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Ryan budget would slash Pell Grants
Student loan subsidies and the entirety of funding for national arts and humanities endowments are also on the chopping block.
By Roger Riddell • April 2, 2014 -
Educause partners with UCF and Instructure for first MOOC
The nonprofit will bring its microcredentialing expertise to UCF's educator-focused blended learning MOOCs.
By Roger Riddell • April 2, 2014 -
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TrendlineEnrollment and Retention
A look at the pandemic's continuing impact on enrollment and how colleges can ensure students stay on course.
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Panel approves proposal for changes to Clery Act
The changes to U.S. Department of Education campus safety regulations expand the information colleges must report.
By Keith Button • April 2, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Are visas the new diplomas for sham universities?
Fraudulent universities making headlines recently have taken a different angle on the traditional model of fraud.
By Keith Button • April 2, 2014 -
Fed sanctions could hurt poor community colleges
Those in poor areas could lose access to federal financial aid due to high student loan default rates.
By Keith Button • April 2, 2014 -
Student slams Harvard for sex assault response
An anonymous op-ed condemns the university and a resident dean for an allegedly callous response.
By Keith Button • April 2, 2014 -
Morgan State U. prof. convicted of stealing grants
What can $200,000 in National Science Foundation funding buy? A fake job for your wife, among other things.
By Keith Button • April 2, 2014 -
Report examines medical student abuse
As many as one-fifth of medical school students experience mistreatment.
By Keith Button • April 2, 2014 -
Carnegie Mellon wins more damages in patent case
Marvell Technology Group must now pay the university an additional $366 million in "enhanced damages."
By Roger Riddell • April 1, 2014 -
Instructor admits mistake: Teaching wrong course
A community college chemistry teacher taught the wrong course but didn't admit her mistake until just before the final exam, much to the chagrin of her struggling students.
By Keith Button • April 1, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Colleges with highest graduate debt highlight growing problem
For many schools, the amount of students borrowing — and at increasing amounts — dwarfs the number graduating within four years.
By Mattie Quinn • April 1, 2014 -
Two gun incidents, one fatality
Police shot and killed a man believed to be carrying a gun on a Georgia campus, while men reportedly carrying long guns on a Maryland campus turned out to be a false alarm.
By Keith Button • April 1, 2014 -
Student who attempted suicide sues Princeton
A Princeton sophomore accuses school officials of discriminating against him on the basis of his bipolar disorder.
By Keith Button • April 1, 2014 -
Ivy schools admit super-applicant
A 17-year-old boy has won admission to all eight Ivy League schools.
By Keith Button • April 1, 2014 -
Honor society: Former prez lied about degree
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has issued a report condemning its former president for allegedly falsifying her résumé and boosting her own pay.
By Keith Button • April 1, 2014 -
Lawsuit against SF City College accreditor dismissed
A judge disagreed with the suit's claims about a vote to revoke the troubled college's accreditation.
By Roger Riddell • March 31, 2014 -
Wal-Mart more selective than Ivy League
Ivy League schools' admissions rate is 8.9% this year, but landing a job at Wal-Mart and other employers is even tougher.
By Keith Button • March 31, 2014 -
Higher ed salaries up 2.1%
A survey shows that the median salary increase for higher education professionals in the 2013-2014 school year was greater than inflation.
By Keith Button • March 31, 2014 -
Student sentenced in Florida A&M hazing death
The former marching band member will serve 51 weeks in jail for the fatal beating of a drum major in 2011.
By Keith Button • March 31, 2014 -
Declining enrollment leads to UMUC layoffs
The University of Maryland University College is laying off 70 employees to close a $25-million budget gap.
By Keith Button • March 31, 2014 -
MIT's actions in Aaron Swartz case questioned
A newspaper's investigation raises questions about the institution's role in the hacktivist's prosecution.
By Keith Button • March 31, 2014 -
UNC whistleblower reveals essay from fake course scandal
The 146-word paper by a former student-athlete exemplifies the "paper classes" student athletes were advised to enroll in.
By Roger Riddell • March 28, 2014 -
Koch brothers donate tens of millions to higher ed
An analysis of IRS filings shows that the billionaire conservatives are major higher ed donors, but does that money influence curriculum?
By Keith Button • March 28, 2014 -
Maine lawmakers keep university cuts
State legislators voted against considering a bill that would have delayed budget cuts to the state's university system.
By Keith Button • March 28, 2014 -
City College of San Francisco's fate to be decided in October
A trial is set to decide whether the college must close.
By Keith Button • March 28, 2014
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