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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 -
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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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 -
Deep Dive
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 -
Virginia files suit to block Sweet Briar College closing
The state has joined the chorus of opposition to the move.
By Tara García Mathewson • April 1, 2015 -
UVa Miller Center to study higher ed financing
A nonpartisan National Commission on Financing 21st Century Higher Education had its first meeting this week.
By Tara García Mathewson • April 1, 2015 -
What's an 'emergency communication?' Blackboard seeks clarification
It has asked the FCC whether all mass notifications by schools are covered by the emergency provisions of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
By Tara García Mathewson • April 1, 2015 -
No indictment for Texas Regent Wallace Hall
A grand jury was investigating whether Hall should be charged with abuse of office, among other allegations.
By Tara García Mathewson • April 1, 2015 -
Indiana boycotts snarl travel plans
Outrage following passage of Indiana's 'religious freedom' law has prompted boycotts and soul-searching.
By Tara García Mathewson • April 1, 2015 -
Ed Dept reveals list of 556 institutions under financial scrutiny
The list contains a mix of for-profits, state schools, bible colleges, and foreign institutions.
By Roger Riddell • March 31, 2015 -
Sponsored by Collegis Education
America's High School Graduation Rate and its Impact on Higher Education
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan urges institutions to harness educational technology to curb dipping enrollment and completion rates.
By Jeff Roberts, content marketing editor at Collegis Education • March 31, 2015 -
Western Governors University takes hold in online ed
The online-only, no-teacher model caters to nontraditional students looking for degrees that will lead directly to career growth.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 31, 2015 -
Customized student outreach becoming key to admissions
Prospective students are looking for personalized attention and answers to their nuanced questions.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 31, 2015 -
Rhodes scholarships to be offered in China
The Rhodes Trust announced a new scholarship program offering Chinese students expenses-paid study at Oxford.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 31, 2015 -
MIT tests new program for grading coding assignments
A new system called OverCode allows faculty to analyze student programming far more quickly.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 31, 2015 -
Reinstating Ole Miss chancellor could raise questions of trustees' leadership
Reversing course could leave Daniel Jones looking more powerful than the board that oversees him.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 31, 2015 -
Deep Dive
AAUW has new recommendations for women in STEM
The organization's latest report examines the most male-dominated STEM fields, and what higher ed can do to improve the stats.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 30, 2015 -
Professional salaries in higher ed up 2.2%
The latest round of data from CUPA-HR shows modest salary increases for administration professionals.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 30, 2015 -
University Business to recognize programs supporting student success
The magazine's 'Models of Excellence' program will honor colleges and universities that go above and beyond simply getting students to the finish line.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 30, 2015 -
Minority-serving community colleges get less funding
A new report finds the two-year colleges educating students with the highest need have the least resources.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 30, 2015 -
Numerous factors work against institutions regulating frats
Colleges and national Greek organizations have little incentive to provide extensive oversight.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 30, 2015
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