Higher Ed: Page 305


  • Video spurs deeper interaction with college websites

    Colleges that have turned still images into moving ones on their homepages have seen success driving traffic to admissions and other internal pages.

    By Tara GarcĂ­a Mathewson • June 18, 2015
  • CFPB student loan ombudsman Rohit Chopra to step down

    Chopra submitted a letter of resignation following four years in the post on Wednesday.

    By Tara GarcĂ­a Mathewson • June 18, 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. 

    By Higher Ed Dive staff
  • House GOP budget would block key Obama higher ed regulations

    The proposed budget would prohibit spending on gainful employment regulations and a proposed system for rating colleges and universities.

    By Tara GarcĂ­a Mathewson • June 18, 2015
  • Accrediting council, Ed Dept provide new competency-based clarification

    The Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions and the U.S. Department of Education seem to be on the same page with assessment framework.

    By Tara GarcĂ­a Mathewson • June 18, 2015
  • Columbia students speak out about sexual assault handling

    Three cases profiled in the Huffington Post were allegedly dragged on months longer than university policy dictates and full of questionable actions by officials.

    By Tara GarcĂ­a Mathewson • June 17, 2015
  • IT help desks gaining prominence on campuses

    More colleges and universities are moving IT centers from obscure locations advertised only with a phone line to Apple-like service centers.

    By Tara GarcĂ­a Mathewson • June 17, 2015
  • Bloomberg donates $100 million to NYC Cornell campus

    The donation came as Cornell broke ground on its campus for Cornell Tech, a recent collaboration between the university and the city.

    By Tara GarcĂ­a Mathewson • June 17, 2015
  • For-profits find a home in Brazil

    DeVry, Apollo, and Laureate are all seeing growing profits globally while their business model in the United States breaks down.

    By Tara GarcĂ­a Mathewson • June 17, 2015
  • Deep Dive

    Can in-class communication tools boost student engagement?

    Ohio State University is among hundreds of institutions hedging their bets on BYOD-friendly platforms like Top Hat and Echo 360.

    By Tara GarcĂ­a Mathewson • June 16, 2015
  • New Jersey's last women's college going co-ed

    The College of Saint Elizabeth will begin its next chapter in the fall of 2016, opening its daytime classes to men.

    By Tara GarcĂ­a Mathewson • June 16, 2015
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    Student success centers on the rise

    There are certain keys to designing, launching, marketing, and funding such centers, which aim to boost retention on campuses.

    By Tara GarcĂ­a Mathewson • June 16, 2015
  • England's University of Cambridge to hire Lego professor of play

    The Lego Foundation donated £2.5 million to fund the position, which would also lead a research center focused primarily on play in education.

    By Tara GarcĂ­a Mathewson • June 16, 2015
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    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 GarcĂ­a 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 GarcĂ­a 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 GarcĂ­a Mathewson • June 14, 2015
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    Ed Dept expresses concern over university access to student health records

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

    By Tara GarcĂ­a 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 GarcĂ­a 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 GarcĂ­a Mathewson • June 14, 2015
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    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
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    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 GarcĂ­a 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 GarcĂ­a Mathewson • June 12, 2015
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    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 GarcĂ­a 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 GarcĂ­a 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 GarcĂ­a Mathewson • June 12, 2015