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Hack Reactor eyes expansion with MakerSquare acquisition
The two similar coding education programs will continue to operate separately.
By Keith Button • Jan. 22, 2015 -
U of Oregon accidentally releases 22K pages of confidential data to professor
Included in a release of 22,000 pages of information released by the University of Oregon were confidential records on faculty, staff and students.
By Keith Button • Jan. 22, 2015 -
Trendline
Emerging Technology
As higher ed deals with enrollment declines and other challenges, colleges need to consider how increased and changing use of technology affects students and campus finances.
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Nonprofit group forms to assist adjuncts in need
PrecariCorps plans to take donations to help adjunct professors in financial need.
By Keith Button • Jan. 22, 2015 -
Georgia Tech fine-tunes academic commons for mobile learning
The school studied how its new high-tech $85 million learning center helps students learn, including through their informal gatherings, to better inform adjustments made to the facilities.
By Keith Button • Jan. 22, 2015 -
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 -
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 -
Deep Dive
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 -
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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.
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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 -
Deep Dive
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
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