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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 -
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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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 -
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 -
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 -
Sponsored by
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...
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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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
College students not getting flu shots
As few as 8% of college students are getting vaccinated for influenza.
By Keith Button • Oct. 31, 2014 -
Felony charges dropped against fired UNC-Greensboro photo employees
The three were fired for allegedly conducting their freelance photography business on the university's time, using its property.
By Keith Button • Oct. 31, 2014 -
Common Application may be replaced at elite institutions
A group of institutions is conspiring to create its own alternative to the online system used by over 500 colleges and universities.
By Keith Button • Oct. 31, 2014 -
Iowa university presidents request $12.9M to aid with performance-based funding
Presidents of the three Iowa public universities, along with regents, are asking the state to help the University of Iowa — the loser under the new funding model.
By Keith Button • Oct. 31, 2014
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