Salem State, Montserrat cancel merger plans

Financial considerations ultimately outweighed the potential academic gains of the deal.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 6, 2015

Are nanodegrees how MOOCs will ultimately disrupt higher ed?

While mini degree programs resemble the trade certificates or extension programs of the past, some see them as the space's latest 'game-changer.'

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 6, 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

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

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

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