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25 colleges to accept nontraditional students' online course credits
An American Council on Education project has signed up 25 institutions that will accept transfer credits from adult and low-income students who have completed certain online courses.
By Keith Button • Dec. 16, 2014 -
Campus IT hiring increase predicted for 2015
Colleges and universities face serious competition when recruiting for new IT staff, especially with big data positions.
By Keith Button • Dec. 16, 2014 -
Trendline
Mental Health and Wellness
This Trendline examines how colleges can address rising mental health concerns and support at-risk groups, such as transgender students and college athletes.
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One-in-five campus sex assault stat questioned
Campus sexual assault advocates are questioning whether better statistics than the one-in-five citation should be used to convey the prevalence of sexual violence.
By Keith Button • Dec. 15, 2014 -
Deep Dive
7 higher ed stories to watch in 2015
A number of social issues, ed tech advancements, and policy debates should guarantee an ample supply of interesting, important stories in the coming year.
By Keith Button • Dec. 15, 2014 -
Investigation into lynching photos hung at Berkeley underway
The intent of whoever put up the enlarged photos depicting lynching victims isn't clear.
By Keith Button • Dec. 15, 2014 -
Police union head slams Penn president's 'die-in' participation
Eric Rohrback, president of the University of Pennsylvania's police union, is demanding an apology from Amy Gutmann.
By Keith Button • Dec. 15, 2014 -
Barnard is latest women's college to consider transgender policy
The college currently considers transgender applicants on a case-by-case basis.
By Keith Button • Dec. 15, 2014 -
Union putting pressure on student loan servicer Navient
The AFL-CIO has asked for a meeting with Navient Corp., which it invests in, to discuss the company's state and federal regulatory problems.
By Keith Button • Dec. 15, 2014 -
UC-Davis pays nearly $500K for alleged lying in grant applications
Federal agencies say a researcher at the school lied to win grants from two agencies to fund the same projects.
By Keith Button • Dec. 12, 2014 -
Report blasts Bob Jones U response to sex abuse victims
The university counseled sexual abuse victims to avoid going to the police because of the shame it would cause to their families and the church, according to an independent investigator.
By Keith Button • Dec. 12, 2014 -
College women less likely to report sex assaults to police
A U.S. Department of Justice report says that women in college are sexually assaulted less than their non-college peers, but they are also less likely to report an attack.
By Keith Button • Dec. 12, 2014 -
Ferguson unrest cited for Mizzou-St. Louis enrollment decline
The University of Missouri-St. Louis is implementing a hiring freeze because of the enrollment decline, which has reportedly created a $2 million budget shortfall.
By Keith Button • Dec. 12, 2014 -
Ed Dept finds Title IX violations at Southern Methodist U
The U.S. Department of Education ruled that Southern Methodist University violated federal law against gender discrimination with its response in a sexual assault and retaliatory harassment case.
By Keith Button • Dec. 12, 2014 -
Advisory Board moves into higher ed with $850M Royall & Company acquisition
The acquisition will help Advisory Board as it looks to expand into the higher ed space with a portfolio of student lifecycle solutions.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 11, 2014 -
Deep Dive
The 6 strangest higher ed stories we saw in 2014
From exotic admissions to a peer review fraud ring, higher ed saw its fair share of 'weird' in 2014.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 11, 2014 -
Report: Postdoctorate researchers are underpaid
A new report says postdoctorate research positions are underfunded, and the number of postdocs in certain fields is growing faster than tenure and tenure-tack positions.
By Keith Button • Dec. 11, 2014 -
Smith, Penn, and Penn State presidents join student police protests
At least one of the three is now under fire from a state lawmaker for their participation.
By Keith Button • Dec. 11, 2014 -
Michigan State president backs George Will commencement decision
Students have protested the decision due to Will's controversial column on campus sexual assault.
By Keith Button • Dec. 11, 2014 -
U of Oregon strike ends with deal on new contract
The eight-day strike by a graduate teaching assistants union ended with an agreement on a 10% pay increase over two years and a new $150,000 financial hardship fund.
By Keith Button • Dec. 11, 2014 -
UT-El Paso launches 8 fully online programs
The eight fully online degree and certificate programs are aimed at underserved students and adult learners.
By Keith Button • Dec. 11, 2014 -
Congress reveals higher ed spending plans
Congress has finally negotiated a spending bill, including its higher education spending plans, to avoid a government shutdown.
By Keith Button • Dec. 10, 2014 -
New Colorado funding formula pinches institutions
A proposed $15 million reserve fund would ease the impact of a new performance-based funding formula for Colorado's state colleges and universities.
By Keith Button • Dec. 10, 2014 -
Single sign-on computer access system solves Jefferson College tech issues
Fischer Identity reportedly cut the college's help desk requests significantly.
By Keith Button • Dec. 10, 2014 -
Profane Facebook posts lead to Florida State lecturer's resignation
A Florida State University senior lecturer said she was encouraged to resign after posting vitriolic, anti-Obama comments to Facebook.
By Keith Button • Dec. 10, 2014 -
Senators testify on campus sex assault bill
U.S. senators mentioned how a disputed Rolling Stone article may affect the discussion about campus sexual assault issues during a hearing Tuesday.
By Keith Button • Dec. 10, 2014
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