Salaita's U of Illinois lawsuit includes donors

The lawsuit stems from a job offer that was rescinded over controversial tweets about Israel and claims that donors influenced the University of Illinois' decision.

By Keith Button • Feb. 2, 2015

Walker's remarks ruffle UW president's feathers

Ray Cross says Scott Walker's remarks about professors needing to teach more classes to save money neglect the work faculty do outside of the classroom.

By Keith Button • Feb. 2, 2015

Is it time for higher ed to embrace video admissions?

A video admissions option at Goucher College in Baltimore has been particularly successful.

By Keith Button • Feb. 2, 2015

$1.6M partners Grinnell, U of Iowa for humanities projects

Grinnell College is partnering with the University of Iowa on humanities teaching and research projects, thanks to a $1.6 million grant.

By Keith Button • Feb. 2, 2015

College of DuPage's $763K presidential buyout approved again

The second vote for the controversial buyout package was marked by protest from members of the public in attendance.

By Keith Button • Jan. 30, 2015

20% of campus sex assault perps are repeat offenders

A new study shows that about 75% of reported campus sexual assaults were investigated by higher education institutions.

By Keith Button • Jan. 30, 2015

Will drones take STEM programs to new heights?

A Berkeley, CA, company is offering discounted and free drones for campus science, technology, engineering and math programs.

By Keith Button • Jan. 30, 2015

Report highlights higher ed's need for credit hour alternative

A report on the credit hour measurement concludes that it is the best choice for now, but better alternatives are needed.

By Keith Button • Jan. 30, 2015

'Moving Dartmouth Forward' plan aims for significant changes to campus culture

The plan calls for a prohibition on hard alcohol and pledging in addition to proposing a number of community-building measures.

By Roger Riddell • Jan. 29, 2015

Baylor boosts social media influence with Instagram

The university's digital asset management system has allowed it to share professionally shot photos online almost immediately, boosting its social media efforts.

By Keith Button • Jan. 29, 2015

Wisconsin governor plans $300M cuts, autonomy for universities

The two-year cut in state spending on Wisconsin's university system would come with more operational freedom for university officials.

By Keith Button • Jan. 29, 2015

Higher ed fundraising at all-time high

Charitable donations to U.S. colleges and universities rose to $37.5 billion in 2014, with Harvard University raking in the most at $1.2 billion.

By Keith Button • Jan. 29, 2015

VCU to no longer require SAT from some applicants

With a few exceptions, Virginia Commonwealth University applicants will no longer be required to submit SAT scores if their high school grade point average is 3.3 or higher.    

By Keith Button • Jan. 29, 2015

Maine university system to divest from coal

The University of Maine System is reportedly the first public land grant institution or university system to vote for fossil fuel divestment.

By Keith Button • Jan. 28, 2015

Second vote to be issued in controversial College of DuPage presidential buyout

The board of trustees for Illinois' largest community college in Illinois cited 'procedural error' as the reason for its revote on the controversial $763,000 pay package.

By Keith Button • Jan. 28, 2015

U of Iowa-Des Moines acquires private business college

The private nonprofit AIB College of Business has over 1,000 students, who will all be transitioned into the University of Iowa over the next year or more.

By Keith Button • Jan. 28, 2015

Cyber competition rankings topped by Dakota State students

The National Cyber League had 1,368 competitors in its 2014 regular season, along with 86 colleges competing in its postseason.

By Keith Button • Jan. 28, 2015

$1M in grants will convert out-of-print humanities books to digital

The funding for the e-book conversion project comes from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

By Keith Button • Jan. 27, 2015

Metropolitan State U data breach uncovered following hacker's blog post

The data breach compromised personal data for employees and students, including Social Security numbers.

By Keith Button • Jan. 27, 2015

Report highlights video's advantages over red-pen critiques

Two Australian professors found that students believe individual video feedback from their professors is more honest and authentic.

By Keith Button • Jan. 27, 2015

Pluralsight acquires online coding school

Code School is the online technology training company's sixth acquisition in 18 months.

By Keith Button • Jan. 27, 2015

U of Michigan rolls out first 'residential' MOOC

The online healthcare policy course is reserved exclusively for students at the university.

By Keith Button • Jan. 27, 2015

5 pros and cons of Obama's free community college plan

Those on both sides of the aisle have found plenty to debate in 'America's College Promise.'

By Keith Button • Jan. 26, 2015

College of DuPage's controversial president gets $763K severance

The president of Illinois' largest community college will get a severance payment worth more than twice his base salary when he retires next year, in spite of recent financial controversies under his watch.

By Keith Button • Jan. 26, 2015

Does the student loan crisis already have a solution?

Two minor changes to student loan forgiveness rules for direct federal lending may have already turned the tide against the debt crisis.

By Keith Button • Jan. 26, 2015