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Texas thinks again on MOOC investments
University of Texas officials are done paying for more development of MOOCs, but they're still encouraging schools to develop new additions.
By Keith Button • Oct. 17, 2014 -
UCLA lab fire cost $4.5M in legal fees
Taxpayers reportedly footed the bill for defending the school and a chemistry professor from criminal charges in a 2008 lab fire that killed a research assistant.
By Keith Button • Oct. 17, 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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Deep Dive
These 7 ed tech solutions will split $20M from the Gates Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is set to fund several projects that help poor students succeed in large-enrollment lower-level college courses.
By Keith Button • Oct. 17, 2014 -
Helix Education hires Cherron Hoppes as chief academic officer
Hoppes previously served as dean of undergraduate programs for the Ageno School of Business at San Francisco's Golden Gate University.
By Keith Button • Oct. 17, 2014 -
Can renowned Wikipedian help Boundless do the same for textbooks?
SJ Klein, a Wikimedia Foundation Trustee who began contributing to the site in 2004, will now serve as an advisor to Boundless.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 16, 2014 -
CU-Boulder reinstates philosophy grad admissions
The philosophy department has declared progress on reforms to turn around a culture of sexual harassment.
By Keith Button • Oct. 16, 2014 -
Learning Technology Partners locked in legal battle with Texas university
The LMS provider and San Antonio's University of the Incarnate Word are suing each other over a disagreement about who was responsible for usage and capacity problems.
By Keith Button • Oct. 16, 2014 -
Deep Dive
These 10 secret societies are among higher ed's most mysterious
Whether it be through pop-culture speculation, conspiracy theories, pranks, or good deeds, these organizations have brought their institutions a fair amount of attention over the years.
By Alex Nowicki • Oct. 16, 2014 -
Disinvited speaker paid $26K by Pasadena City College
Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black was paid $26,050 not to sue after leaked sex tape photos canceled his commencement speech.
By Keith Button • Oct. 16, 2014 -
Fullbridge Inc. wins $5M in funding career coaching
The company matches college students and graduates with professionals for coaching and extensive training for the workplace.
By Keith Button • Oct. 16, 2014 -
Florida's public universities avoid public disclosures
The institutions are reportedly creating private corporations that claim they don't have to disclose information to the public.
By Keith Button • Oct. 15, 2014 -
FutureLearn CEO: MOOCs are overhyped
Massive open online courses aren't as great as their founding fathers claimed, but they also aren't as bad as their detractors say, says Simon Nelson.
By Keith Button • Oct. 15, 2014 -
Harvard law profs: New sex misconduct policy violates rights of the accused
A Boston Globe op-ed criticizing the new policy was signed by 28 current and retired professors from Harvard Law School.
By Keith Button • Oct. 15, 2014 -
Texas' Navarro College reportedly rejects Nigerian applicants due to Ebola scare
The community college allegedly notified some applicants that international student applications from countries with Ebola outbreaks were automatically rejected.
By Keith Button • Oct. 15, 2014 -
Coursera launches 18 new 'Specializations'
Institutions behind the company's latest skills-based programs include Northwestern, Duke, the University of Illinois, and the University of Maryland.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 15, 2014 -
Michigan State launches food MOOC portal with EdCast
Initial courses cover topics like food fraud and basic food safety.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 15, 2014 -
Air Force Academy's review of athletic department to remain under wraps
The review was ordered during a newspaper's investigation into misconduct by academy football players.
By Keith Button • Oct. 15, 2014 -
Hocking College president says board forced him out
Ron Erickson says he was pushed by the board of trustees to step down after firing an administrator who created a hostile work environment for a black employee.
By Keith Button • Oct. 14, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Here's what the 8 most sustainable campuses in the US are doing right
What does it take to earn both a Gold STAR Rating and Sierra Club recognition?
By Keith Button • Oct. 14, 2014 -
William Peace U. president to retire
Debra Townsley turned the Raleigh, NC, women's college into a co-ed institution and increased enrollment, but also downsized faculty and departments.
By Keith Button • Oct. 14, 2014 -
Job market booming for new college grads, says Michigan State study
New graduates are reportedly being hired at a pace not seen since in over a decade.
By Keith Button • Oct. 14, 2014 -
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation plans free digital college search, advisory tools
The foundation is working with tech companies to create tools for low-income and first-generation college applicants.
By Keith Button • Oct. 14, 2014 -
Lawmakers propose financial aid changes as Higher Ed Act goes under the microscope
As Congress tackles the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, it is considering several proposals to ease the student loan debt crisis.
By Keith Button • Oct. 14, 2014 -
Adjuncts overworked and underpaid, says study
A study of adjunct faculty at George Mason University reveals near-poverty wages, and little notice allowing them to prepare before classes begin.
By Keith Button • Oct. 13, 2014 -
March concludes with St. Louis University sit-in
More than 1,000 demonstrators gathered early Monday to protest the Michael Brown shooting.
By Keith Button • Oct. 13, 2014
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