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Burlington and Champlain College adjuncts form unions
A third Vermont college will have its vote revealed on Monday.
By Keith Button • Nov. 25, 2014 -
Analysts predict upswing in for-profit college enrollment
The sector's enrollment declines could reverse by 2016.
By Keith Button • Nov. 25, 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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Only North Dakota and Alaska boosted higher ed spending from 2008
The two states are the only ones where higher ed spending didn't slow down since the beginning of the Great Recession.
By Keith Button • Nov. 25, 2014 -
Frats suspended at UVA amid Rolling Stone rape story controversy
The article depicted a pattern of sexual assaults orchestrated by fraternity culture, prompting a suspension in effect until January.
By Keith Button • Nov. 24, 2014 -
Faculty vote no confidence in Pensacola State president
Faculty complaints include reprisals from the president, cronyism, disregard for contracts, a lack of funding, and attempts to block the student newspaper from covering the labor battle.
By Keith Button • Nov. 24, 2014 -
College discipline often goes easy on violent crimes
An investigation turned up many examples where college student disciplinary boards handed out light punishment for violent crimes.
By Keith Button • Nov. 24, 2014 -
Accreditor questions UNC over paper-classes scandal
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on College is calling Chapel Hill to task for its handling of the academic scandal.
By Keith Button • Nov. 24, 2014 -
Connecticut colleges president, faculty find common ground
The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities System faculty leaders and president met Friday, reaching a handful of agreements.
By Keith Button • Nov. 24, 2014 -
Harkin submits bill to reauthorize Higher Ed Act
The 874-page document has notable support from community colleges.
By Roger Riddell • Nov. 21, 2014 -
Chromebooks and for-profit colleges: The week's most read education news
Get caught up on Corinthian's potential sale of 56 campuses and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • Nov. 21, 2014 -
Syracuse U sit-in ends
The 18-day student protest was over administrative decisions involving, among other things, minority student issues and mental health and sexual assault services.
By Keith Button • Nov. 21, 2014 -
Advocacy groups oppose proposed Corinthian Colleges sale
Critics of ECMC Group's plan to buy 56 schools from the shuttering for-profit Corinthian Colleges chain say the company is ill-suited to manage higher education institutions.
By Keith Button • Nov. 21, 2014 -
Berkeley students organize against UC tuition hike
An overnight protest occupied Wheeler Hall in reaction to a five-year plan that would hike tuition 5% per year.
By Keith Button • Nov. 21, 2014 -
Harvard sued over fossil fuel investments
Seven students are asking a judge to force the Ivy League institution to cash out of its investments in oil, natural gas, and coal companies.
By Keith Button • Nov. 21, 2014 -
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
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