Higher Ed: Page 354
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Senators urge Ed. Dept. action in Corinthian case
Twelve U.S. senators have written a letter urging Arne Duncan to stop Corinthian Colleges Inc. from enrolling more students, among other measures.
By Keith Button • June 27, 2014 -
Accrediting commission slammed by California auditor
The commission that threatened to revoke City College of San Francisco's accreditation was criticized in a scathing report by the state's auditor.
By Keith Button • June 27, 2014 -
Winthrop U. formally fires suspended president
The expected termination of Jamie Comstock Williamson came just five days before the one-year anniversary of her hiring.
By Keith Button • June 27, 2014 -
Top Hat to integrate Boundless content in new partnership
Content from Boundless will now be available to hundreds of thousands of students at over 400 institutions.
By Roger Riddell • June 26, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Crazy campus amenities: How much is too much?
In the increasingly competitive battle for a shrinking student pool, many higher ed institutions are opting to glam it up. But is there more than meets the eye?
By Roger Riddell • June 26, 2014 -
Q2 sees ed tech investments slow
Venture capital investments totaled more than $305 million, down from more than $500 million in the first quarter.
By Keith Button • June 26, 2014 -
Ohio's Wilberforce U. in danger of losing accreditation
The school is the nation's oldest historically black private university.
By Keith Button • June 26, 2014 -
Kaplan acquires coding bootcamp provider
The test prep services provider has purchased Dev Bootcamp, a nine-week software coding skills course.
By Keith Button • June 26, 2014 -
Point Park U. adjuncts vote for union
The part-time instructors will organize under United Steelworkers' Adjunct Faculty Association.
By Keith Button • June 26, 2014 -
3 Southern U. campuses fall short of standards, can't hike tuition
The three schools also face 15% cuts to their state funding.
By Keith Button • June 26, 2014 -
New California tuition assistance program targets middle class
The program will give students who attend state universities tuition grants of up to $1,450.
By Keith Button • June 25, 2014 -
68 colleges team up for learning assessment project
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-sponsored project includes both two- and four-year colleges in nine states.
By Keith Button • June 25, 2014 -
Federal Reserve Bank of NY: College still worth the investment
A report from the federal bank says the average return on investment for a college degree has held steady at 15% for more than a decade.
By Keith Button • June 25, 2014 -
Audit finds fault with 4 California schools on sex crime responses
The public universities were cited for inadequate employee training and slow responses to reported incidents.
By Keith Button • June 25, 2014 -
Schoology LMS raises $15M
The learning management system has raised $25 million to date.
By Keith Button • June 25, 2014 -
Oregon basketball players suspended 4-10 years in sex assault case
The three athletes were kicked off of the team, but weren't charged with any crimes due to a lack of evidence found by the district attorney's office.
By Keith Button • June 24, 2014 -
Dayton U. divests from fossil fuels
The university is reportedly the first Catholic institution to do so.
By Keith Button • June 24, 2014 -
Report: Penn State blocked investigators in sex abuse case
The report also finds that former Pennsylvania attorney general and current governor, Tom Corbett, didn't delay the sex abuse investigation for political gain.
By Keith Button • June 24, 2014 -
Student loan problem may not be as dire as media portrays
A new study concludes that today's student loan borrowers may be better off than those two decades ago.
By Keith Button • June 24, 2014 -
Coursera chief doesn't expect profit for 'quite a while'
New Coursera CEO Richard Levin says some of the universities that work with the company are covering their costs with shared revenue.
By Keith Button • June 24, 2014 -
UCLA prof avoids prison in lab fire case
Chemistry professor Patrick Harran must pay $10,000 and perform community service to have felony charges dropped.
By Keith Button • June 23, 2014 -
U-Penn keeps tobacco stocks
The university's trustees declined a proposal to divest from tobacco companies.
By Keith Button • June 23, 2014 -
University of South Florida library to lend drones
Students will be able to check out unmanned aircraft for class projects beginning this fall.
By Keith Button • June 23, 2014 -
Colleges look to boost happiness quotient
More colleges are looking to improve students' sense of well-being using positive psychology.
By Keith Button • June 23, 2014 -
Net cost increases for Massachusetts' top private colleges outpace inflation
The median net cost of attending 33 top private colleges in the state rose 10.5% from 2008 to 2013
By Keith Button • June 23, 2014
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