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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 -
Deep Dive
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 -
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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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 -
Deep Dive
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 -
Deep Dive
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 -
Deep Dive
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
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