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

Noodle founder wants college-search site disclosures

The entrepreneur says the U.S. Department of Education should require colleges to prominently disclose the payment arrangements they make to boost their standings on the sites.

By Keith Button • Jan. 15, 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

Free tuition plan would help community college student debtors

President Obama's plan would help a group of student debtors that need it the most.

By Keith Button • Jan. 15, 2015

Feds weigh in on campus debit cards

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is proposing guidelines for colleges and universities to use when negotiating campus debit card deals with banks.

By Keith Button • Jan. 15, 2015

Lynda.com funding round rakes in $186M

The company is expected to make more acquisitions, with coding education startups among the likely candidates.

By Roger Riddell • Jan. 14, 2015

Educause identifies top 10 IT issues for 2015

Higher ed's largest technology association says colleges and universities must act if they are to address a widening adoption gap.

By Roger Riddell • Jan. 14, 2015

Louisiana higher ed facing steep cuts

Louisiana's governor plans to cut up to $300 million from the state's public college and university budget next year.

By Keith Button • Jan. 14, 2015

Nanodegrees may be for-profits' future

While traditional for-profit college degree programs are suffering, smaller, cheaper, skill-specific bootcamps and nanodegree programs associated with potential employers are gaining popularity.

By Keith Button • Jan. 14, 2015

Student Digital Privacy Act would hit college students, indirectly

President Obama's proposed legislation is aimed at primary and secondary school students, but it would still have an impact at the college level.

By Keith Button • Jan. 14, 2015

Cengage increases Boston ed tech presence with LearnLaunch partnership

The company is investing an undisclosed amount in the Boston ed tech startup fund and helping to mentor the companies.

By Keith Button • Jan. 14, 2015

Code education startup Thinkful raises $4.25M

The Series A round brings the Peter Thiel-backed startup's total funding to $5.25 million.

By Roger Riddell • Jan. 13, 2015

Flat World raises $5M for competency-based programs

The education technology firm is using a December investment to launch a business helping colleges create competency-based degree programs.

By Keith Button • Jan. 13, 2015

Coursera signs agreement with China's Hujiang

The deal will give the MOOC provider access to millions of new students.

By Keith Button • Jan. 13, 2015

Corinthian sale put off to February

The proposed sale of 56 campuses to loan guarantor ECMC has already been postponed twice.

By Keith Button • Jan. 13, 2015

California budget would reward continued tuition freezes

Gov. Jerry Brown's budget proposal would increase state spending for the two state university systems by 4%, but only if they hold the line on tuition and out-of-state student enrollment increases.

By Keith Button • Jan. 13, 2015

Students question $210K for Montclair State sculpture

The public university had approved as much as $225,000 for a 12-foot bronze statue of its mascot.

By Keith Button • Jan. 12, 2015

Gates Foundation initiative looks to broaden discussion of college value

The Post-Collegiate Outcomes Initiative is examining alternative measures of the value of college.

By Keith Button • Jan. 12, 2015

U.S. Ed Dept issues guidance on third-party student aid servicers

According to a "Dear Colleague" letter, there was some confusion as to what should be reported as a third-party servicer agreement by institutions.

By Roger Riddell • Jan. 12, 2015

Georgia State digital copyright suit could go to Supreme Court

A potential showdown has been set up by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the circuit that covers Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, which said it won’t rehear the e-reserves case.

By Keith Button • Jan. 12, 2015

Some in higher ed see problems with free community college

Other colleges could face adversity under a federally funded free college tuition plan.

By Keith Button • Jan. 12, 2015

Textbook price-comparison software goes viral after legal threat

OccupyTheBookstore helps students avoid textbooks' notoriously steep prices—to the chagrin of textbook retailers. 

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 9, 2015

GOP gets started with higher ed bills

The new chairman of the U.S. Senate's education committee, Lamar Alexander, has introduced legislation to simplify federal student financial aid forms and programs.

By Keith Button • Jan. 9, 2015

Book offers social media advice for college leaders

College presidents don't have to use social media, according to Daniel Zaiontz's '#FollowtheLeader,' but it can make it a lot easier for them to connect to their various audiences.

By Keith Button • Jan. 9, 2015

Poetry classes show MOOCs can have a personal touch

Popular online poetry classes from the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard are personalizing MOOCs through local discussion groups.

By Keith Button • Jan. 9, 2015

Obama to propose free community college

The president has revealed his secret Tennessee announcement for Friday: a national expansion of Gov. Bill Haslam's Tennessee Promise.

By Keith Button • Jan. 9, 2015