Advisory Board buys higher ed startup GradesFirst

The startup helps colleges and universities focus on retaining students at risk of dropping out.

By Keith Button • Feb. 13, 2015

Campus wireless expands into new spectrum

Higher ed wireless networks can accommodate more mobile device users at the same time with 802.11ac.

By Keith Button • Feb. 13, 2015

Coursera details next round of companies joining Specializations capstones

Previous projects in the curated course series have included Google, SwiftKey, and iHeartMedia.

By Roger Riddell • Feb. 12, 2015

Florida Gov. Scott pushes for grad school tuition freeze

A proposed bill would also curb college textbook prices.

By Keith Button • Feb. 12, 2015

Foreign language class enrollments dropping

From 2009 to 2013, the number of students taking foreign language classes slid 6.7%.

By Keith Button • Feb. 12, 2015

Tech startup Glints aims to help recent college grads seeking jobs

The network gamifies the process of filling out a profile and landing a job. Could it be university career offices' next big tool?    

By Keith Button • Feb. 12, 2015

Report confirms NYU international campus construction worker abuse

A Human Rights Watch report confirms laborers building New York University's new campus in the United Arab Emirates were arrested and even deported for protesting substandard pay.

By Keith Button • Feb. 12, 2015

U of San Diego unveils location-based social learning platform

With WISE, students and professors can use Google Maps Street View to post their thoughts, comments, photos, and videos on places they visit.

By Keith Button • Feb. 12, 2015

Report: Fossil fuel divestment can hurt colleges

A report funded by a petroleum industry group says colleges shouldn't divest from fossil fuel investments.

By Keith Button • Feb. 11, 2015

U of California Press launches open-access publishing efforts

Two new open-access publishing efforts will help researchers publish their work.

By Keith Button • Feb. 11, 2015

Collegis releases free college enrollment analysis tool

The tool is meant to help college administrators break down the characteristics of student enrollment at colleges, as well as the graduation and acceptance rates for certain demographic groups.

By Keith Button • Feb. 11, 2015

GWU turns to online degrees for enrollment growth

The university's online nursing and public health graduate school options are proving particularly popular.

By Keith Button • Feb. 11, 2015

Harvard Business School takes online basics program worldwide

The program received high marks in engagement and instructional quality from beta participatns.

By Roger Riddell • Feb. 10, 2015

9 coding schools higher ed should keep an eye on

Coding schools and bootcamps are competition for continuing education programs, and their profits and investor interest should have the attention of colleges and universities.

By Keith Button • Feb. 10, 2015

Carnegie Mellon and Uber partner on self-driving car research

The ride-hailing service will fund a new Carnegie Mellon University technology center where the research will take place.

By Keith Button • Feb. 10, 2015

Declining unemployment points to high demand for college grads

The unemployment rate for people with bachelor's degrees has reached its lowest point since 2008, alleviating some concerns over the value of higher education.

By Keith Button • Feb. 10, 2015

Arizona prof expands MOOC to Coursera in bid for better completion rates

Chris Impey will ultimately publish data on his experimental switch from Udemy to Coursera.

By Keith Button • Feb. 10, 2015

Five years later, is Thiel's college dropout fellowship a success?

Venture capitalist Peter Thiel's 2010 idea to pay entrepreneurs to drop out of school and pursue their dreams has generated investments, buy-outs, and discussions about higher education's value of higher.

By Keith Button • Feb. 10, 2015

Boston College ordered to turn over Northern Ireland conflict research

The ongoing legal issues surrounding confidential interviews from an oral history project on the civil conflict in Northern Ireland could have a chilling effect on similar research.

By Keith Button • Feb. 10, 2015

Will dorms help community colleges keep students?

The American Association of Community Colleges reports that some 25% of two-year colleges in the U.S. now provide on-campus housing for students.

By Keith Button • Feb. 9, 2015

SEIU says adjuncts deserve $15K per course

The union is aiming to start a discussion about how much of college tuition is actually spent on instruction.

By Keith Button • Feb. 9, 2015

U of California drops plan to tie coaching bonuses to academics

The university may reconsider the incentive bonus proposal next month.

By Keith Button • Feb. 9, 2015

Study: Online students want more interaction with instructors

A new study from Kent State University finds that online students require more proactive communication from instructors, and that they also miss peer-to-peer interaction

By Keith Button • Feb. 9, 2015

Obama's community college push focuses on quick, cheap path to job skills

Some of the president's remarks could be perceived as a knock against four-year institutions.

By Keith Button • Feb. 9, 2015

Strayer profits in Q4, but enrollments remain relatively flat

Is the for-profit education provider on the cusp of bigger gains in 2015?

By Roger Riddell • Feb. 6, 2015