Five international universities join FutureLearn

The MOOC platform will soon host new courses from universities in Spain, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Australia.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 5, 2015

More ideas for cheaper textbooks as prices balloon

Students are just weeks away from hemorrhaging money on course materials, with some textbooks now costing as much as $400.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 5, 2015

Barnes and Noble College Division officially its own company

The spinoff leaves the newly minted Barnes and Noble Education with more opportunities for growth.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 4, 2015

Tracking student data responsibly

Data analytics has the power to solve crimes and keep students from dropping out, but institutions must be wary of the privacy implications.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 4, 2015

Less Dependence on Placement Tests

New student assessment approaches steer away from subject mastery placement tests and towards more comprehensive noncognitive assessments.

By Ross Markle, Ph.D., Senior Research and Assessment Advisor, Educational Testing Service • Aug. 4, 2015

Simplifying FAFSA: Is an adaptive form the answer?

The NASFAA has an idea for the student fianncial aid form that would require different information based on responses to initial questions.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 4, 2015

Is a wide shift to BYOA on the horizon?

The transition by some higher ed IT departments acknowledges that apps may be more important to the network than the device itself.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 4, 2015

Chancellor's $11K-per-student compliance claim reportedly lacked context

Testimony from Vanderbilt's Nicholas Zeppos on Higher Ed Act compliance costs obscured the fact that most of the total is tied to research regulations.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 4, 2015

Columbia U expert talks community college success

Community College Research Center Director Thomas Bailey’s forthcoming book, Redesigning America’s Community Colleges, supports guided pathways.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 3, 2015

Grinnell College under Title IX investigation by Ed Dept

The college had requested an investigation from the department's Office of Civil Rights but was declined because students had already filed complaints.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 3, 2015

Disruptive innovation needs autonomous review

Researchers at two British universities found that disruptive innovation is best implemented when an autonomous organizing structure is in place to monitor it.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 3, 2015

Bill would require public access to taxpayer-funded research

A Senate committee voted in favor of a bill that would require the research to be made available for free online within a year of publication.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 3, 2015

Report finds uneven work-study disbursement

The aid dollars disproportionately flow to private rather than public schools, where low-income students are more likely to enroll.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 3, 2015

White House hosts experts on short-term training programs

Thursday’s summit included representatives from coding bootcamps and other alternative training providers, including online course platforms.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 31, 2015

Colleges returning from closure face questions of trust in brand

Sweet Briar College is not the first to announce closure before attempting to re-enroll students, and others have reopened after being closed for years.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 31, 2015

Courseload acquisition expands Unizin's digital content services

Platforms for e-text reading and other digital content delivery will now be available to the consortium's 11 university members.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 31, 2015

Massachusetts for-profit settlement nets $2.3M for students

The attorney general’s settlement with Lincoln Technical Institute and Kaplan Career Institute affects hundreds of students,.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 31, 2015

Senate ed committee discusses campus sexual assault

In a hearing tied to HEA reauthorization, committee members heard from higher ed leaders about how to tackle the complex issue.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 31, 2015

Deans increasingly required to be top fundraisers

An increasingly competitive development environment is seeing deans tackle new responsibilities.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 30, 2015

New rules to govern Title IV tuition refunds to students

The practice of offering students pre-paid cards as their refunds may find a hurdle in the proposed Education Department rules.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 30, 2015

Notre Dame incorporates badges into e-portfolios

Bringing both tools together allows students to highlight a range of informal learning experiences with support from the university.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 30, 2015

Strayer enrollment up, net income down in latest quarter

The for-profit education company has seen a slight increase in students, with 2% more enrolled in the summer term over last year.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 30, 2015

U of Phoenix discloses FTC investigation

The Federal Trade Commission is looking back to January 2011 in a wide-ranging probe of the for-profit school’s practices.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 30, 2015

Wisconsin campuses struggling with cuts

UW-Eau Claire is finding savings through administrative reductions and trying to keep cuts from the classroom — but doing so completely is impossible.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 30, 2015

With increased video use comes greater copyright concerns for higher ed

Hundreds of individuals on any given campus produce video, often adding graphics, still photos, audio clips, and stock footage to round out their own material.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 29, 2015