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

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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

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

Chinese hackers could be infiltrating universities nationwide

A recently revealed attack at Penn State is probably not an isolated incident, but part of a broader campaign.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 3, 2015

Online education partnerships increasingly popular among employers

Free schooling is gaining steam as an employment benefit and higher ed should take note.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 3, 2015

Udemy rakes in $65M for international expansion

The online learning marketplace is also eyeing growth in its course catalog and enterprise offerings.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 3, 2015

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