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

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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

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The professor whose job offer from the University of Illinois was rescinded over his anti-Israel tweets is suing the school for refusing to hand over emails 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

Ed tech company raises $18M to market new cloud platform

Echo360 has raised $18 million from investors to market its new cloud-based platform for recording and sharing classroom lectures and analyzing student learning in those classes.

By Keith Button • Nov. 14, 2014

Microsoft ex-CEO gives estimated $60M to Harvard

Steve Ballmer, a Harvard alumnus, made the gift to endow 12 professors to Harvard's computer science department.

By Keith Button • Nov. 14, 2014

Online course provider partners with historically black colleges

The University of Phoenix will offer online courses to students at those colleges at no additional cost to the students.

By Keith Button • Nov. 14, 2014

Total U.S. undergrad enrollment down slightly

The total number dropped to 17.9 million last fall from 18.2 million one year earlier.

By Keith Button • Nov. 14, 2014

Warning: Hackers are targeting higher ed payroll direct deposits

An advisory was issued Wednesday warning that colleges and universities have been targeted by hackers looking to gain access to employee direct deposit information.

By Keith Button • Nov. 13, 2014

The average student loan debt for the class of 2013 is $28,400

A report shows the average student loan debt for the Class of 2013 ranged from $18,656 in New Mexico to $32,795 in New Hampshire.

By Keith Button • Nov. 13, 2014

Price of college increasing—but at slower rate than before

A report from the College Board shows that the price is increasing, but at a slower rate over that last decade than in the previous 10-year period.

By Keith Button • Nov. 13, 2014