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Deep Dive
Higher ed trails behind peer industries in social recruitment strategies
Faculty hiring processes generally pull from traditional pipelines, missing qualified, diverse talent.
By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 18, 2015 -
Corinthian ‘consistently misled students’ according to investigation
California Attorney General Kamala Harris and the U.S. Department of Education found the shuttered for-profit lied to students about job prospects.
By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 18, 2015 -
U of Kansas students try to separate organizing efforts from Mizzou
Despite a contentious forum on race with the campus chancellor, students are trying to work with administrators instead of against them.
By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 18, 2015 -
Colleges with minimal student interest in athletics pay the most
A look at 201 public, Division I universities shows more than $10.3 billion in student fees have gone to athletic programs in the last five years.
By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 18, 2015 -
Ed Dept expands CBE experiment to include subscription tuition
The department’s competency-based education experiment gives schools the freedom to provide credit for prior experience.
By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 18, 2015 -
Will Ed Dept have more talk than action with accreditors?
The Obama administration has proposed a range of tough new policies for accreditors, but its own history shows hesitation to actually crack down.
By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 18, 2015 -
Baylor U expects to opt out of Texas campus carry law
Baylor President and Chancellor Ken Starr told a gathering Monday he had 'little doubt' the university would opt out, using its freedom to do so as a private institution.
By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 17, 2015 -
Sorority opposition to Safe Campus Act prompts umbrella groups' switch
The North-American Interfraternity Conference and the National Panhellenic Conference pulled support from the controversial bill after first lobbying for it.
By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 17, 2015 -
Minority-serving institutions get access to STEM grants
The Department of Education is splitting $3 million among 13 institutions with large minority student populations to strengthen their STEM programs.
By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 17, 2015 -
APLU aims to scale adaptive learning with grant program
The Association of Public Land-grant Universities is opening a competitive grant process focused on adaptive learning for general ed courses.
By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 17, 2015 -
NCAA president discusses ethical responsibilities to athletes
Mark Emmert told a group of university leaders they have a responsibility to prevent ‘mismatches' on their campuses.
By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 17, 2015 -
Education Management Corp to pay $95.5M in fraud violation
The company saw a $684 million loss last year amid hundreds of job cuts, though it still has more than 20,000 employees.
By Deborah Barrington • Nov. 16, 2015 -
International student population grows at fastest rate in 35 years
The results of the IIE’s latest Open Doors survey shows a 10% jump in the number of international students studying in the U.S.
By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 16, 2015 -
Survey identifies policies for on-campus and online adjuncts as place for improvement
Often the same policies govern on-campus and online adjuncts, but the one-size-fits-all approach may be flawed.
By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 16, 2015 -
Tuition-free University of the People seeing big boost in immigrant students
University of the People is an accredited online institution that has seen enrollment in the U.S. surge in the last year, particularly among students who are immigrants.
By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 16, 2015 -
University of Illinois settles with Salaita, but still under censure
The Urbana-Champaign campus has settled two lawsuits filed after the university backed out of an accepted tenure offer following Salaita’s Twitter commentary about Israel.
By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 16, 2015 -
Instructure goes public, raising $70 million with 4.4 million shares
The maker of the Canvas learning management system is far from profitable, but it's successful first day as a public company shows investors believe in its growth potential.
By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 16, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Repercussions from EPA's surprise campus inspections
Unannounced inspections can catch institutions off guard if they haven't planned for haz mat safety.
By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 13, 2015 -
New report outlines 5 major trends in social media use across higher ed
The annual report from CASE, Huron Education, and mStoner Inc. shows just how embedded social media has become in higher education operations.
By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 13, 2015 -
Public schools orchestrate billion-dollar fundraising campaigns, too
Texas A&M announced a $4 billion campaign last week, joining the University of Michigan, which is seeking the same amount, and UCLA, which is hoping for $200,000 more.
By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 13, 2015 -
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Oregon Promise prepares to accept 7,000 tuition-free students
The second statewide promise program, after Tennessee, expects 7,000 students to attend community college with free tuition at the start of the next academic year.
By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 13, 2015 -
Silicon Valley consultants outline new accreditation system — is it innovative enough?
The model was designed for alternative education providers applying for the Dept. of Ed's experimental sites program, but creators think it can be extended to all of higher ed.
By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 13, 2015 -
#BlackonCampus protests spread as students feel empowered to speak up
The student role in ousting the president and chancellor at Missouri, emboldened students at other campuses.
By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 13, 2015 -
Western Kentucky to offer competency-based advanced manufacturing degree
The federal government has had mixed responses to the competency-based trend.
By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 11, 2015 -
Survey: Schools not filling workforce skills gap
The 2015 WISE survey found just 39% of global education leaders believe their institutions adequately address the skills gap.
By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 11, 2015
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