer advice on engaging with student protesters

Students at Colgate held a weeklong sit-in for racial justice last year, giving its leaders an opportunity to learn how to take student concerns seriously.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 25, 2016

AACRAO shifts guidance over disciplinary violations on transcripts

The American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers has advised against including disciplinary actions on transcripts and now says the practice is "optional."

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 25, 2016

CFPB lawsuit against for-profit accreditor has broad implications

The CFPB is suing the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools for information it refuses to provide. At issue is whether the CFPB has the authority to demand it.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 25, 2016

Nike founder pledges $400M to Stanford

The gift continues the discussion and criticisim around the giving gap that exists between the wealthiest and less affluent schools. 

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 25, 2016

Ed Dept CIO Danny Harris to retire by end of month

Harris will make an early exit from the department following criticism about how vulnerable department data is to hackers and ethical questions about his leadership.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 24, 2016

Higher ed marketing dollars can be powerful, if well-spent

More institutions are spending money on marketing to recruit the next class of students and combat increasing competition, but not all are getting bang for their buck.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 24, 2016

Outsourcing, modularity, hybrid cloud among latest trends in data management

As higher education deals with more data and greater security risks, many institutions are turning to third parties, seeing the benefits of modularity, and embracing the hybrid cloud.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 24, 2016

How can community colleges best serve underprepared students?

A new report from The Center for Community College Student Engagement examines the gap between the portion of students who think they’re prepared and those who are.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 24, 2016

More liberal arts schools turn to computer science

Colleges that have specialized in broad liberal arts degrees are exploring interdisciplinary opportunities to pair computer science with their traditional bread and butter.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 24, 2016

Bipartisan, bicameral legislation takes up college affordability

A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators and two of their colleagues in the House of Representatives introduced legislation Monday focused on early college programs to reduce higher ed costs.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 23, 2016

There are ways to maximize revenue within college sports

The most successful Division I teams are always going to make the most money for their institutions, but it’s not just championship revenue on the table.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 23, 2016