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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 GarcĂa 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 GarcĂa Mathewson • Aug. 3, 2015 -
Trendline
Mental Health and Wellness
This Trendline examines how colleges can address rising mental health concerns and support at-risk groups, such as transgender students and college athletes.
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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 GarcĂa Mathewson • Aug. 3, 2015 -
FDA
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 GarcĂa 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 GarcĂa 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 GarcĂa 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 GarcĂa 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 GarcĂa 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 GarcĂa 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 GarcĂa 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 GarcĂa 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 GarcĂa 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 GarcĂa 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 GarcĂa 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 GarcĂa 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 GarcĂa Mathewson • July 30, 2015 -
Deep Dive
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 GarcĂa Mathewson • July 29, 2015 -
Acrobatiq gets $9.75M funding boost for next-gen adaptive learning, analytics
The series A round will help the company support analytics, as well as sales and marketing initiatives.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 29, 2015 -
Parchment sends 20 millionth credential
The company has been helping students and institutions send academic transcripts since 2003 and now sends about a million every two months.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 29, 2015 -
Universities creatively find money for repair, upkeep, modernization
Maintenance backlogs are requiring institutions to find new ways to set aside or raise funds.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 29, 2015 -
University Ventures launches $5M seed fund for higher ed innovators
The fund will be directed largely to startups helping colleges and universities connect students to jobs.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 29, 2015 -
Duncan's call for accountability follows history of mixed messages
The education secretary's call for stricter accountability from accreditors follows department efforts that have helped institutions in trouble.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 29, 2015 -
Blackboard owners reportedly seeking $3B sale
According to Reuters' sources, the private equity firm has hired Deutsche Bank AG and Bank of America Corp to oversee the sale.
By Roger Riddell • July 28, 2015 -
Black students lag in college readiness
A new report from ACT finds that 62% did not meet a single benchmark across four categories of college readiness.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 28, 2015 -
What's trending in higher ed IT?
Security, personalized services for students, and collaboration between IT and other departments make the list of trends to follow in the upcoming school year.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 28, 2015
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