3 trends changing the face of for-profit higher ed

For better or worse, companies operating in the space have seen their survival threatened by tighter federal regulations and proposals in other sectors.

By Roger Riddell • April 8, 2015

Accessibility central to Stephen F Austin State strategy

The Texas university serves a number of students with disabilities.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 8, 2015

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Emerging Technology

As higher ed deals with enrollment declines and other challenges, colleges need to consider how increased and changing use of technology affects students and campus finances. 

By Higher Ed Dive staff

McGraw-Hill launches personalized learning tool

Connect Master is a digital study tool for students taking math, economics, and composition.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 8, 2015

Cooke Foundation celebrates campus diversity with $1M prize

Vassar College is the recipient of the inaugural Cooke Prize for Equity in Educational Excellence.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 8, 2015

Entrepreneur hopes to be translator between ed tech and higher ed

Paul Freedman returns to higher education entrepreneurship with a new venture aiming to connect schools with quality ed tech.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 8, 2015

New Obama proposal would help colleges with high default rates

The expanded appeal option plan would be particularly helpful to community colleges.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 8, 2015

ASU, Starbucks expanding online tuition reimbursement program

Employees with less than 60 credit hours are now eligible for the program, which was initially created to encourage completion.

By Roger Riddell • April 7, 2015

Howard University shrinks staff — again

The historically black university cut 84 staff positions, marking the third straight year of cuts.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 7, 2015

Learning House acquires coding bootcamp provider

The online learning services company will now be able to broker partnerships with colleges for accredited coding courses.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 7, 2015

Mitchell-Hamline law school merger sparks tenure battle

Two Mitchell College of Law professors have filed a lawsuit following proposed changes to the school’s tenure policy.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 7, 2015

Ed Dept sexual assault investigations double to 106 schools

UC-Davis, UC-Santa Cruz, and Buffalo State College are among new additions to the list.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 7, 2015

Valore expands to digital text market with Boundless acquisition

The acquisition moves used textbook provider Valore closer to an IPO.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 7, 2015

It's official: Student connections often impact admissions

A new Kaplan Test Prep survey shows a quarter of admissions officers feeling pressured to admit students with certain connections.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 6, 2015

InsideTrack, Chegg join forces on career coaching service

The new partnership aims to address the hardships recent grads face in their job searches.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 6, 2015

Study shows primary edX users are teachers

Harvard and MIT researchers found that 39% of surveyed participants were current or former teachers.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 6, 2015

20 more colleges identified with financial restrictions

The Department of Education released previously redacted names from its list of more than 550 schools under cash monitoring.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 6, 2015

Jones to end tenure at Ole Miss after declining deal

The state college board had offered a limited contract to appease Jones’ supporters.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 6, 2015

edX reaches deal with Justice Dept

The MOOC platform’s accommodations for learners with disabilities were the subject of a lawsuit against Harvard and MIT.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 6, 2015

Financial scrutiny and Atlanta convictions: The week’s most read education news

Get caught up on the 556 higher ed institutions under federal financial scrutiny and more right here!

By Roger Riddell • April 2, 2015

Lumen Learning raises $2.5 million in venture capital

The for-profit open educational resources company initially tried to avoid venture capital, but found it necessary to scale up.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 2, 2015

Syracuse U divests from fossil fuel stocks

The university announced this week it would drop fossil fuel stocks from its $1.2 billion endowment.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 2, 2015

Professor: Law schools are not dying

Law professor Steven Davidoff Solomon finds positive signs in enrollment and industry trends.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 2, 2015

Senators propose federal data collection plan

The plan would create a database of information about colleges nationwide to aid students’ enrollment decisions.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 2, 2015

Are higher ed leaders forgetting due process in punishment?

Colleges and universities are grappling with how to set appropriate consequences for students engaging in racist or sexist acts.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 2, 2015

Tyton report highlights dearth of tech solutions for adult ed programs

The sector has demand for instructional technologies but very little supply.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 1, 2015