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Deep DiveEducause 2014: Our recap of higher ed IT's premier gathering
We've rounded up all of our coverage from the higher ed IT mega-gathering in one place for your convenience.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 6, 2014 -
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Deep Dive4 reasons CIO is the best job on campus [Educause 2014]
Five CIOs set out during a panel conversation to counter the conversation about how tough being CIO is while encouraging the next generation to step into the role.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 6, 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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American Enterprise Institute calls for market-based higher ed reforms
Among recommendations: Establishing a performance floor for institutions and having them share risk in their students' outcomes to encourage improvement.
By Keith Button • Oct. 6, 2014 -
Sexual assault reports rise 40% at Northeast colleges
A Boston Globe analysis found a sharp increase at New England's largest colleges in 2013.
By Keith Button • Oct. 6, 2014 -
Cornell to offer community engagement courses
The program will be funded by $150 million in donations.
By Keith Button • Oct. 6, 2014 -
Harvard students ask university to sever ties with TFA
Members of the Student Labor Action Movement sent a letter to President Drew Faust demanding the organization provide additional training, among other things.
By Allie Gross • Oct. 6, 2014 -
Admissions group says applicant interest in other colleges is private
The NACAC says the federal government shouldn't let its higher ed members see the list of up to 10 colleges that each student using the FAFSA is interested in and asked to divulge.
By Keith Button • Oct. 6, 2014 -
NoteBowl targets college calendar, LMS issues
Two University of Arizona graduates have launched an ed tech startup with an app that combines social network and learning management platform functions.
By Keith Button • Oct. 6, 2014 -
Florida for-profit college officials indicted
The CEO and three admissions employees of FastTrain College are accused of stealing $6.6 million from the federal government by admitting students without high school diplomas.
By Keith Button • Oct. 3, 2014 -
Mansfield U. announces cuts, layoffs
State funding cuts and enrollment declines are forcing the Pennsylvania institution to scale back programs and lay off faculty.
By Keith Button • Oct. 3, 2014 -
New York institutions overhauling campus sex assault policies
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pushing the state's colleges and universities, beginning with the State University of New York, to overhaul their prevention and response policies.
By Keith Button • Oct. 3, 2014 -
Paper suggests fixes for broken Pell Grant system
The report says the Pell Grant system is increasingly less effective and that an overhaul of federal college financing is needed.
By Keith Button • Oct. 3, 2014 -
Deep Dive
3 things you need to know about disruptive innovation in higher ed [Educause 2014]
A general session keynote by Clayton Christensen laid out what higher ed administrators should know about disruption in the marketplace.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 2, 2014 -
USC partners with WIRED, others on online master's degree
The integrated design, business, and technology degree will be launched in fall 2015.
By Keith Button • Oct. 2, 2014 -
LinkedIn unveils tools for helping students find the right college
The professional networking site is offering three new features to help college-bound students align colleges, courses, and careers.
By Keith Button • Oct. 2, 2014 -
General Theological Seminary professors fired for walkout protest
Eight full-time faculty members were let go after calling for their dean to be fired.
By Keith Button • Oct. 2, 2014 -
Audit: Ed Dept too lax with direct assessment program applications
The department reportedly failed to ensure that undeserving programs offering degrees based on direct assessment student evaluations aren't funded with federal aid.
By Keith Button • Oct. 2, 2014 -
U. of California reconsiders out-of-state enrollment push
As in-state enrollment declines, the university system is reviewing whether it has focused too much on non-resident students.
By Keith Button • Oct. 1, 2014 -
Penn State dropping its Confucius Institute
The announcement follows a similar falling out with the China-government-backed institute at the University of Chicago.
By Keith Button • Oct. 1, 2014 -
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Deep Dive
Wednesday at Educause: Leadership, Watson, and social CIOs
The announcements might have slowed down, but there was still plenty to take in.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 1, 2014 -
24 colleges win $75M in federal grants
The U.S. Department of Education awards are meant to support the institutions' efforts to improve learning and cut costs.
By Keith Button • Oct. 1, 2014 -
Higher ed CIOs: Faculty, student training substandard
The Campus Computing Project's annual survey identified key areas where CIOs see a need for improvement.
By Keith Button • Oct. 1, 2014 -
Three more universities join Unizin
The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Oregon State University, and the University of Minnesota are joining the digital learning consortium.
By Keith Button • Oct. 1, 2014 -
Cornell hires first female president
University of Southern California Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Elizabeth Garrett is set to take the reins.
By Keith Button • Oct. 1, 2014 -
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Deep DiveTuesday at Educause 2014: Disruptive innovation, awards, and more
Get caught up on the sessions and all of the latest announcements from Blackboard, Desire2Learn, Instructure, and more.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 30, 2014
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