Uber poaching leaves Carnegie Mellon down 40 key robotics researchers

The company behind the popular car-sharing app hopes to develop tech for self-driving cars.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 2, 2015

EdCast sets sights on bite-size lifelong learning with new social platform

EdCasting brings together elements of microblogging and MOOCs to share short videos and other educational content.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 2, 2015

Fresno State competition stimulates student e-portfolio use

The California university sponsored a best e-portfolio competition with three categories to encourage student adoption.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 2, 2015

Survey: Sexual assault, racial marginalization high at Harvard

An annual survey of graduating seniors by the Harvard Crimson student newspaper found 21% of women had been sexually assaulted or weren’t sure.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 2, 2015

Is media attention corrupting the social sciences?

Academics face increasing pressure to produce work the media finds interesting, even if the scholarly rigor is lacking.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 2, 2015

HBCU funding called separate and unequal

Pending lawsuits claim historically black institutions have been underfunded compared to their peers.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 1, 2015

Crowdfunding websites help students go to college

Students looking for help with tuition, fees, and living expenses are finding success in pitching strangers online.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 1, 2015

Maybe higher ed isn't being dismantled after all

Some aren't sold on a recent Rolling Stone article's argument that we are nearing a higher ed doomsday.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 1, 2015

Tenure in Wisconsin legislators' crosshairs

A budget proposal approved by a legislative committee last week also proposed limiting faculty power in shared governance.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 1, 2015

ITT faces new scrutiny from Ed Dept

The for-profit education group will have to send financial information every two weeks, as well as monthly student data reports.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 1, 2015

Teacher college accreditation leader ousted

The founding president of the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation was replaced amid a mix of criticism and support.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 29, 2015

Rolling Stone: Quality public education is disappearing

Mike Konczal argues education dollars are either going to for-profit school investors or elite school vanity projects, not students.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 29, 2015

Wisconsin stands out among states cutting higher ed funding

While other states have proposed cuts, most seem to be backing away from major reductions, but not Wisconsin.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 29, 2015

Federal judge sides with Obama on gainful employment rule

A group of for-profit colleges had argued the department shouldn’t be able to cut funding based on debt loads relative to graduate earnings.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 29, 2015

Loyola U joins Chicago tech incubator

The university’s membership will give its students a chance to work with local entrepreneurs and offer faculty as mentors.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 29, 2015

Mount Holyoke debuts online, face-to-face teacher leadership programs

The program will contain video conferencing sessions and asynchronous online content for a 32-credit program.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 28, 2015

UNC system cuts education degree programs

The cuts to low-demand programs have been criticized amid a charged political climate.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 28, 2015

Ed Dept clears companies of wrongdoing in military loans

A yearlong probe sought to determine whether the department’s four main loan servicers mistreated military borrowers.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 28, 2015

FTC: Georgia-based for-profit school did not tell the truth

The all-online Ashworth College settled a case from the Federal Trade Commission that alleged it misrepresented marketing claims.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 28, 2015

AAU campus survey about sexual assault criticized for language

The climate survey was criticized for its language describing specific types of assaults. A lack of respondents wouuld lead to the underreporting of sexual violence.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 28, 2015

Bringing integrity to online credits

At the end of the exam, each student will receive an Integrity Score and instructors will get a report showing those scores.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 27, 2015

Ivy League increasingly reflects corporate pay scales: Bloomberg

Institutions have long argued they must compete with the private sector in administrator pay and salaries indeed reflect that.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 27, 2015

UNESCO recommends global monitoring system for ed progress

The United Nations organization has come up with a set of measures to track and compare education progress worldwide.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 27, 2015

New Rhode Island college serving adult learners seeks accreditation

College Unbound got approval to turn its degree-completion program into a private nonprofit college and now it needs accreditation.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 27, 2015

Report urges colleges to ignore high school disciplinary records

The report, by the Center for Community Alternatives, argues considering these records unfairly impact certain student groups.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 27, 2015