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Clark U study challenges Purdue student satisfaction findings
While Purdue found barely half of college graduates think their educations were worth the cost, Clark University found 72% satisfied.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 7, 2015 -
Illinois college presidents facing compensation-limiting legislation
Recent scandals at two colleges have prompted a flood of bills attempting to limit executive compensation and perks at public institutions.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 7, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Support for accreditors follows latest criticism from WSJ
An editorial arguing accreditation bodies operate like a cartel prompted a wave of support and a call for a halt to name-calling.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 6, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Campuses strive for 'authentic' mobile approaches
The University of Oklahoma is among colleges rethinking their content for mobile apps.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 6, 2015 -
Internet privacy, machine learning present 'black swans' for ed tech
Black swans are unpredictable, but major events that shift the industry, and only in retrospect can people rationalize and explain the outcomes.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 6, 2015 -
Laureate Education to go public once more
The largest US-based for-profit college network will end eight years as a private company, becoming a public benefit corporation.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 6, 2015 -
U of Phoenix hopes enrollment losses stabilize at 2002 levels
While for-profit Apollo Education Group has seen lower profitability in recent years, its CEO says the company’s prospects are still bright.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 6, 2015 -
NACAC to ban questions about where students most want to go
The National Association for College Admission Counseling approved new ethical guidelines that will prevent members from asking students to rank prospective institutions.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 6, 2015 -
Inspector General audit prompts additional concern over CBE's future
The office has again shown concern over the level of student-teacher interaction in competency-based education programs.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 6, 2015 -
College Scorecard lacks a 'value-added' measure
The Obama administration’s scorecard highlights schools with high-paid graduates, but critics say it doesn’t separate correlation from causation.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 4, 2015 -
Polytechnic schools thrive in US higher ed ecosystem
While such institutions had their start in the late 1700s, a resurgence is continuing with the University of Akron announcing its polytechnic future.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 4, 2015 -
British Middlesex U offers students free digital textbooks
The university expects students to save an average of $681 per year and will also study the educational benefits of having such a program.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 4, 2015 -
Lumina-sponsored summit seeks to make sense of crowded credential marketplace
The summit will bring together representatives from labor, business, education, and public policy to sort out the tangled credentialing web.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 4, 2015 -
Resource barrier presents security hurdle for community colleges
Two-year schools attempt to serve students before and after tragedy on significantly smaller budgets than their four-year peers.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 4, 2015 -
Duncan, higher ed's purpose, and school health: The week's most-read education news
Fall behind? Get caught up on the latest higher ed data from NCES and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 2, 2015 -
General Assembly adds $70M in capital during latest funding round
The five-year-old startup is serving 14,000 students this year alone, offering tech training to adults who want to expand their skillsets and get a leg up in the job market.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 2, 2015 -
Statistics grads still on the rise, but not quickly enough
NCES data shows explosive growth in graduates in the field, but demand is growing faster than colleges can expand programs.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 2, 2015 -
Caltech once again Times Higher Ed's top research university in the world
Caltech has claimed the British publication's top spot for the past five years, though the number of US schools on the full list has dropped.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 2, 2015 -
Perkins Loan Program dies as Alexander blocks funding bill
An extension to the program passed in the House, but Alexander blocked its advance out of the Senate’s education committee.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 2, 2015 -
2015 survey of admissions officers highlights continuing trends
Admissions officers are focusing on international and out-of-state student recruitment, and many are losing students due to debt concerns.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 2, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Strayer program may hold key to keeping corporate partners through downturns
CEO Karl McDonnell says Strayer@Work is designed to boost corporate performance while helping companies attract and retain quality talent.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 1, 2015 -
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Excelencia in Education highlights four programs as Latino ed leaders
The organization honors one community-based organization each year, as well as programs at the associate, baccalaureate, and graduate levels.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 1, 2015 -
Campuses increasingly adopting mobile payment options
The move is a no-brainer, given the adoption rates for smartphones on campuses nationwide.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 1, 2015 -
Information Technology Infrastructure Library could be key to IT improvement
Ohio State is among institutions seeing marked improvement in customer satisfaction due to its use of the framework.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 1, 2015 -
U of Iowa expands in-state recruitment, to the dismay of its competitors
The recruitment push follows a mandate from regents that criticized the university’s resident to non-resident ratio, threatening to pull funding.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 1, 2015
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