ACT Profile and Noodle now offer college cost comparison tool

Partnerships with College Abacus are expected to bring its cost calculator tool to millions of families.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 9, 2015

Coding bootcamps expected to graduate 16K students in 2015

A Course Report survey found the number of coding bootcamp grads sharply on the rise from 6,740 last year.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 9, 2015

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Enrollment and Retention

A look at the pandemic's continuing impact on enrollment and how colleges can ensure students stay on course.

By Higher Ed Dive staff

College contractors subject to increased federal oversight

Colleges have increasingly outsourced tasks that relate to student aid dollars, which fall under the U.S. Department of Education's purview.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 9, 2015

Ed Dept to forgive Corinthian student debt

The announcement applies to all former students enrolled when the company agreed to sell its properties.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 9, 2015

Public higher ed presidents see benefits on the rise

The Chronicle of Higher Education's annual survey of executive compensation revealed benefits ranging from housing and cars to maids and personal trainers.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 9, 2015

US lags in responsiveness to prospective international students

A new report from Study Portals and The British Council ranks America behind Scandinavian countries, the UK, Australia, and parts of Europe.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 8, 2015

City College of San Francisco chancellor steps down

Art Tyler, who served just 19 months, will take over as vice chancellor of facilities with no explanation for the move.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 8, 2015

Bowdoin College turns to Chegg for textbook sales

Many students already buy their textbooks online, making the campus textbook center less profitable and worth running.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 8, 2015

Northwestern increasing minimum grad student stipend to $29K

The move represents a 26% increase for the lowest-paid PhD students, making the university more competitive with its peers.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 8, 2015

Wisconsin higher ed board doesn't speak up for tenure

The Board of Regents passed up the opportunity to denounce a budget proposal that would eliminate legal protection of tenure but added tenure to its own policy.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 8, 2015

Daphne Koller: Online ed won't replace the traditional model

The Coursera co-founder argues online courses are more effective for certain topics, but traditional classroom experiences have their own draw beyond learning.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 8, 2015

Tech learning 'Netflix' Pluralsight offering free courses to reservists, vets, and families

The promotion runs through the end of July, opening the platform’s training library to hundreds of thousands.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 5, 2015

Higher ed faculty positions dominate 'best-paying' education jobs

Forbes used occupational employment and wages data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its analysis of best- and worst-paying ed jobs.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 5, 2015

U of Florida journalism students use Yik Yak to report news

An initiative from the university’s Innovation News Center has student journalists publishing 10 to 20 yaks per day.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 5, 2015

Colleges of arts and sciences struggling with deficits

Many of these colleges are seeing enrollment declines and ensuing funding deficits compared to their professional school peers.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 5, 2015

Penn State to offer supply chain certificate bootcamp

The Smeal College of Business is partnering with CorpU on the program, which aims to close a skills gap in supply chain talent pools.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 5, 2015

Student brain scans to measure study abroad benefits at Westmont College

The California college's study will include 30 freshmen, who will be scanned again as juniors and post-graduation.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 5, 2015

Louisiana State U president appeals to Congress on funding

F. King Alexander told senators this week that they should make federal funding reliant on continued investment by states.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 4, 2015

Linux looks to edX for second MOOC

The new course will build on Introduction to Linux 101 and end with a certified system administrator exam.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 4, 2015

Former Ed Dept official joins 2U as chief impact officer

Jim Shelton, who previously served as deputy secretary of education, will ensure 2U maintains high quality as it scales up.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 4, 2015

Harvard engineering school receives $400M donation

The university's largest single gift ever will see its School of Engineering and Applied Sciences renamed for donor John Paulson.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 4, 2015

Thrun sees nanodegrees as key to ed democratization

The Udacity founder sees short, online degree programs pushing higher education into the 21st century.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 4, 2015

Research finds college placement tests in need of makeover

Consensus is growing around the need for better placement processes and practices.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 3, 2015

Cengage, Echo360 partner to expand campus communication options

The collaboration will bring the Echo360 platform to more classrooms in an effort to boost student engagement.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 3, 2015

What's behind Sinclair Community College's completion success?

The Ohio school has tried more than 100 programs since 2000 to improve completion rates, which have soared.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 3, 2015