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Deep Dive
Humanities deans cope with shifting value proposition
Colleges facing shrinking enrollment in humanities and social science courses are launching new initiatives to re-engage students.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • June 11, 2015 -
Grovo, Capital One partner on free digital literacy training
The Future Edge Digital Literacy Challenge aims to teach adults basic computer skills necessary for many jobs.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • June 11, 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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Students speak out in the face of state cuts
Students in states facing potentially significant cuts have fought against them with a range of local activism and outreach to legislators.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • June 11, 2015 -
Warren blasts Ed Dept's oversight
The Massachusetts senator is speaking out against the department’s response to Corinthian Colleges and loan servicer Navient.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • June 11, 2015 -
Cooper Union president, five trustees resign amid tuition debate
The departures come after a hard year of not only defending new tuition charges, but responding to an attorney general probe.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • June 11, 2015 -
AAUP survey: Despite flaws, teaching evaluations valuable
Around 9,000 faculty members, mostly tenure or tenure track, reported that subjective, personal comments from students are bleeding into formal evaluations.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • June 11, 2015 -
Injunction to Sweet Briar closing still on the table
The Virginia Supreme Court sent a case back to the circuit court for review after ruling that its initial decision on the closure was in error.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • June 10, 2015 -
XPRIZE, Barbara Bush Foundation offering $7M to top adult literacy app creators
The global competition will challenge developers to create scalable mobile apps that can help adult students make significant progress in basic literacy.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • June 10, 2015 -
Mixed reviews for Ed Dept's loan forgiveness plan
While it gives some borrowers hope, critics say the proposed process will require too much of individual borrowers and unfairly stick the bill on taxpayers.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • June 10, 2015 -
UW-Madison chancellor vows to protect tenure
While Rebecca Blank doesn’t think any legislative changes to tenure would affect Madison directly, she is still working to alter the language of a state proposal.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • June 10, 2015 -
Alexander opposed to 'gainful employment' rule, federal ratings system
The leader of the Senate education committee vowed to block both Obama initiatives if implemented as proposed.
By Tara GarcĂa Mathewson • June 10, 2015 -
Deep Dive
EAB: Tracking outcomes top of mind in online, professional ed
Annual survey of online and professional ed administrators also offers insights on alternative credentials and hybrid programs.
By Roger Riddell • June 9, 2015 -
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 GarcĂa 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 GarcĂa Mathewson • June 9, 2015 -
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 GarcĂa 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 GarcĂa 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 GarcĂa Mathewson • June 9, 2015 -
Deep Dive
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 GarcĂa 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 GarcĂa 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 GarcĂa 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 GarcĂa 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 GarcĂa 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 GarcĂa Mathewson • June 8, 2015 -
Deep Dive
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 GarcĂa 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 GarcĂa Mathewson • June 5, 2015
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