Higher ed spending priorities criticized from both sides of the aisle

Both Sen. Elizabeth Warren and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie last week criticized lush campus amenities.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 16, 2015

UMass set to approve $250-per-year IT fee

Students are protesting the fee, which would go toward improving the information technology network across four campuses.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 15, 2015

Penn State prototype brings virtual reality to distance education

The student-designed system gives distance learners an immersive classroom experience using Oculus Rift VR tech.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 14, 2015

Ed Dept expresses concern over university access to student health records

Loopholes in FERPA give university officials access to otherwise private information.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 14, 2015

U of Illinois among 4 institutions censured at AAUP annual meeting

The move to censure the university comes after the controversial withdrawal of its appointment of tenured professor Steven Salaita last summer.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 14, 2015

Lumina Foundation launches national dialogue around credentialing

The foundation will bring together leaders in higher ed, business, and labor striving to clarify the muddled credentialing system.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 14, 2015

Pluralsight, best-paying ed jobs, and priorities: The week’s most-read education news

Fall behind? Get caught up on how humanities deans are dealing with shifting value propositions and more right here!

By Roger Riddell • June 12, 2015

Galvanize's Maia: Getting women into STEM comes down to role models

The coding education provider boasts a 50-50 split of male and female students on its San Francisco campus — one of six nationwide.

By Roger Riddell • June 12, 2015

Lawmakers propose making some UNC students attend community college first

Under a proposal, the university system would refer low-performing students to two-year schools before offering them a place on their campuses.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 12, 2015

UNC-Chapel Hill put on probation by accreditor

The most serious sanction short of revoking accreditation comes as a consequence of the university’s student athlete scandal.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 12, 2015

ScholarMatch helps low-income high schoolers find colleges

Its national counterpart, ScholarMatcher, provides an online tool for students who need good financial aid and strong first-gen support.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 12, 2015

Federal higher ed funding outpacing states as gap grows

According to a report from Pew Charitable Trusts, the government paid an increasingly larger share through 2010, when the balance tipped.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 12, 2015

New partnership joins corporations and community colleges

The College Employer Collaborative will design content with CorpU for community colleges to incorporate into their certificate programs.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 12, 2015

Humanities deans cope with shifting value proposition

Colleges facing shrinking enrollment in humanities and social science courses are launching new initiatives to re-engage students.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 11, 2015

Grovo, Capital One partner on free digital literacy training

The Future Edge Digital Literacy Challenge aims to teach adults basic computer skills necessary for many jobs.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 11, 2015

Students speak out in the face of state cuts

Students in states facing potentially significant cuts have fought against them with a range of local activism and outreach to legislators.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 11, 2015

Warren blasts Ed Dept's oversight

The Massachusetts senator is speaking out against the department’s response to Corinthian Colleges and loan servicer Navient.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 11, 2015

Cooper Union president, five trustees resign amid tuition debate

The departures come after a hard year of not only defending new tuition charges, but responding to an attorney general probe.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 11, 2015

AAUP survey: Despite flaws, teaching evaluations valuable

Around 9,000 faculty members, mostly tenure or tenure track, reported that subjective, personal comments from students are bleeding into formal evaluations.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 11, 2015

Injunction to Sweet Briar closing still on the table

The Virginia Supreme Court sent a case back to the circuit court for review after ruling that its initial decision on the closure was in error.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 10, 2015

XPRIZE, Barbara Bush Foundation offering $7M to top adult literacy app creators

The global competition will challenge developers to create scalable mobile apps that can help adult students make significant progress in basic literacy.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 10, 2015

Mixed reviews for Ed Dept's loan forgiveness plan

While it gives some borrowers hope, critics say the proposed process will require too much of individual borrowers and unfairly stick the bill on taxpayers.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 10, 2015

UW-Madison chancellor vows to protect tenure

While Rebecca Blank doesn’t think any legislative changes to tenure would affect Madison directly, she is still working to alter the language of a state proposal.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 10, 2015

Alexander opposed to 'gainful employment' rule, federal ratings system

The leader of the Senate education committee vowed to block both Obama initiatives if implemented as proposed.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 10, 2015

EAB: Tracking outcomes top of mind in online, professional ed

Annual survey of online and professional ed administrators also offers insights on alternative credentials and hybrid programs.

By Roger Riddell • June 9, 2015