Higher Ed: Page 297
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Is the Chinese student bubble set to pop?
At least one analyst sees a number of reasons Chinese enrollment in US schools is on the verge of a decline.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 26, 2015 -
More Florida students are failing college-level coursework
After legislators banned requirements for remedial courses, students started skipping them and proving they weren’t ready for harder work.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 26, 2015 -
Education Department backs off of college ratings
The department instead plans to launch a consumer-oriented college comparison tool using many of the same metrics it had discussed for ratings.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 26, 2015 -
Purdue invests in multipurpose classroom for on-campus, online use
The reimagined 75-student space features overflow seating for 100 students, who would participate similarly to their online peers.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 24, 2015 -
Online course provider Simplilearn acquires Market Motive for $10M
The acquisition will open Market Motive’s online courses in digital marketing to a much larger audience.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 24, 2015 -
Education Dept reportedly undercounted Navient wrongdoing
Nearly 78,000 service members will receive a collective $60 million in a Justice Dept settlement that advocates say proves a miscalculation.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 24, 2015 -
Survey explores higher ed severance packages
While only 63 of 400 institutions responded to the survey, 60% of them said they had severance pay agreements with their presidents.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 24, 2015 -
Gainful employment rule upheld by DC judge
The regulations would require career-focused programs to prove graduates make enough money to repay student loans.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 24, 2015 -
Judge orders Education Management Corp. to continue paying bondholders
The for-profit college operator tried to restructure its assets without bondholder consent and lost.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 24, 2015 -
Columbia University pledges to end investments in private prisons
The university previously had millions invested in Corrections Corp. of America.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 24, 2015 -
Sweet Briar's new president has no time for a learning curve
The former lawyer, college president and accrediting council board chairman will have to address mounds of paperwork, enrollment, staffing and fundraising.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 24, 2015 -
Carnegie Mellon tests impact of blended learning on computer science
A new course will experiment with techniques to help scale the class and make it effective for all learners.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 24, 2015 -
UC Irvine launches new Ph.D. program model
The 5+2 program would expect humanities students to finish their dissertations within five years and then provide them funding as post-docs for an additional two.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 24, 2015 -
Kansas State University president to donate raise
The 2% raise approved by the state board of regents will be returned in the form of a gift to the University Support Staff Awards program.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 23, 2015 -
Indiana officials criticize Ivy Tech
The community college system gets significant state funding, but officials want to cut back because of poor student outcomes.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 23, 2015 -
International students flock to community colleges, too
Two-year schools provide these students more flexibility with language requirements, as well as cheaper tuition.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 23, 2015 -
How to keep STEM students in the major and in school
Significant attrition by students originally selecting STEM majors is something all colleges should be concerned about.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 23, 2015 -
Arizona State writing instructors win contract fight
The instructors argued against an increase in teaching responsibility that wasn’t paired with a pay increase.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 23, 2015 -
Sponsored by ExamSoft
A framework for increasing pass rates on high stakes exams
Using ExamSoft’s robust exam features like question categories, test plan blueprints and strengths & opportunities reports, Uni of Arkansas finds success for NCLEX-RN exam takers.
By Sherri Graves, MNSc, RN, Clinical Instructor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Nursing • June 23, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Video driving education for next generation of learners
A new survey from Kaltura shows flipped learning becoming the norm, and Oregon State is at the forefront.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 22, 2015 -
Despite financial woes, construction booms in higher ed
University Business’s annual construction report finds major projects being planned and executed at almost half of responding institutions.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 22, 2015 -
Sweet Briar staying open
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announced an agreement Saturday that would keep the women’s college open at least one more year.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 22, 2015 -
U of Washington to launch technology institute
The Global Innovation Exchange, set to open this fall, is a partnership between UW and Tsinghua University in China.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 22, 2015 -
Starting July 1, colleges must operate with proper state authorization
A 2011 policy change will finally be enforced by the US Department of Education, though only in the regular course of recertification and federal reviews.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 22, 2015 -
Stakeholders await details on debt-free college plans
While the idea of debt-free college has taken off among Democratic presidential candidates, details on how those plans would be implemented remain to be seen.
By Tara García Mathewson • June 22, 2015
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