Higher Ed: Page 283
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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 -
Rutgers suffers fourth cyberattack-induced network outage in less than a year
Distributed denial-of-service attacks have repeatedly flooded the network with traffic, blocking users out but posing no threat to personal data.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 1, 2015 -
Court: Colleges don’t owe student-athletes beyond cost of attendance
The panel upheld a previous federal ruling that chided the NCAA's efforts to preserve amateurism and declared it is 'not above antitrust laws.'
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 30, 2015 -
Hack Reactor acquires iOS bootcamp, reorganizes operations
The tech ed provider will expand its expertise to include mobile education with the acquisition and split its satellites into autonomous companies.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 30, 2015 -
Just 13% of top 300 colleges to require SAT essay
A new SAT will debut in March with an optional essay portion that most schools will forego, though many elite schools will still require completion.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 30, 2015 -
Barely half of college grads believe their education was worth it
The national poll of 30,000 college alumni by Gallup and Purdue University found that number lowered to 26% for for-profit grads.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 30, 2015 -
Micro-credentials open higher ed to those looking to broaden skills
Thanks to badges and other 'subdegree' programs, It no longer takes years to prove to employers that graduates have the necessary skills.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 30, 2015 -
New York latest state to consider free community college
Gov. Andrew Cuomo confirmed he is in talks with the White House about the affordability of a statewide program.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 30, 2015 -
San Francisco program to train software engineers using project-based learning
The Holberton School, named for female programming pioneer Betty Holberton, aims to increase diversity in tech and ready students for high-paying jobs.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 29, 2015 -
U of the Incarnate Word to try Ellucian Brainstorm for CBE
The new cloud-based LMS for competency-based ed is still in beta, but it's designed to offer highly personalized learning, in part by using big data.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 29, 2015 -
'The Coalition' to offer new college application option for students
In all, 80 institutions will accept a new online application allowing students to develop a high school portfolio and letting schools individualize questions.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 29, 2015 -
Wisconsin HOPE Lab highlights states' per-student higher ed funding disparities
The state's two-year colleges get just $3,211 per full-time-equivalent student, while the its flagship institution gets $12,410 under the same measure.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 29, 2015 -
NCES data: Most college students are 'nontraditional'
About 74% of undergrads in 2011-12 had at least one nontraditional characteristic, like being a single caregiver or delaying enrollment.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 29, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Higher education: lifetime training or a path to the next job?
Post-secondary programs don't always align with the labor market, but maybe that's OK.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 28, 2015 -
Daemen College president calls for more equitable higher ed reform
Gary A. Olson argues the major reform proposals offered by presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders need to better address the role of private colleges.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 28, 2015 -
Book envisions higher ed as place where students think about their calling
A New Jersey sociology professor argues in favor of a cultural role that encourages students to think about their contributions to the world.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 28, 2015 -
Academia.edu aspires to be a social network for peer review
The network's 25 million registered users have the option to post published papers and solicit feedback on works in progress.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 28, 2015 -
New details in U of Iowa chief's hiring process further rankle faculty
The University of Iowa’s incoming president, J. Bruce Harreld, met with trustees on the board and the hiring committee as he was recruited to apply, records show.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 28, 2015 -
AAC&U project assesses college students, finds weaknesses
The pilot year of a new assessment rubric for undergraduates, using student coursework and faculty reviewers, show students scoring low on critical thinking and content development.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 28, 2015 -
U of New Haven president: Keep higher ed's property tax exemption
As Connecticut considers reversing a centuries-old property tax exemption for higher ed, schools fight to prove the benefits of such arrangements.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 25, 2015 -
Tablet ownership on the rise, but students still prefer laptops for schoolwork
A national survey of 1,200 college students found more than half own tablets, but only 8% of 18- and 19-year-olds use them for school daily.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 25, 2015 -
U of Iowa faculty censure new president over ethical breach
The vote to censure J. Bruce Harreld came in response to two inaccuracies on his résumé regarding recent employment and published work.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 25, 2015 -
Education Trust report shows gaps in Pell Grant recipients' outcomes
About one-third of institutions have 9% gaps in graduation rates for Pell and non-Pell students, with the national gap around 14%.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 25, 2015 -
Higher ed data security an ongoing process, not a problem to be solved
Institutions won’t ever reach a point where data protection isn't a concern, so the best strategy is continual training and review.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 25, 2015 -
Teach For America CEO talks school quality, reform at Harvard
Elisa Villanueva Beard said some schools’ current struggles are 'a design question,' where they don’t meet students’ needs.
By Kate Schimel • Sept. 24, 2015
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