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Texas A&M offers engineering program through community colleges
The university is partnering with four of the state's two-year schools to provide a pipeline for students into its 16 engineering degrees.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 21, 2015 -
Higher ed outlook now 'stable': Moody's
The investor services company has labeled the sector’s outlook as ‘negative’ since January 2013.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 21, 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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California considering free community college
The state may have the money, but it must decide whether to use it on free college or other targeted higher ed spending.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 21, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Using CRMs in higher ed recruitment
Colleges and universities are increasingly tapping a number of companies to redesign admissions.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 20, 2015 -
More campuses trading bookstores for online sales
With online moves for textbook sales come questions of whether to close campus stores or stock them with other retail items.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 20, 2015 -
U of Florida, CCSSO effort aims to transform educator prep
Recommendations include strengthening licensure standards and identifying key skills for educators to better serve all students.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 20, 2015 -
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Study examines online, on-campus price models
A professor of management information systems at UMass Dartmouth is presenting a glimpse of pricing practices across a diverse sample of 103 schools.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 20, 2015 -
Bringing college presidents and enrollment chiefs together
ACT held its annual Enrollment Planners Conference on Friday, aimed at finding ways enrollment chiefs can reach common ground with campus presidents.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 20, 2015 -
College CFO survey finds closure, financial strategy concerns
Inside Higher Ed and Gallup’s fifth annual survey found fewer than half of respondents confident in their institution’s long-term financial model.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 20, 2015 -
ESEA, Udacity, and testing: The week's most-read education news
Fall behind? Get caught up on the Senate's overhaul of No Child Left Behind, the difficulty of New York's tests, and more right here.
By Roger Riddell • July 17, 2015 -
Missouri bans aid to undocumented college students
State legislators approved a change in the latest budget prohibiting offering lower tuition to undocumented students protected by DACA.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 17, 2015 -
Wisconsin to offer online data science master's
The online degree will be offered in partnership by the University of Wisconsin Extension and six UW campuses.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 17, 2015 -
CHEA releases international quality principles for higher ed
The Council for Higher Education Accreditation’s list comes in response to a rise in student and faculty mobility among international institutions.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 17, 2015 -
Rocha will keep $400K Pasadena City College severance
The embattled former president was told to return $400,000 after a judge ruled the college’s board illegally discussed the payout without noting it on a public agenda.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 17, 2015 -
Court scales back decision against unpaid internships
The original 2013 lower court decision found unpaid internships to be illegal if the intern’s work benefits the employer.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 17, 2015 -
Skyepack enables faculty to write cheap, responsive, digital textbooks
The Purdue-developed publishing platform aims to bring down the textbook costs of the university’s courses.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 16, 2015 -
Purdue provost takes over diversity officer role
The chief diversity officer position created five years ago has been eliminated in favor of a new plan with more focus on diverse faculty recruitment.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 16, 2015 -
Minority enrollment soars at Temple U
The Philadelphia university has made a handful of recruitment changes but believes dropping the SAT/ACT score requirement in admissions had a large effect.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 16, 2015 -
Iran nuclear deal could benefit higher ed
After a 30-year freeze in the relationship between the US and Iranian governments, research partnerships and educational opportunities may now flower.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 16, 2015 -
For-profits looking to adapt in shifting marketplace
Analysts believe the sector is rebalancing and finding new niches amid the current decline, rather than dying.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 16, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Workforce development partnerships offer new audiences to institutions
Beyond corporations, universities are increasingly partnering with other education providers to indirectly fulfill companies' workforce development needs.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 15, 2015 -
Before it tried to close, Sweet Briar sought merger
Among merger options explored by the financially troubled Virginia women’s college: the University of Virginia.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 15, 2015 -
How UCF gains faculty buy-in on mobile learning
Ongoing training options for teachers, including a Mobile Essentials course, are among strategies employed by the Florida institution.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 15, 2015 -
Apprenticeships once again in the spotlight
Politicians are again looking at expanding apprenticeship programs to provide an additional route to middle class life.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 15, 2015 -
Dept of Ed updates financial watch list
The latest update finds fewer colleges are under heightened cash monitoring.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • July 15, 2015
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