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Lumina projects shift states' higher ed funding priorities
A new report highlights ways Lumina funding has boosted productivity by supporting state policies like performance-based funding.
By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 2, 2015 -
Educause, K-12 computer science, and Flatiron: The week's most-read education news
Fall behind? Get caught up on ACE's new alternative credit program and more right here.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 30, 2015 -
Florida college trustee floats RFP-like plan for faculty hires
A trustee at the State College of Florida at Manatee-Sarasota is recommending faculty include a bid of sorts for their services on job applications.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 30, 2015 -
Strings attached to Koch brothers' higher ed philanthropy
Charles Koch’s foundations funneled over $19 million to 210 colleges in 2013, prompting concern over the donor's libertarian ideological bent.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 30, 2015 -
Higher ed marketing has changed, but need for personal interaction remains
Georgetown University McDonough School of Business CMO Chris M. Kormi talks key strategies for outreach and the evolution of his role.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 30, 2015 -
Higher ed value proposition comes from earnings, emotional intelligence
Former Brandeis U president Frederick M. Lawrence argues for the value of an education that combines practical skills with liberal arts knowledge.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 30, 2015 -
Report highlights outliers in enrolling low-income students
The Institute for Higher Education Policy looked at selective public colleges, pulling out those that did the best and worst at enrolling Pell-eligible students.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 30, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Thursday at Educause 2015: Campus Computing Project, Google, and CIOs
Get caught up on the sessions and all of the latest announcements from Ellucian, Cengage, Blackboard, and more.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 29, 2015 -
How to offer open educational resources at scale
Some schools are making the big leap from small-scale to systemwide adoption.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 29, 2015 -
Battle for state funding increases starts in Louisiana — again
As states increase funding in the next budget cycle, there are still likely to be more outliers.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 29, 2015 -
University System of Georgia partners with Parchment for reverse transfer
The deal will allow studentsto receive their associate degree while studying at a four-year school by transferring credits back to a two-year they attended.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 29, 2015 -
Ed Dept approves rules for financial aid debit cards
Banks and colleges partner to make financial aid payments, regulations follow.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 29, 2015 -
Working students need better link between academics and jobs
A majority of college students are in the workforce, but few of them work in their fields.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 29, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Wednesday at Educause: Motivation, disruptive innovation, and top IT issues
Get caught up on the sessions and all of the latest announcements from Dell, McGraw-Hill, Pearson, and more.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 28, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Caliper Analytics advances next frontier for data
The new set of standards address a key barrier to holistic data analysis: access.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 28, 2015 -
Study finds troubling disconnect between librarians and faculty
The desire for communication is one-sided; 98% of librarians would like better communication with faculty, only 45% of faculty said they wanted the same.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 28, 2015 -
Florida task force to present strategic plan for online education growth
The task force has been working for the last year to develop a plan to better meet state workforce needs.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 28, 2015 -
NYU's engineering school takes flak for donor-requested name change
A $100 million donation will change the name from NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering to the NYU Tandon School of Engineering.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 28, 2015 -
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Ed Department awards more than $3 million to MSIs for STEM
The new grants come through the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program and will help 13 minority-serving colleges and universities strengthen STEM education.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 28, 2015 -
Southern New Hampshire U partners with Flatiron School coding bootcamp
The partnership includes an expansion of Flatiron School’s online learning program, a 3+1 program starting at SNHU and finishing at Flatiron, and a coding bootcamp at SNHU.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 28, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Flatiron's Enbar talks bootcamp accreditation, jobs, for-profit concerns
The coding bootcamp's 99% job placement rate is verified by an independent audit.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 27, 2015 -
Impersonal interaction doesn't have to be the standard in digital courses
While putting courses and degree programs online helps increase scale, one program director argues schools should limit the number of students in each cohort.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 27, 2015 -
Cal State Fullerton professor takes stand against $180 textbook
The math department required the textbook for all sections of a course, but Alain Bourget found a cheaper alternative as equally effective and within his rights to assign.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 27, 2015 -
Higher ed ranks among highest for incidences of fraud
Higher ed had the fifth highest frequency of fraud based on a 2014 study of 23 types of organizations.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 27, 2015 -
Florida A&M's governance, financial issues highlight HBCU troubles at large
Heavy-handed oversight by the board of trustees culminated in the chairman’s resignation last week and has some wondering about the root of the problem.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 27, 2015
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