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

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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

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

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

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

U of Maine faculty supports goal, but expresses concern for online plans

Faculty are skeptical about the cost and design of a proposal for Unified Online.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 11, 2015

Obama strengthens protections for veterans in higher ed

The administration will provide more information to help prospective students compare schools and increase oversight and enforcement of bad actors.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 11, 2015

Students benefit when colleges get up close with personalized learning

The emphasis is on having more student-ready colleges, not college-ready students.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 11, 2015

Coalition identifies 6 principles to transform remedial education

Organizations and states have already endorsed the principles, which include conducting an intake process on all students to determine how they can succeed in credit-bearing courses.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 11, 2015

Cal Poly State finds storage solution in 'On Premise as a Service' model

On Premise as a Service offers data storage infrastructure remotely controlled by vendors, which requires no up-front cost and allows institutions to pay only for what they use.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 11, 2015

Videos flourish with new tech at Florida International University

Faculty at the university's College of Business have created more than 5,000 hours of lecture capture content since it adopted a new technology to record and share the video.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 11, 2015

PA state school system in fight over health care costs

The increased health plan costs  are for non-teaching staff, but the union representing faculty and coaches rejected a similar deal during contract negotiations.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 11, 2015

Following high-level resignations, Mizzou hires chief diversity officer

Chuck Henson, associate dean in the law school, will become vice chancellor for inclusion, diversity, and equity.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 11, 2015

No link between presidential pay and fundraising revenue: study

The work goes against the argument that colleges can spend more money on a president and reap the return on the investment in increased fundraising dollars.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 10, 2015

New study questions academic superiority at prestigious institutions

Preliminary findings from researchers at Teachers College and Yeshiva University suggest prestigious universities may not, in fact, have better teachers and more rigorous courses.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 10, 2015

Arne Duncan calls for three overarching changes to higher ed

The outgoing secretary of ed said there has been progress, but suggested there are more areas for enrichment.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 10, 2015

Accelerated, online MBA now among Saint Mary's offerings

The Minnesota university's new degree program offers the option to specialize in one of three areas or complete a general program.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 10, 2015

Missouri chancellor follows president, resigns after protests

The chancellor, who had drawn the ire of the grad student community, will take another position at the school.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 10, 2015

Mizzou president resigns amid unrest over campus racial tensions

A faculty walkout was the final straw in a week that saw a boycott from the school's football team and a grad student's hunger strike.

By Roger Riddell • Nov. 9, 2015