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MT chancellor resigns citing controversies
The chancellor of Montana State University-North stepped down abruptly on Thursday, just before a scheduled no-confidence vote by the faculty union.
By Keith Button • Aug. 29, 2014 -
UConn spending criticized in state audit
The university reportedly wasted nearly $1 million on computer software it didn't use, among other discretions.
By Keith Button • Aug. 29, 2014 -
Deep Dive
USC ed dean: 2U made growing our program possible
The University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education recently reached 2,000 graduates in its online teacher prep program through 2U.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 29, 2014 -
For-profit Education Training Corp. files for bankruptcy
The parent company of Anthem Education has filed for Chapter 11 protection from creditors, leaving the fate of 27 of its colleges in doubt.
By Keith Button • Aug. 29, 2014 -
More students using college data to build apps
Colleges and universities are reacting by either trying to shut the students down or collaborating with them.
By Keith Button • Aug. 29, 2014 -
Penn State aiming to be first school on the moon
The university has one of the 18 teams remaining in a Google-sponsored competition to land a vehicle on the lunar surface.
By Keith Button • Aug. 28, 2014 -
Suffolk U. hires turnaround artist as president
Former Wagner College president Norman Smith has a reputation for improving struggling colleges.
By Keith Button • Aug. 28, 2014 -
Education Management Corp. works out agreement with creditors
Under the agreement, the for-profit college change will lower its total debt to $400 million, from $1.5 billion
By Keith Button • Aug. 28, 2014 -
Federal higher ed spending law had unintended consequences
A law designed to keep states from reducing their higher education spending was successful, but failed to prevent them from cutting financial aid funding.
By Keith Button • Aug. 28, 2014 -
Admittedly rakes in $1.2M during seed funding round
The startup's college match-making quizzes have been compared to those of dating site OKCupid.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 27, 2014 -
Northeastern's playbook for gaming U.S. News revealed
The Boston university has spent nearly two decades focused on improving its standing in the publication's highly regarded rankings.
By Keith Button • Aug. 27, 2014 -
Colleges pushing personal safety apps this fall
Can the tech help fight campus assaults?
By Keith Button • Aug. 27, 2014 -
California lawmakers define sexual consent for college students
The 'yes means yes' law is headed back to the state's senate for a final round of votes.
By Keith Button • Aug. 27, 2014 -
North Dakota neglects crumbling universities as oil booms
The state's frugality with its public universities, in spite of a massive oil and natural gas revenue windfall, has created a long list of badly needed repairs.
By Keith Button • Aug. 27, 2014 -
Boxer asks California campuses to appoint victim advocates
U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer is proposing a bill that would require higher ed institutions to appoint advocates if they don't act to create the positions now.
By Keith Button • Aug. 27, 2014 -
Elite colleges failing to increase poor student enrollment
Selective colleges and universities have failed to boost enrollment of poor students.
By Keith Button • Aug. 26, 2014 -
GI Bill funds pulled for Corinthian in California
The California Department of Veterans Affairs announced its decision on Monday.
By Keith Button • Aug. 26, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Corinthian's laundry list of scrutiny detailed
The Form 8-K listing the extent of the shuttering for-profit's legal woes is quite a read.
By Keith Button • Aug. 26, 2014 -
Group proposes setting standards for for-profit colleges
B Lab, a non-profit standard-setting group that evaluates the level of public service of companies in various industries, has turned its eyes to for-profit colleges.
By Keith Button • Aug. 26, 2014 -
Washington Monthly ranks higher ed on public-mindedness
Four of the top five universities are in the University of California system.
By Keith Button • Aug. 26, 2014 -
Blackboard answers higher ed's 'ice bucket challenge' with scholarship contest
The #paymytuitionchallenge took off on Twitter late last week, and Blackboard answered the call Monday afternoon.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 25, 2014 -
U. of Phoenix founder John G. Sperling dies
Despite criticism of his company, the 93-year-old was a higher education innovator.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 25, 2014 -
Scholars cancel U. of Illinois speaking engagements following job denial
Backlash persists following the university's decision to rescind a job offer to Steven Salaita in response to his critical and controversial tweets about Israel.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 25, 2014 -
California higher ed must provide employee insurance coverage for abortions
The state reversed a previous decision that allowed two Catholic universities to eliminate the coverage.
By Keith Button • Aug. 25, 2014 -
Burlington College facing cuts due to low enrollment
The financially shaky Vermont school has two years to get its act together.
By Keith Button • Aug. 25, 2014
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