Human connections important for online courses

Researchers studying the critical elements of online learning success find interactions with instructors and peers are crucial.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 11, 2015

States working to fine-tune remediation

Low success rates and high costs are behind the legislative push.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 11, 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

Dept. of Ed. denies debt relief

Although Undersecretary Ted Mitchell publicly supports debt relief for defrauded students, several petitioners have been denied.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 11, 2015

This year's grads have more debt than ever

A new report shows the Class of 2015’s borrowers each have an average of $35,000 in student loan debt.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 11, 2015

MOOC MBA and for-profit woes: The week’s most-read education news

Get caught up on UIUC and Coursera's new partnership, AltSchool's big investment from Mark Zuckerberg, and more right here!

By Roger Riddell • May 8, 2015

USA Today's Toppo: Games charge students' imaginations

We caught up with the author of 'The Game Believes in You: How Digital Play Can Make Our Kids Smarter' to talk the appeal of game-based learning.

By Roger Riddell • May 8, 2015

2U moves closer to profitability in Q1

The cloud-based education technology company continues to shrink its losses as its partnerships expand.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 8, 2015

Arizona DREAMers ruled eligible for in-state tuition

State law had prohibited undocumented immigrants from receiving the cheaper tuition but federal law, with DACA, trumps it.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 8, 2015

Politics playing heavy hand in UNC's future

A conservative rise to power in North Carolina's legislature threatens the underpinnings of the state's education system.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 8, 2015

Report highlights changing focus of admissions

Schools are spending more recruiting time on transfer and international students while struggling to keep yield rates high.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 8, 2015

EDMC, Career Education to close schools

Two more for-profit giants announced closures this week amid falling revenues.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 8, 2015

Tips for bridging disciplines with faculty clusters

Cluster hiring is becoming increasingly popular as a tool for institutional change.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 7, 2015

Lawmakers won't make UW system a separate authority

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's proposal that the university system break away from the rest of state governance is being shot down by state Republicans.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 7, 2015

Dartmouth's business school to partner with Google

The collaboration will give minority entrepreneurs digital skills training during a three-day workshop in June.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 7, 2015

Students using Yik Yak to share exam tips

Campuses are adding cheating to the list of problems presented by the anonymous social media app.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 7, 2015

Maine considers single accreditation for its 7 campuses

The potentially first-of-its-kind transition would require major changes but could bring significant cost savings.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 7, 2015

Little to gain for Corinthian creditors

The shuttered for-profit chain has few assets and a long line of people and organizations waiting for payment.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 7, 2015

Campus sexual assault reports up, investigations longer

A letter from the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights details the latest statistics.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 6, 2015

Lynn University to offer bachelor's degrees on iPads

The Florida-based university's iLynn degree programs will feature 20% lower tuition than its other programs.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 6, 2015

Perceived disrespect lowers adjunct job satisfaction

A newly published study analyzes adjunct responses to a national survey of faculty members.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 6, 2015

New York to use standard bar exam

It is the most populous state so far to shift to the uniform exam, which 15 other states have already adopted.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 6, 2015

Kaplan U introduces competency reports

The for-profit university will offer the new transcript companions to all of its 45,000 students systemwide.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 6, 2015

UIUC, Coursera partner to offer iMBA, a $20,000 graduate degree

The first all-MOOC graduate degree, a significant step in fulfilling the course model's promise of democratizing education, is expected to launch in 2016.

By Roger Riddell • May 5, 2015

Howard fundraising initiative asks alumni to clear graduating students' debt

The president of the historically black university sent out a fundraising appeal asking donors to help students graduate.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 5, 2015

NASA grants UC Riverside $4.5 million

The money will fund a five-year research project, giving students opportunities to do research in STEM fields.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 5, 2015