Higher Ed: Page 351
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Deep Dive
These are the trends and challenges shaping online learning [Infographic]
Who's increasingly responsible for strategy, and how do you avoid common pitfalls?
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 21, 2014 -
Study challenges effectiveness of non-credit remedial college courses
The City University of New York System found that students in non-credit remedial algebra courses fared worse than those in college-level introductory statistics course.
By Keith Button • Aug. 21, 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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More Indians, less Chinese applying to US grad schools
Chinese applications dropped 1%, while those from India jumped 33%.
By Keith Button • Aug. 21, 2014 -
Are the days of free MOOCs coming to an end?
Stanford University's head of massive open online courses predicts the school will abandon the free model.
By Keith Button • Aug. 21, 2014 -
Study shows cost-cutting higher ed consultants underdeliver
An Education Advisory Board study of 21 colleges and universities shows savings typically falling below projections.
By Keith Button • Aug. 20, 2014 -
2U partners with Habitat for Humanity on scholarship program
The $10,000 scholarships will be available for four programs to those eligible.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 20, 2014 -
Only 39% of ACT takers have strong likelihood of freshman success
ACT test scores predict that only 39 percent of the 2014 test takers have a strong likelihood of success in their first year of college.
By Keith Button • Aug. 20, 2014 -
Study: Credit transfers from two-year to four-year colleges typically succeed
A U.S. Department of Education study looked at six years’ worth of transcript data gathered from nearly 17,000 students who started college in the 2003-2004 school year.
By Keith Button • Aug. 20, 2014 -
Alleged women's soccer hazing under investigation at U. of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico is investigating an alleged hazing incident involving women's soccer team players.
By Keith Button • Aug. 20, 2014 -
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3 Ways to Get Your College Student to Succeed
To improve student success, here are three immediate steps institutions can take to address this challenge, especially with those students who are unlikely to graduate without some additional support.
Aug. 19, 2014 -
Udemy hires 3 new senior executives
The hires follow a $32 million round of funding in May, which the company is using to scale its operations.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 19, 2014 -
U. of Maine stepping up lucrative out-of-state enrollment
Schools in the state are projected to have 12% more new out-of-state students this fall compared to a year ago.
By Keith Button • Aug. 19, 2014 -
U. of Arizona bars fraternity over hazing, alcohol
The Phi Gamma Delta fraternity reportedly had at least 20 alcohol violations and 11 hazing incidents that occurred during the chapter's probation.
By Keith Button • Aug. 19, 2014 -
Court approves controversial split of DC art college, gallery
A judge has approved a plan to divvy up the Corcoran College of Art and Design and Gallery of Art between George Washington University and the National Gallery of Art.
By Keith Button • Aug. 19, 2014 -
Illinois statewide campus smoking ban to take effect July 2015
The ban is mandatory for all state-funded colleges and universities.
By Keith Button • Aug. 18, 2014 -
Harvard tops Chinese list of world's best universities
This is the 12th year the Ivy League school has taken the top honor from Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Center for World-Class Universities.
By Keith Button • Aug. 18, 2014 -
Students criticize revised Columbia U. sexual misconduct policy
Campus groups are complaining that the Ivy League institution failed to incorporate input from students.
By Keith Button • Aug. 18, 2014 -
Study finds tenure gender gap not due to research productivity
A study finds that women are far less likely to receive tenure in certain academic disciplines, even when their research productivity is the same as their male peers.
By Keith Button • Aug. 18, 2014 -
Study: For-profit colleges provide no advantage for job seekers
Employers may actually prefer applicants with community college degrees over those from for-profits.
By Keith Button • Aug. 18, 2014 -
Texas candidate proposes community college for all
The Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor has proposed using the state's rainy day fund to provide community college scholarships to any high school graduate in need.
By Keith Button • Aug. 15, 2014 -
Higher ed's greenest: Sierra Club names top 10 'Cool Schools'
The rankings of 173 colleges and universities are based on energy use, waste management, and other environmental factors.
By Keith Button • Aug. 15, 2014 -
Devil in the details for proposed, delayed federal college ratings
The U.S. Department of Education has had to delay the system's unveiling because deciding on what measurements to use has been difficult.
By Keith Button • Aug. 15, 2014 -
Oregon panel: Lion's share of new funding should go to financial aid
A special commission was tasked with making recommendations to Gov. John Kitzhaber on how $147 million in new higher ed funds should be spent.
By Keith Button • Aug. 15, 2014 -
Penn State, MIT, others lobby for big defense programs
Big research dollars are attracting some of higher ed's most prominent names.
By Keith Button • Aug. 14, 2014 -
Criminal justice tops Forbes' list of most underemployed majors
A greater percentage of criminal justice majors believe they are underemployed than people who studied any other major.
By Keith Button • Aug. 14, 2014
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