Higher Ed: Page 338


  • How does Rethink Education choose its ed tech investments?

    According to partner Matt Greenfield, the key to successful ed tech investments is to hedge your bets with 'pioneers,' not people trying to perfect an existing product.

    By Allie Gross • Nov. 6, 2014
  • Accrediting agency to launch another UNC 'paper class' investigation

    The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' Commission on Colleges is following up its 2012 investigation in the wake of a report revealing the cheating scandal stretched farther than previously thought.

    By Roger Riddell • Nov. 5, 2014
  • Trendline

    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
  • Ed Dept details Princeton Title IX violations, agreement

    In addition to failing to respond promptly to complaints and end a sexually hostile environment for a student, the university's policies and procedures were reportedly not up to the department's standards.

    By Keith Button • Nov. 5, 2014
  • Are the days of college radio stations coming to an end?

    PopMatters.com reports that colleges and universities seem more willing to consider selling their radio station licenses, in spite of student and listener objections.

    By Keith Button • Nov. 5, 2014
  • Dartmouth profs issue latest vote to end Greek system

    The vote follows a letter that spread among faculty in October and gathered 232 signatures.

    By Keith Button • Nov. 5, 2014
  • Higher ed plays role in several gubernatorial elections

    Issues surrounding spending, access, and more played a key role in states like Pennsylvania, California, and New York.

    By Keith Button • Nov. 5, 2014
  • Creditors stand to lose if struggling law schools close

    Many struggling law schools are being kept open by creditors in an attempt to mitigate their losses.

    By Keith Button • Nov. 5, 2014
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    2U's losses continue to fall as revenues increase in Q3

    The company also added a new name to its board of directors.

    By Roger Riddell • Nov. 4, 2014
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    For-profit Bridgepoint lays off 167

    The third round of cuts in 16 months comes as the company prepares for its Wednesday morning Q3 earnings release.

    By Roger Riddell • Nov. 4, 2014
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    Digital Student Journey: The Online Path to Enrollment

    Sponsored by: Nine in ten enrolled students have used the Internet to research higher education institutions.* According to EduVentures, when grading the usefulness of information sources to learn about educational institutions, the college’s website came in first. When tr...

    Nov. 4, 2014
  • U of Texas System unveils competency-based plan

    One of the nation's largest university systems says its approach to the increasingly popular learning model will be the first of its kind in the U.S.

    By Roger Riddell • Nov. 4, 2014
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    Higher ed endowments up 15.8%

    According to Commonfund, endowments have posted an average return of more than 10% for four of the last five years.

    By Keith Button • Nov. 4, 2014
  • Deep Dive

    7 competency-based higher ed programs to keep an eye on

    The U.S. Department of Education is still sorting out how it will evaluate competency-based programs, but these seven bear watching.

    By Keith Button • Nov. 4, 2014
  • Alexander likely to be next Senate ed committee chair

    The Tennessee Republican wants to cut regulations for higher education.

    By Keith Button • Nov. 4, 2014
  • Cleveland State lands $75K from LeBron James Nike commercial

    The university rented its arena for the commercial, though the payment barely made a dent in the facility's $900,000 annual operating deficit.

    By Keith Button • Nov. 4, 2014
  • Research & Practice in Assessment journal releases special big data issue

    The issue progresses from a simple definition and explanation of what big data is into more complex issues.

    By Roger Riddell • Nov. 3, 2014
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    Chegg partnering with Blackboard

    The deal will bring Chegg Study, Chegg Tutors, and Chegg Career Center to Blackboard Learn.

    By Roger Riddell • Nov. 3, 2014
  • Yale med faculty upset by sex harassment case

    Yale School of Medicine faculty say the case points to a larger problem at the school.

    By Keith Button • Nov. 3, 2014
  • Deep Dive

    Don't miss these 5 ed docs released in 2014

    Issues like student loan debt, immigration reform, and resegregation influenced several great education films this year.

    By Roger Riddell • Nov. 3, 2014
  • Virginia State University president resigns

    Facing pressure from students, along with the school's financial and enrollment woes, Keith Miller announced his resignation, effective Dec. 31.  

    By Keith Button • Nov. 3, 2014
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    UCLA to require diversity classes

    After three previous rejections of the idea, the university's College of Letters and Science faculty have approved a required diversity class for undergraduate students.

    By Keith Button • Nov. 3, 2014
  • MOOCs covered in 2 new books

    One book focuses on the brief history of massive open online courses, while the other examines whether they've lived up to the hype.

    By Keith Button • Nov. 3, 2014
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    Only 44% of black, Latino students get STEM PhD within 7 years

    A Council of Graduate Schools study shows that 36% of black or Latino graduate students left their doctoral programs without a degree and 20% remained without a Ph.D. after seven years.

    By Keith Button • Nov. 3, 2014
  • Hauntings, skills gaps, and infomercials: The week's most read education news

    Get caught up on Blackboard's new mobile grading app and more right here!

    By Roger Riddell • Oct. 31, 2014
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    8 of the world's top 25 computer science universities are in US

    The Massachusetts Institute of Technology tops the list.

    By Keith Button • Oct. 31, 2014