Wisconsin regents pass resolution on free speech and academic freedom

The UW system board approved a resolution Friday saying its universities should not shield individuals from ideas or opinions they find disagreeable or offensive.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 14, 2015

When faulty data is used to measure faculty productivity

Professors at Rutgers voice concerns around an expensive data system because of inaccuracies.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 14, 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

Transfer could be key to college completion goals

The Aspen Institute, the Columbia University’s Teachers College and Public Agenda have joined forces on a campaign to focus on transfer, emphasizing the role of four-year schools.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 14, 2015

Outlining a 'management lifecycle' is key to digital badge growth

Panelists discussing digital badges in higher education outlined four steps to getting policies and practices in place, helping students and creating greater demand at colleges.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 11, 2015

Tennessee Promise program sets sights on completion

With enrollment high, state leaders are shifting the focus to retention and completion for the more than 16,000 students who started two-year programs this fall.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 11, 2015

Spellings facing protests before even starting at UNC

The former education secretary will become the system’s new president in March, but students and faculty are already protesting her appointment.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 11, 2015

Valdosta State recruits students to improve IT response time

The university has increased the responsibilities of student employees, turning them into first responders who also work on preventative maintenance throughout their shifts.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 11, 2015

California accreditor facing federal sanctions

Ahead of an advisory committee's ruling, the U.S. Department of Education recommended denying the ACCJC’s request to accredit community college bachelor’s programs.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 11, 2015

Grinnell College offers strong commitment to socioeconomic diversity

A costly need-blind admissions policy has worried trustees, but additional fundraising and a plan to slowly reduce merit aid should keep the program intact.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 10, 2015

Flipboard news reader gives faculty new content aggregation tool

Instructors at many institutions have discovered the make-your-own-magazine tool as a way to engage students while offering up-to-date course materials.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 10, 2015

Is affirmative action imperiled following Supreme Court arguments?

Justices heard extended arguments in Abigail Fisher’s case against the University of Texas’ race-conscious admissions plan Wednesday, with a majority appearing skeptical.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 10, 2015

Interviews of trustees, presidents find tensions high, roles changing

Public Agenda conducted in-depth interviews with trustees and presidents who oversee 143 public, non-research universities.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 10, 2015

Alumni, donors hold sway in administrators' protest responses

Some schools are finding themselves caught between what groups of current students are demanding and what alumni and donors think is best for campus.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 10, 2015

Private firm to investigate Niagara U dean’s alleged mishandling of rape case

The university’s dean of students is on administrative leave during an investigation into how she handled allegations of rape by a member of the men’s basketball team.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 9, 2015

Rubio continues to champion for-profit higher ed

Despite many for-profit's track records of having students disproportionately represented in loan default numbers, presidential candidate Marco Rubio pushes for expansion.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 9, 2015

Finding a tech solution for CBE programs

Educational technology has not quite caught up to the explosion of interest in competency-based programs, leaving institutions to cobble together solutions that fit their needs.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 9, 2015

U of Texas campus builds CBE from mobile up

UT Rio Grande Valley now offers an all-digital, competency-based, self-paced biomedical sciences degree to students logging in on iPads.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 9, 2015

Missouri legislators target Mizzou's high number of teaching waivers

Half of faculty members don’t teach the system’s minimum load of two courses per semester, and lawmakers are threatening state funding over the finding.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 9, 2015

Flatiron School Jobs Report shows 98% employment, high starting salaries

The report also reveals that women make up 40% of its graduates, low-income New Yorkers make up 24%, and both earn starting salaries in line with overall averages.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 8, 2015

George Washington U invests in remote learning video capabilities

The university will soon give students at satellite campuses the opportunity to participate in classes being held at its main campus.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 8, 2015

Consequences of Salaita reverberate throughout higher ed hiring

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s last-minute revocation of its job offer to Steven G. Salaita has faculty across academia more cautious about moves.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 8, 2015

Association's Dickinson College partnership provides mutual benefits

The Forum on Education Abroad’s relocation to Dickinson College in 2006 spurred major growth within the association and helped the college in multiple ways, too.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 8, 2015

Median salaries of private college presidents still on the rise

Columbia’s Lee C. Bollinger had the largest compensation package in 2013, the latest year for which there is data, and U Penn’s Amy Gutmann ranked second.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 8, 2015

Latino students increasingly important to higher ed success

The number of Latino students is growing and the number of institutions designated Hispanic-serving is up, with all signs pointing to sustained growth.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 7, 2015

US universities find foreign home in Qatar's Education City

Six universities receive more than $320 million from Qatar's ruling family annually, offering support for branch programs in medicine, journalism, engineering, fine arts, and more.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 7, 2015