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Dakota State U. president resigns amid criticism over leadership changes
David Borofsky reportedly forced out a dean and an associate dean.
By Keith Button • Aug. 14, 2014 -
Desire2Learn rakes in $85M in latest funding round
One of Canada's five largest funding rounds in the last decade will help the LMS provider expand globally.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 14, 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
Textbooks, tech, and social media: What do students prefer? [Infographic]
Recent reports from CampusBooks.com and Uversity detail the ever-changing demands of today's students.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 14, 2014 -
Corinthian subpoenaed for possibe criminal probe
The U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles has served the for-profit with a grand jury subpoena for documents on graduation rates, job placement, and marketing.
By Keith Button • Aug. 14, 2014 -
Iowa universities spending more on lists of prospects
The state's public universities are buying more names at higher prices as colleges find it increasingly hard to enroll those prospects.
By Keith Button • Aug. 14, 2014 -
Revised law school standards approved by American Bar Association
Outcomes like student bar exam scores and employment will now factor more heavily into accreditation.
By Keith Button • Aug. 13, 2014 -
Feds investigate Johns Hopkins U. for sex assault response
The U.S. Department of Education is looking into potential Clery Act and Title IX violations.
By Keith Button • Aug. 13, 2014 -
UConn suspends fraternity and 2 sororities
Sigma Chi, Delta Gamma, and Delta Zeta are accused of hazing and serving alcohol to minors.
By Keith Button • Aug. 13, 2014 -
Junction Education launches online learning platform for community colleges
The company on Tuesday launched an online learning platform that its founder described as a Flipboard for college courses.
By Keith Button • Aug. 13, 2014 -
Boundless expands offerings with open publishing platform
The company's new community authoring platform expands its available subjects to 25.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 12, 2014 -
Advocacy apparently leads to Corcoran art school adjunct's firing
The adjunct had opposed a plan to split the Corcoran Gallery of Art from its College of Art + Design.
By Keith Button • Aug. 12, 2014 -
Ebola forces universities to adjust study abroad programs
The virus' deadliest outbreak in history has forced at least two universities to postpone programs in West Africa.
By Keith Button • Aug. 12, 2014 -
Michigan community college president suspended after DUI
Trustees at West Shore Community College issued the paid suspension along with orders to attend rehab.
By Keith Button • Aug. 12, 2014 -
St. Augustine's U. to cut 70 adjuncts, implement furlough
The cash-strapped North Carolina institution is making the cuts and furloughing employees for a week in December to stay afloat.
By Keith Button • Aug. 12, 2014 -
MIT researcher building 'YouTube for MOOCs'
Juho Kim studied more than 6.9 million MOOC video sessions to help create a new and improved viewing platform.
By Keith Button • Aug. 12, 2014 -
Critics of UC non-resident recruiting: Money talks, Californians walk
University of California schools are increasingly recruiting out-of-state students because of the nearly $23,000 more in annual tuition they pay.
By Keith Button • Aug. 11, 2014 -
CUNY adjuncts win city health insurance
The college's part-time instructors will now receive health insurance through a New York City fund.
By Keith Button • Aug. 11, 2014 -
House bill would let colleges off the hook for student worker health insurance
If passed, colleges and universities will be able to opt out of the mandate requiring them to provide health insurance for student employees who work more than 30 hours per week.
By Keith Button • Aug. 11, 2014 -
Education Fixation: The week ahead in education news
From textbook, tech, and study habits to back-to-school classroom products and deals, here's what you can expect to see on Education Dive in the coming week.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 11, 2014 -
College Network faces state and federal investigations, class-action suit
The test prep company allegedly used deceptive tactics in selling preparation materials for college credit exams.
By Keith Button • Aug. 11, 2014 -
NCAA appeals, seeks clarity in antitrust case
Friday's decision in the O'Bannon anti-trust case is likely the beginning of a drawn-out legal saga.
By Keith Button • Aug. 11, 2014 -
Spending and achievement: The week's most read education news
Get caught up on the latest trends in higher ed spending and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 8, 2014 -
Princeton to drop 35% limit on As
The university initially designed the policy to curb grade inflation.
By Keith Button • Aug. 8, 2014 -
Survey: Student loans are bad for graduates' sense of well-being
A survey of 11,000 college graduates found that student loan debt also led to deficits in their sense of well-being compared to their debt-free peers.
By Keith Button • Aug. 8, 2014 -
Walsh senate campaign ends over college plagiarism
The decision comes less than a month after the New York Times reported he had apparently plagiarized his master's thesis at the U.S. Army War College in 2007.
By Keith Button • Aug. 8, 2014
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