Instructure aims for $75M with IPO

The company that created the Canvas LMS has already raised $90 million in venture capital since its founding in 2008.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 14, 2015

Ed Dept sends millions to for-profit colleges accused of fraud

The federal government has not cut off funding to schools targeted by state attorneys general, the CFPB, the DoJ, or the SEC.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 14, 2015

Institutions taking no chances in wake of shootings

Schools in Kentucky, Oregon, and Pennsylvania have responded to threats in the wake of shootings at institutions in Oregon, Arizona, and Texas.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 13, 2015

Digital textbooks could provide data for early warning systems

A study out of Iowa State University created an “engagement index tracker” to analyze digital textbook use, finding patterns in use and outcomes.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 13, 2015

Network security defined differently in higher ed — but maybe that's OK

Some corporations are looking to higher ed as employees' desire to bring their own devices increases.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 13, 2015

Bootcamp COO questions why peer programs are chasing accreditation

Would accreditation and access to federal student loans would infect the sector with motivations beyond student outcomes?

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 13, 2015

Tenure, no retirement age keep many faculty in place indefinitely

More than half of faculty plan to work past 70, and while they can still be productive, they limit departments' flexibility block younger hires.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 13, 2015

Pennsylvania state colleges increase tuition, fees in pilots

The state’s higher education governing board approved the new price structures, which include per-credit-hour cost increases.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 12, 2015

Wisconsin Regents waive out-of-state student cap at UW-Madison

University leaders argued the cap prevents them from recruiting talented out-of-state students who could stay after graduation and improve the state's economy.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 12, 2015

Colleges offering Perkins Loans may owe billions to feds

When Congress failed to extend the program earlier this month, it set 1,700 institutional partners up to eventually return billions in federal grants.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 12, 2015

U of Phoenix banned from recruiting on military bases

While the Department of Defense investigates recruiting practices, it has also barred the enrollment of students with Tuition Assistance Program funding.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 12, 2015

Lynn U to offer semester of credit for coding boot camp

In a new partnership with General Assembly, Lynn undergrads can “study abroad” at a coding campus for 16 weeks, gaining 15 credits.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 12, 2015

Columbia College's former CIO brings tech expertise to enrollment

With a CIO heading up enrollment and marketing, technology is being leveraged to overhaul the transfer credit evaluation process.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 9, 2015

Brown vetoes proposed higher ed oversight agency for California

The agency would have replaced the California Postsecondary Education Commission, which was defunded in 2011.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 9, 2015

Flatiron coding bootcamp guarantees job placement with new program

Flatiron School’s Learn-Verified online web developer program will offer full refunds if graduates aren't hired within six months of completion.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 9, 2015

Coors advertises with Ohio State logo, shares profits

OSU's 2009 deal with collegiate sports marketing company IMG College guaranteed $110 million over 10 years for the use of its logo in advertising.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 9, 2015

Indiana U's One.IU makes all services easily searchable

The portal has been marketed to other institutions as OneCampus, a responsive product allowing users to search for and click straight to services.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 9, 2015

House Republicans criticize higher ed's largest endowments

Suggestions made during a hearing this week included cutting tax benefits and further regulating how wealthy universities spend endowment returns.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 9, 2015

In the wake of tragedy, campuses consider areas of improvement

Shootings like the one at Umpqua Community College prompt wider reviews of security procedures across higher ed.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 8, 2015

U of Michigan expands MOOC presence to edX

A founding partner in Coursera, UM has reached 3.6 million learners via MOOCs since 2012 and now plans 20 courses for edX.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 8, 2015

Virginia Tech's virtual reality Cube offers new perspectives on data

The four-story, 64,000-cubic-foot space offers researchers and students dynamic new vantage points to think about their work.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 8, 2015

Big ideas research gaining popularity, but maybe only making a splash

Initiatives aimed at solving the world’s biggest problems have received big money, but critics say they’re overly ambitious and mere marketing ploys.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 8, 2015

MIT MicroMaster's unbundles supply chain degree with MOOCs

The new credential leaves just a semester on campus for the full degree.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 8, 2015

Excelsior to develop open-source college-level skills assessment with $1.9M from Ed Dept

The First in the World Program grant will provide financing for two years of development and piloting, after which the product will be available to all.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 7, 2015

CRMs can facilitate personalized admissions contact with students

The tools have enabled institutions dealing with an influx of applications to scale up processes that prioritize interaction.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 7, 2015