Kansas technical college could merge with Wichita State

State legislators are considering a bill that would allow the Wichita Area Technical College to become the School of Technology and Applied Science at WSU.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 2, 2016

Two University of Maryland campuses consider consolidation

While there are concerns over the possible deal between the main College Park campus and the Baltimore campus, the proposed legislation has a good deal of support.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 2, 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

Private financing of new student housing becoming more common

A growing number of small, private colleges are turning to private capital to build new dorms, rather than going into more debt to build on their own — but the deals bring risks.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 2, 2016

Former HBCU presidents launch search firm for higher ed leadership

The retired leaders plan to recruit and support strong candidates for historically black colleges and universities, pledging one year of leadership support to help in the transition.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 2, 2016

Inspector General slams Ed Dept on loan servicer oversight

The watchdog’s latest report says the department conducted a flawed review of loan servicer activity relating to active-duty service members and misled the public about the findings.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 2, 2016

Simon Newman steps down as Mount St. Mary's president

Despite support from trustees and a group of students, faculty backlash and questions from an accreditor around recent controversies proved too much for the embattled president.

By Roger Riddell • March 1, 2016

Compliance officer at U of Louisville blows whistle on president

A longtime compliance officer at the university has filed a lawsuit alleging President James Ramsey and other senior officials argued against enforcing conflict of interest rules.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 1, 2016

UT breaks new ground in campus policing of sexual assault

Researchers from UT-Austin have developed a blueprint for campus police that could help college departments across the country address sexual assault investigations.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 1, 2016

Georgia State used data, proactive advising to close achievement gaps

The urban research university has above-average student outcomes among peer institutions, offering proactive interventions to a diverse student body based on data analytics.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 1, 2016

Social media can enhance MOOCs, if offered correctly

A study by researchers in Australia surveyed 150 participants in a MOOC for educators that offered Twitter and Facebook as ways for students to communicate and collaborate.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 1, 2016

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

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