46 staff members cut at GWU

The GWU administrative layoffs follow similar news from fellow DC institution Howard University.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 10, 2015

Open Cloud Consortium's research importance affirmed despite sustainability questions

The OCC crosses universities, companies, and government agencies to share scientific data.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 10, 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

26 institutions fall on all 3 DOE sanction lists

The Department of Education has three accountability measures for higher ed institutions that rarely intersect.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 10, 2015

Accreditation for alternative credentialing gaining traction

Open accreditation pathways — and aid access — for nontraditional higher ed models are gaining bipartisan support.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 10, 2015

LinkedIn will acquire lynda.com in $1.5B deal

The deal, and subsequent integration of the online learning platform, is expected to give the professional social network's lucrative hiring business an additional boost.

By Roger Riddell • April 9, 2015

HBCUs overrepresented on DOE watch list

Those listed account for about 8% of the nation's historically black institutions.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 9, 2015

College attainment rate rising at snail's pace

The Lumina Foundation’s latest report shows lagging progress toward the optimistic goal of 60% attainment rate nationwide.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 9, 2015

Data breach at Auburn baffles in scope

Many students who never applied to or attended Auburn have been contacted as victims of the breach.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 9, 2015

RefME raises $5M in seed funding

The company's tool creates automated bibliographies and collects data about who users are citing.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 9, 2015

ASU to develop 'active adaptive' courses

The university is teaming up with Cengage Learning and Knewton to develop new systems for intro courses.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 9, 2015

Free community college programs vary widely

The two-year free college idea may be gaining traction, but many schools already have such programs.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 9, 2015

5 ways schools can reduce the need for remediation

There are a number of ways K-12 schools and districts, along with states, can ensure students have the skills to succeed in college and beyond.

By Allie Gross • April 9, 2015

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

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