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Udacity to offer targeted job courses through 'nanodegrees'
The online education provider's pivot away from MOOCs sees it offering students entry-level skills for high-demand tech jobs.
By Keith Button • June 17, 2014 -
American charitable giving for education reaches record high
Though U.S. charitable giving to education fell during the recession, it is now up to a record $52.07 billion in 2013.
By Keith Button • June 17, 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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Highly praised Starbucks program requires large upfront tuition payments first
The fine details of the online degree partnership with Arizona State University aren't sitting well with some.
By Keith Button • June 17, 2014 -
Starbucks and Arizona State partner on tuition reimbursement program
The program will cover a percentage of employees' tuition for the freshman and sophomore years of an online program.
By Roger Riddell • June 16, 2014 -
U. of Southern Maine makes final cuts to close $2.5M budget gap
The shuttering of three academic programs is expected to close what had started as a $14 million budget gap.
By Keith Button • June 16, 2014 -
AAUP censures Northeastern Illinois U over tenure denial case
The university allegedly rejected the tenure bid of an assistant professor due to his association with colleagues who voted "no confidence" in the school's president.
By Keith Button • June 16, 2014 -
Winthrop U. suspends president
The suspension of President Jamie Comstock Williamson is notice of termination for cause.
By Keith Button • June 16, 2014 -
Report makes economic case for college education in Maine
The study, which examined data like lifetime earnings and taxes paid, was conducted to counter the idea that the state lacks good jobs for graduates.
By Keith Button • June 16, 2014 -
Mississippi community colleges hike tuition 4%
The hike comes despite a 4.6% increase in state funding.
By Keith Button • June 16, 2014 -
2U, K12 LMS options, and supercomputers: The week's most read education news
Learn more about President Obama's new efforts to help manage student loan debt and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • June 13, 2014 -
2 Brown U. football players accused of sexual assault ordered off campus
The school ordered the pair to leave campus in April, five months after their alleged assault of a Providence College student.
By Keith Button • June 13, 2014 -
City College of San Francisco averts closure
New accreditation rules will buy the school more time to come into compliance and remain open.
By Keith Button • June 13, 2014 -
Montana university sexual harassment case set to begin
A Montana State University-Northern dean has accused a former provost of sexual harassment and the university of retaliating against him for complaining.
By Keith Button • June 13, 2014 -
UW-Madison consolidating data centers
The university plans to pare its 97 data centers down to about eight.
By Keith Button • June 13, 2014 -
Delaware lawmakers dismantle higher ed open records bill
The bill would have required the state's public universities to fully comply with open records laws.
By Keith Button • June 13, 2014 -
Knewton, Elsevier partner on adaptive learning for students in healthcare fields
The two companies will collaborate on personalized courses for nursing, health professions, and medical students.
By Roger Riddell • June 12, 2014 -
Faculty vote no confidence in Texas community college leadership
The Blinn College faculty vote is focused on the district's president and vice president of instruction.
By Keith Button • June 12, 2014 -
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ICDC College highlights the rise in online education
The amount of people taking online education classes continues to rise exponentially year on year, as highlighted by ICDC College.
June 12, 2014 -
Task force: Cut number of trustees at Rutgers
The move is among recommendations to simplify governance for the university.
By Keith Button • June 12, 2014 -
Stanford declines to expel sex assault assailant
The university says the student, found responsible for sexual assault, does not pose a threat to the campus.
By Keith Button • June 12, 2014 -
Harvard endowment chief stepping down
Jane Mendillo, head of Harvard's $32.7 billion endowment, will leave at the end of the year.
By Keith Button • June 12, 2014 -
GOP blocks Democrats' student loan refinancing bill
The proposal would have allowed student loans to be refinanced at a lower interest rate, much like mortgages.
By Keith Button • June 12, 2014 -
President Obama focuses on higher ed in first Tumblr Q&A
Access and affordability were among topics discussed in the session.
By Roger Riddell • June 11, 2014 -
Suffolk U. imposes salary freeze
The salary freeze comes amid an $11 million decline in revenue.
By Keith Button • June 11, 2014 -
Deep Dive
These 7 supercomputers are the fastest at U.S. universities
Along with the research they facilitate, ever-faster supercomputers give higher ed institutions another bragging right.
By Keith Button • June 11, 2014
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