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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 -
Trendline
Student Success
Explore how universities are working to boost student outcomes by integrating remedial education, providing mental health tools and making education more accessible.
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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 -
Seminary's new president stays after admitting affair
Andover Newton Theological School's new president acknowledged an extramarital affair just days before he was inaugurated.
By Keith Button • Oct. 13, 2014 -
Student loan defaults link to degree completion
A policy analyst points out that student loan defaults can be tied to whether the borrower graduates or lands a job.
By Keith Button • Oct. 13, 2014 -
Foundations, Microsoft, and teacher pet peeves: The week's most read education news
Fall behind? Get caught up on the remainder of our Educause coverage and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 10, 2014 -
Roger Riddell/Higher Ed Dive
Deep Dive11 ed tech developments from Educause
Seeing everything on display at a show this size is difficult, if not seemingly impossible, so here are a few things you might have missed.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 10, 2014 -
More global recruiting offices on Indiana U's agenda
At least a half dozen offices are planned worldwide to aid in recruiting and alumni fundraising.
By Keith Button • Oct. 10, 2014 -
UVA alums beat Ivy League at stock picking
Professional investors' forum SumZero ranked 29 schools that had at least 20 graduates with 20 picks between them or 10 grads with 30 ideas combined.
By Keith Button • Oct. 10, 2014 -
US News to release global college rankings
The rankings will also include breakdowns for 11 specific countries, four regions, and 21 academic areas.
By Keith Button • Oct. 10, 2014 -
AAU: University research put the 'smart' in smartphones
The Association of American Universities spotlights the role of higher ed in smartphone advances.
By Keith Button • Oct. 10, 2014
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