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

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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

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

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

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

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