Christensen Institute's Fisher: Schools must expand students' social capital

Julia Freeland Fisher recently got us up to speed on disruptive innovation in K-12 and higher ed, from personalized learning to alternative credentialing.

By Roger Riddell • Dec. 18, 2015

Students rent out dorm rooms on Airbnb without university approval

A student in New York told Fast Company that he has made about $400 renting out dorm space that costs around $9,000 per year.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 18, 2015

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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

Cooper Union deal approves charging tuition to ease financial woes

A settlement agreement will let the previously tuition-free school continue to charge tuition as it works on a new strategy.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 18, 2015

CFPB warning colleges over hidden credit card agreements

The letter reads: We have not yet made a determination whether your failure to disclose this agreement violates the CARD Act, but we urge you to reconsider your approach to public disclosure.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 18, 2015

University of California announces $250 million innovation fund

Researchers and entrepreneurs will now be free from having to devote time and energy to finding capital.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 18, 2015

Survey of Wisconsin faculty questioned, but shows strong support for tenure

A survey by a University of Chicago researcher with funding from a conservative think tank showed 89% of respondents would consider leaving the state without tenure protection.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 18, 2015

5 steps to successful competency-based programs

A self-paced model that discards the credit hour and the semester requires new ways of thinking about teaching and learning and new systems to go with them.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 17, 2015

Maine joins N-SARA coalition for online course sharing

The New England State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (N-SARA) gives member institutions access to online courses offered at other member institutions across the country.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 17, 2015

How librarians get ahead of curve in data mining

College and university librarians can get a head start on securing rights to digital archives in anticipation of research purposes.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 17, 2015

U of Louisville pulls job listing for black, Latino, Native American candidates

The job ad for a tenure-track, assistant professor position in the Department of Physics and Astronomy said specifically the position would be filled by a member of these three groups.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 17, 2015

All-in-one network solution in Kentucky improved service, security, cost

The integrated solution at Asbury University reduced calls to IT support.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 17, 2015

Higher ed enrollment decline continues as employment increases

The drop in enrollment again was led by losses at for-profit and community colleges with relatively stable enrollments in the four-year, public and private nonprofit sphere.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 17, 2015

Georgia Tech graduates first class from MOOC experiment

The school announced a cheaper, online alternative to its master’s degree in computer science in 2013, and with its first crop of 20 graduates, it may be time for a program review.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 16, 2015

10-step plan helps faculty achieve universal design for learning

The steps apply to making online courses fully accessible to all users without special accommodations, improving the learning environment for everyone across three key areas.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 16, 2015

Penn State launches ed tech accelerator with Dreamit

The university is seeking entrepreneurs with product ideas that would solve problems for educators at all levels, including tech that advances pedagogy in online labs and virtual reality.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 16, 2015

Perkins Loan program could be revived by senate legislation

Supporters say the program makes colleges and universities liable for graduates' success.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 16, 2015

New England accreditor proposal could hurt adjuncts

Proposed guidelines do not address "reasonable contractual security" — a sticking point for adjuncts who say course-by-course contracts negatively impact teaching.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 16, 2015

Cloud transitions help bridge IT skills gap

Finding IT staffers with the right skills to maintain aging infrastructure can be hard, but cloud-based solutions outsource those tasks and free in-house staff for strategic work.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 15, 2015

Howard University considers selling rights to TV station

WHUT is the only black-owned public TV station in the country, making the decision much more than an economic one.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 15, 2015

Texas A&M won't open $200M Nazareth campus, citing curriculum control

"We cannot put A&M's name out there and not have A&M call the academic shots," John Sharp, university system chancellor told the Associated Press.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 15, 2015

Protecting the university network and flagging attacks — in real time

Barry University uses a defense tool that flags potential cyber attacks in time to launch a response — before damage is done.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 15, 2015

Harvard, Stanford reveal interpersonal elements that impact interdisciplinary success

Teams interviewed researchers in nine networks in the social, natural and computational sciences. The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, the MacArthur Foundation and the Santa Fe Institute funded the project.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 15, 2015

Registrar's office: innovation hotbed or obsolete?

 Some registrars still use typewriters and paper class rolls. Yes, you did just read that.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 15, 2015

Charter Oak State College to accept two edX courses for credit

The Connecticut college sees the potential for lowering barriers with edX courses, which offer unlimited enrollment and the chance to pay for credits only after learning the material.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 14, 2015

Student pushback forces a rethinking of ePortfolio use

When Clemson University instituted a mandatory ePortfolio program for students, thousands protested the extra work.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 14, 2015