20 colleges face NCAA academic fraud inquiries

None of the schools involved have been named, but 18 are said to be Division I programs.

By Roger Riddell • Jan. 21, 2015

Study: Full-time college schedule not always best

A study shows that students returning to college after an extended period benefit most from a combination of full- and part-time class schedules.

By Keith Button • Jan. 21, 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

91% of public higher ed police officers armed

A report shows public college police officers are far more likely to be armed and to have arrest powers than their peers at private institutions.

By Keith Button • Jan. 21, 2015

Obama strikes different tone on higher ed in SOTU

Tuesday night's speech featured plenty of focus on the president's free community college and higher education tax credit proposals.

By Keith Button • Jan. 21, 2015

California approves 15 community colleges for bachelor's degrees

The state is the 22nd to offer bachelor's degrees via community colleges.

By Keith Button • Jan. 21, 2015

College grant figures indicate bait-and-switch pricing

Average grant aid for college students drops after their freshman year, as does the percentage of students receiving grants.

By Keith Button • Jan. 21, 2015

Waiting for the ratings: A primer on Obama's long-brewing higher ed plan

With more details released in recent months, here's a review of the concerns and support for President Barack Obama's proposed college rating system.

By Keith Button • Jan. 20, 2015

Educause selects O'Brien as president and CEO

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities senior vice chancellor starts his new role June 1.

By Roger Riddell • Jan. 20, 2015

Revisiting the Student Advising Session

With the help of ExamSoft’s student assessment & evaluation solutions, Regis University’s assistant dean uses data-driven feedback to better assist his students.

Jan. 20, 2015

Iowa State researcher plans guilty plea in fraud case

An AIDS researcher who admitted to falsifying experiments at Iowa State University, Dong-Pyou Han, allegedly spiked rabbit blood to make it seem a vaccine was effective.

By Keith Button • Jan. 20, 2015

UC to tie coach pay to grades

The change was prompted by national-low student-athlete graduation rates at UC-Berkeley.

By Keith Button • Jan. 20, 2015

UNC System president forced out

Some suspect political motivations in the board's decision to oust Thomas Ross, who has dealt with Chapel Hill's 'paper classes' scandal in his short tenure.

By Keith Button • Jan. 20, 2015

Obama tax plan hits higher ed issues

The president is announcing a tax reform plan with several higher education initiatives during his State of the Union address Tuesday night.

By Keith Button • Jan. 20, 2015

States boost higher ed spending in 2015

Overall state spending on higher education rose more than 5% for fiscal 2015.

By Keith Button • Jan. 20, 2015

Ed tech and free community college: The week's most read education news

Get caught up on President Obama's Tennessee Promise-like proposal, Google's new Classroom mobile app, and more right here!

By Roger Riddell • Jan. 16, 2015

Inside Higher Ed founder regrets lack of transparency in sale

The publisher has taken steps to avoid potential conflicts of interest with its new majority owner, a top editor says.

By Roger Riddell • Jan. 16, 2015

Standards, enrollment dropping at some law schools

Students with lower grades and test scores are being admitted into some programs.

By Keith Button • Jan. 16, 2015

For-profit college investment group gains controlling interest in 'Inside Higher Ed'

The publication's editors say they will maintain their editorial independence, even though the sale raises obvious conflict-of-interest questions.

By Keith Button • Jan. 16, 2015

U of Iowa's president to retire

Sally Mason is leaving Aug. 1 after eight years in the position.

By Keith Button • Jan. 16, 2015

ASU to host demo of new gen ed science achievement network

The Inspark Science Network is a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded initiative by ASU's Center for Education Through Exploration (ETX) and Australian adaptive learning company Smart Sparrow.

By Roger Riddell • Jan. 16, 2015

UMass Amherst halts confidential informant program

The decision to end the program, which used students as informants for campus police, follows a highly critical report.

By Keith Button • Jan. 16, 2015

MIT's new adult learning tools use children, seniors, mobile devices

The programs are aimed at improving literacy and earning power for adults learning English, as well as English speakers with reading and writing difficulties.

By Keith Button • Jan. 16, 2015

Philanthropist proposes MOOCs as a 'free' freshman year

A professional investor is donating $1 million toward free online courses that would help students prepare for College Board tests, allowing them to enter as sophomores.

By Keith Button • Jan. 16, 2015

What you need to know about Educause's latest research [Infographic]

Staffing issues and a widening tech adoption gap are just two of the issues higher ed institutions must contend with in 2015.

By Roger Riddell • Jan. 15, 2015

City College of San Francisco granted two-year repreive

A San Francisco Superior Court judge is expected to rule this week on a lawsuit filed last year by the city, accusing the school's accreditor of political bias and conflicts of interest.

By Keith Button • Jan. 15, 2015