7 Steps to Your SLO Program

A student learning outcome (SLO) assessment program presents opportunity for progressive leadership in higher education and allows university presidents to describe the learning that occurs among their students.

Sept. 22, 2015

Financial aid calculator developed at Wellesley gains in popularity

UVA and Williams College have adopted the calculator, which asks far fewer questions without a login than federally mandated alternatives.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 22, 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

Questions over divestment's financial consequences continue

A study funded by oil industry advocates finds endowments are bound to take a hit, though other research indicates a potential financial boost.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 22, 2015

AAU campus sexual assault survey finds high rates of violence

Like other surveys, a broad definition of sexual violence that includes forced kissing and groping, revealed one in five college students are affected and few report.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 22, 2015

Ed Dept announces $60M in First in the World grants

More than 300 applicants competed for the grants, which finance the implementation and evaluation of programs and test interventions.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 22, 2015

Andrew Marcinek is the Ed Dept's first OER advisor

Marcinek will help expand open educational resource access to K-12 and higher ed institutions by coaching schools about the public domain.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 22, 2015

4 ways colleges can better serve low-income high-achievers

A panel of four influential higher ed presidents convened at the New York Times Schools For Tomorrow Conference to talk strategies for improvement.

By Roger Riddell • Sept. 21, 2015

Professor argues for more ethical approach to grad school

Fordham University's Leonard Cassuto says graduate schools must do a better job of giving Ph.D. candidates more realistic expectations for future work.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 21, 2015

Improving the campus visit to increase applications, yield

New strategies include setting up selfie opportunities, offering tours in foreign languages, and encouraging guides to go off-script.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 21, 2015

'Knowledge Management & E-Learning' showcases higher ed smart city partnerships

The special issue of the journal offers nine cases of partnerships in the United States and other countries, including Russia, India, Italy, and Pakistan.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 21, 2015

First-time enrollment in Ph.D. programs on the rise, with some exceptions

Enrollment in arts and humanities disciplines dropped .5% from 2013 to 2014, business dropped 1.3%, and physical and earth sciences dropped nearly 2%.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 21, 2015

State regulation may help coding bootcamps maintain quality

Coding bootcamps have remained largely untouched by accreditors and the federal government, but states have worked to ensure careful growth.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 21, 2015

Pathway programs help international students prepare for university rigor

Programs are rare in the US, but prevalent in the UK and Australia, with growth expected.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 18, 2015

Udacity's new business model markets nanodegrees for in-demand skills

Udacity focuses on adults who want new skills and offers them intensive courses backed by the industry.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 17, 2015

NYU's in-house talent revamps registration tutorial with gaming

The NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering offers a pre-registration tutorial students can conveniently access. 

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 17, 2015

New paper argues for the centrality of faculty in student success

The paper, by the Campaign for the Future of Higher Education advocates for funding to be allocated accordingly, increasing the proportion of tenured faculty on campus.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 17, 2015

Study shows students benefit from interactive elements of MOOCs

The research comes out of Carnegie Mellon following up on a study of students who took an intro to psychology course.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 17, 2015

Smaller colleges feeling financial stress of lower enrollment

Moody's called the industry as a whole stable, but that obscures colleges at the lower extreme, which are often smaller with minimal endowments.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 17, 2015

Texting could help students in the transition from high school to college

A new book shows how texting programs benefit college preparation. 

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 16, 2015

Accelerated learning program to offer computer science training for teachers

Flatiron School supports idea that training teachers in computer science is easier than training programmers to teach.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 16, 2015

Rosemont College to join schools lowering tuition to attract students

The Philadelphia college's 43% price drop will reduce aid disbursements.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 16, 2015

University of California policy against intolerance meeting resistance

The policy has been criticized by First Amendment advocates and by those who view higher education as a place for open discourse. 

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 16, 2015

Dean's resignation points out difficulty of personal relationships among faculty

Some policies ban or manage romantic relationships between faculty members and supervisors.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 16, 2015

2015 college access index unveiled at NYT Schools For Tomorrow Conference

The University of California System dominates the top 10 in the Upshot's annual ranking of institutions based on how well they serve low-income students.

By Roger Riddell • Sept. 16, 2015

Georgia Regents becomes Augusta U with name change

The university was only called Georgia Regents since 2012, when Augusta State and Georgia Health Sciences consolidated.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 16, 2015