New LinkedIn service benefits educators, job seekers

LinkedIn has added a new service that allows users to post certifications from career education and professional advancement courses.

By Keith Button • Nov. 21, 2014

EdX to offer free PD course certificates as part of ConnectED initiative

The MOOC provider already offered student AP test prep courses in K-12, and free certificates will be available for those, as well.

By Roger Riddell • Nov. 20, 2014

Marist College must re-do union election, says NLRB

Adjunct faculty had accused administrators of interfering with the initial election in June.

By Keith Button • Nov. 20, 2014

College faculty spend most of their time teaching

A national survey shows teaching taking up more time than research, service, and advising. 

By Keith Button • Nov. 20, 2014

56 Corinthian campuses to go nonprofit in acquisition

The nonprofit ECMC Group plans to acquire 56 of the shuttering for-profit college provider's campuses.

By Keith Button • Nov. 20, 2014

Tough sledding predicted for community college funding

A survey of state community college directors predicts that rural schools will have their highest levels of fiscal strain ever in 2014-15.

By Keith Button • Nov. 20, 2014

UC's Napolitano and Gov. Jerry Brown butt heads over tuition

University of California System President Janet Napolitano is proposing a 5% annual tuition hike for five years, but Brown has other ideas for cutting costs.

By Keith Button • Nov. 20, 2014

Higher ed tuition revenue forecast: Grim

Moody's reports that most nonprofit colleges and universities won't have net tuition revenue growth that outpaces inflation in fiscal 2015.

By Keith Button • Nov. 19, 2014

Cisco CEO, wife give $100M to UW-Madison

The donation from John and Tashia Morgridge is the the largest ever from individuals to the school.

By Keith Button • Nov. 19, 2014

MIT growing in Singapore

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has ambitious programs in Singapore, with that nation's government footing much of the bill.

By Keith Button • Nov. 19, 2014

Dems criticize relaxed student default rules for colleges

Senior Democrats are questioning why the U.S. Department of Education is recalculating student default rates for higher education institutions to allow more of them to continue receiving federal funds.

By Keith Button • Nov. 19, 2014

Prof punished for anti-Israel tweets sues U of Illinois for emails

The professor whose job offer from the University of Illinois was rescinded over his anti-Israel tweets is suing the school for refusing to hand over emails 

By Keith Button • Nov. 19, 2014

Q3 still not pretty for for-profits, but elections could see tides change

With Republican majorities in Congress, struggling for-profits are likely to face less federal regulatory pressure.

By Keith Button • Nov. 18, 2014

Study shows downside to performance-based college funding

A study of public colleges in three states indicates the performance-based funding formulas may hurt low-income and minority student enrollment.

By Keith Button • Nov. 18, 2014

Gates Foundation gives UT-Arlington $1.6M for higher ed digital learning studies

The University of Texas-Arlington will coordinate studies of itself and nine other institutions.

By Keith Button • Nov. 18, 2014

Study: Recession affected higher ed completion rates

Students who started programs in 2008 were reportedly less likely to complete those programs within six years than students who enrolled in 2007.

By Keith Button • Nov. 18, 2014

U of OK for-credit courses offered as MOOCs

The online courses many students take for credit are now available for free to the public as a no-credit option.

By Keith Button • Nov. 18, 2014

Harvard, UNC sued over race-based admissions

Students for Fair Admissions' Edward Blum previously backed an affirmative action suit against the University of Texas.

By Keith Button • Nov. 18, 2014

Whistleblower suit alleges Caltech ignored concerns about Israeli espionage in NASA lab

The university claims the suit was filed in retaliation to an investigation that found the whistleblower omitted her alleged 'spy' as the author of an abstract in favor of her cat.

By Roger Riddell • Nov. 17, 2014

Gale giving researchers data mining, text analytics boost with access to content

Digital humanities researchers will also gain access to two new text analytics tools.

By Roger Riddell • Nov. 17, 2014

Lincoln president to undergo internal review

The Saturday decision followed an earlier statement from the board's chairwoman expressing support for embattled president Robert Jennings.

By Roger Riddell • Nov. 17, 2014

San Jose State loses donor, VP in controversy over racial remarks

Student protests followed last week's revelation that the donor had reportedly made inappropriate remarks about Latino students during a February foundation meeting.

By Roger Riddell • Nov. 17, 2014

Connecticut higher ed plan upsets faculty

A plan to change Connecticut's public universities and colleges has faculty threatening a coordinated revolt.

By Keith Button • Nov. 17, 2014

Number of college applications per student continues its climb

Several factors are boosting the rate of college applications per prospective student this fall.

By Keith Button • Nov. 17, 2014

Sit-in protesters reject Syracuse chancellor's 'final offer'

In what he called his final response, Syracuse University's chancellor apologized to a student sit-in protest group for how the administration has handled certain decisions.

By Keith Button • Nov. 14, 2014