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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 García 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 García Mathewson • June 18, 2015 -
Trendline
Student Success
Explore how universities are working to boost student outcomes by integrating remedial education, providing mental health tools and making education more accessible.
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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 García 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 García 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 García 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 García 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 García 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 García Mathewson • June 16, 2015 -
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 García 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 García Mathewson • June 16, 2015 -
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 García 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 García 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 García Mathewson • June 14, 2015 -
Ed Dept expresses concern over university access to student health records
Loopholes in FERPA give university officials access to otherwise private information.
By Tara García 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 García 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 García Mathewson • June 14, 2015 -
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 -
Deep Dive
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 García 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 García Mathewson • June 12, 2015 -
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 García 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 García 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 García Mathewson • June 12, 2015 -
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 García 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 García Mathewson • June 11, 2015
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