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New Senate bill would overhaul default sanctions
The Student Protection and Success Act would create new criteria for calculating unacceptable default rates while shortening the appeals process for institutions.
By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 6, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Access, accountability, and deregulation: A primer on HEA reauthorization
With House and Senate versions of the ESEA rewrite in the books, discussion over the Higher Education Act is continuing.
By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 5, 2015 -
California community colleges partner with prisons for new programs
A federal Pell grant project and additional state funds for prisoner ed are bringing several schools to the table for new collaborations.
By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 5, 2015 -
Maryville U's incoming freshmen to get iPads
The St. Louis University is distributing iPads to every freshman, as well as ed school sophomores, starting this fall.
By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 5, 2015 -
On-campus tech repair provides a lifeline
As digital devices become increasingly critical for student and faculty productivity, additional tech support can come from outside companies.
By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 5, 2015 -
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 -
Sponsored by Educational Testing Services
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 -
Deep Dive
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
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