Tennessee Promise attracts thousands more freshmen than expected

While official numbers aren’t available yet, early results show nearly 75% more incoming community college freshmen in the program than projected.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 27, 2015

Higher ed endowments see strong returns on responsible investing

Investing in companies with aligned environmental, social, and corporate governance ideals can give institutions strong returns and provide positive marketing opportunities.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 26, 2015

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By Higher Ed Dive staff

Expecting $60M funding round, Coursera sets sights on international expansion

The MOOC provider has already raised $49.5 million from investors who seem confident in the company’s drive toward profitability.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 26, 2015

Admissions officers seeing more MOOC credentials on applications

Prospective students are touting MOOC enrollment and completion, often in hopes of differentiating themselves from competitors.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 26, 2015

How to achieve IT innovation amid budget cuts

While many CIOs in the corporate sector are seeing more funding for IT needs, higher ed finds itself forced to figure out how to do a lot with a little.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 26, 2015

Tuition discounts continue to rise at private colleges

Institutional grant dollars as a percentage of gross tuition and fee revenue, on average, was 48% for first-time, full-time freshman in 2014.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 26, 2015

MOOCs show promise in complementing UC-San Diego's campus offerings

UC San Diego offers a variety of MOOCs through Coursera and edX, which many of its own students take, rounding out their educations with cutting-edge skills they need for the workplace.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 25, 2015

Making the case for holistic health services amid a diverse student body

Many schools are offering physical and mental health services from the same location in new, comprehensive wellness centers that can serve all ends of the campus community.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 25, 2015

California Community Colleges task force offers CTE recommendations

The 25 recommendations from the Task Force on Workforce, Job Creation, and a Strong Economy are expected to help address a projected million-worker shortage.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 25, 2015

Lawsuit alleges illegal no-hire agreement between Duke, Chapel Hill

An assistant professor of radiology at Duke says she didn’t get a job at UNC because a binding agreement between the two medical schools prevented it.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 25, 2015

IBM-backed dual enrollment school has potential to diversify tech

P-TECH is an early college high school in New York City that just graduated its first six students with diplomas and associate degrees.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 25, 2015

Cornell president: Higher ed's social responsibility, freedom inseparable

Elizabeth Garrett says looking at higher ed through a lens framed by these two qualities will advance the conversation beyond the same arguments of recent years.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 25, 2015

4 Ways Best-Fit Student Recruitment Has Changed

With college applications reaching an all-time high, best-fit student recruitment is a necessary tool to ensure that students' goals align with the mission and values of the institution.  

Aug. 25, 2015

Sustainable features practically required in new campus construction

Pressure to lead in environmentally friendly building design creates opportunities for institutions to engage students while improving sustainability.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 24, 2015

Northeastern U to pay $2.7M in NSF grant fraud settlement

The settlement is the largest in National Science Foundation history, forcing the university to pay for nine years of mishandling federal research funding for work at CERN.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 24, 2015

Arizona 'Save Our Students' group aims for guaranteed funding through ballot initiative

The group’s proposal would force the state to maintain higher ed spending at 2015 levels and cap tuition or prompt a 2% corporate tax increase.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 24, 2015

Michigan ed prof argues for FAFSA elimination

In a New York Times column, Susan Dynarski said even Sen. Lamar Alexander’s two-question proposal is made unnecessary by existing IRS tax data.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 24, 2015

New qualitative research explores students' MOOC concerns

The study reveals that quality and instructor availability are top of mind for traditional students who may be key to widespread adoption of the course format.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 24, 2015

Analytics programs show 'remarkable' results — and it's only the beginning

Purdue's Course Signals program uses data to track student engagement and performance, providing early warnings if they get off-course.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 21, 2015

California may provide look at future of higher ed systems elsewhere

An ambitious higher ed plan has been eroded by a lack of long-term commitment to funding a system that was supposed to have room for everybody.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 21, 2015

Presidential power over admissions officially part of UT policy

UT System presidents can now safely overrule admissions decisions in cases of ‘qualified students’ whose enrollment is of high institutional importance.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 21, 2015

UC system offers digital portfolio service access to all students, alumni

A deal with Portfolium follows a one-year pilot at UC-San Diego and opens the service to job-seekers looking to better market their experience.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 21, 2015

American Council on Education report urges better calculation of college costs

The report also calls for more research into the implications for college students of costs beyond tuition, like room and board, books, and transportation.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 21, 2015

Banks wield significant power over struggling for-profits

As lenders, banks get a say in management decisions and keep their interests at the forefront in decisions to sell or declare bankruptcy.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 21, 2015

U of Miami's Pedroso talks IT consolidation, cross-campus challenges

The IT director says consolidating staff across three campuses was tricky, still in progress.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 20, 2015