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

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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

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

UTEP VP: Institutions should think strategically about online programming

We caught up with UT-El Paso Vice Provost Michael Smith to discuss the university's new online partnership with Pearson and what it means for the institution.

By Roger Riddell • Jan. 8, 2015

New Mexico auditor clears community college of wrongdoing

Santa Fe Community College was accused of financial improprieties by a president that it fired.

By Keith Button • Jan. 8, 2015

UVA reinstates Greek social activities with new safety measures

Other college administrators may be looking to the University of Virginia's new Greek organization safety standards for examples they can use on their own campuses.

By Keith Button • Jan. 8, 2015

Has online higher ed stopped growing?

Despite the widespread belief that online higher ed enrollment was continually growing, recent figures seem to show numbers coming to a standstill.

By Keith Button • Jan. 8, 2015

Splitting professorial duties in flipped classrooms raises questions

Problems arise when a flipped classroom features a video lecturer and a separate in-classroom teacher.

By Keith Button • Jan. 8, 2015

Brandman to offer online badges in competency-based programs

The university will reportedly be the first to offer digital badges to validate the skill sets of students in competency-based education programs.

By Keith Button • Jan. 8, 2015

Personalized learning comes to EdCast with Cerego partnership

The two ed tech companies announced they would join forces on Tuesday at CES' Transforming EDU conferencing.

By Roger Riddell • Jan. 7, 2015

U. of Illinois dealing with largest Chinese enrollment in U.S.

With nearly 5,000 students from China, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has the largest Chinese enrollment in the U.S.

By Keith Button • Jan. 7, 2015