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Calvin College's pitch to donors: Help us pay our debts
The campaign to pay down $115 million in debt is seeing success.
By Keith Button • May 15, 2014 -
National enrollment declines slowing
Data from the National Student Clearinghouse shows small gains for some institutions.
By Keith Button • May 15, 2014 -
Trendline
Emerging Technology
As higher ed deals with enrollment declines and other challenges, colleges need to consider how increased and changing use of technology affects students and campus finances.
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NCAA to ban 36 teams from postseason next year
Poor academic performance is at the root of the penalty.
By Keith Button • May 15, 2014 -
Kansas regents approve controversial social media policy
The new policy gives the heads of state universities authority to fire professors and staffers who make improper social media posts.
By Keith Button • May 15, 2014 -
Report: California higher ed undermined by lack of coordination
The Institute for Research on Higher Education says student access, affordability, and completion are harmed by divisions between the state's public higher ed systems.
By Keith Button • May 15, 2014 -
'Exorcist' author to Vatican: Georgetown U. not Catholic enough
William Peter Blatty's petition, with around 2,000 signatures, was called 'well-founded' by the Vatican.
By Keith Button • May 14, 2014 -
SC university shuttering program due to legislative pressure
Critics say homophobic pressure from the state's legislature is the reason the University of South Carolina is closing its Center for Women's and Gender Studies.
By Keith Button • May 14, 2014 -
Boston College sued over disclosure of confidential interviews
Four former members of Irish paramilitary groups are suing over the release of interviews from the so-called "Belfast Project."
By Keith Button • May 14, 2014 -
SC State makes second round of layoffs
This time around, the university terminated 90 temporary and part-time employees.
By Keith Button • May 14, 2014 -
Critics challenge MOOC leaders to a debate
The Campaign for the Future of Higher Education has challenged the leaders of Udacity, edX and Coursera to debate the merits of MOOCs.
By Keith Button • May 14, 2014 -
Deep Dive
The top 8 college rankings you may have missed
While not the all-important U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges, these lists can be informative, if not all together fun.
By Keith Button • May 13, 2014 -
NLRB asks for input on Northwestern union case
The National Labor Relations Board is asking for interested parties to chime in on football unionization,
By Keith Button • May 13, 2014 -
Smith College commencement speaker bows out
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde is stepping aside due to protests.
By Keith Button • May 13, 2014 -
Harvard satanic ritual canceled
Heavy pressure from critics spelled doom for the planned on-campus re-enactment of a so-called black mass.
By Keith Button • May 13, 2014 -
San Jose State prez apologizes for lack of cooperation
Mo Qayoumi's performance has been highly criticized in his almost 18 months on the job, and he is now pledging to improve the school's governance.
By Keith Button • May 13, 2014 -
Syracuse prof on the hook for student affair
A progress memo from the university's new chancellor mentioned that a faculty member is facing discipline for a consensual affair with a student.
By Keith Button • May 13, 2014 -
Universities driving Germany's green energy transformation
The European nation's Energiewende should serve as a warning that the U.S. risks falling behind if it doesn't make similar investments.
By Roger Riddell • May 12, 2014 -
Deep Dive
5 reasons the college student loan debt crisis could top subprime mortgages
Are comparisons to the issues that led to the worldwide credit crisis warranted?
By Keith Button • May 12, 2014 -
Balloon crash claims lives of 2 U. of Richmond staff
The two women's basketball staff members were killed in a fiery hot air balloon crash as the university held graduation ceremonies.
By Keith Button • May 12, 2014 -
Quinnipiac U. plans layoffs, hires
Quinnipiac University will lay off 15 professors and make 12 new hires to start this fall.
By Keith Button • May 12, 2014 -
U. of Illinois faculty question whether adjunct will receive fair review
The adjunct professor reportedly once belonged to the extremist Symbionese Liberation Army.
By Keith Button • May 12, 2014 -
Colorado U. pays $32.5K to sex assault victim
The settlement stems from a federal Title IX complaint over the school's handling of a sexual assault case.
By Keith Button • May 12, 2014 -
Creighton U. must pay $478K in discrimination suit legal fees
A deaf medical school student successfully sued for discrimination after the school refused to provide interpreters.
By Keith Button • May 12, 2014 -
Suit accuses Common Application of antitrust violations
Admissions software provider CollegeNET claims diversity and competition have been "virtually eliminated" from the applications process.
By Keith Button • May 12, 2014 -
Google and grit: The week's most read education news
Get caught up on Google's latest ed app, Udemy's continued growth, and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • May 9, 2014
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