Senate grills Ed. Dept. official over lending

The Federal Student Aid office's COO was questioned regarding the department's contracting with loan servicing companies.

By Keith Button • March 28, 2014

U.S. Ed. Dept. releases PLUS loan data

The newly released information on the federal loan program shows the changes in the number of loans and rejections after stricter requirements were implemented.

By Keith Button • March 28, 2014

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Enrollment and Retention

A look at the pandemic's continuing impact on enrollment and how colleges can ensure students stay on course.

By Higher Ed Dive staff

Napolitano: Online education isn't a 'silver bullet'

Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown may have lofty plans for online learning, but UC's president suggests a more reserved approach.

By Roger Riddell • March 27, 2014

Six-figure sums spent on university executive searches

Florida schools are being spotlighted for the steep amounts paid to headhunters.

By Keith Button • March 27, 2014

Student votes on Middle East conflict fail to gain support

Two high-profile student government resolutions regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict were stopped by a vote and a veto at their respective universities.

By Keith Button • March 27, 2014

Chicago adjunct claims academic freedom violated

Columbia College Chicago disputes accusations that a student complaint led it to cancel portions of a course on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.  

By Keith Button • March 27, 2014

Resume snafu puts coach in limbo

Manhattan College put the coach on leave after a prospective employer discovered he lied on his resume about graduating.

By Keith Button • March 27, 2014

Suicide lawsuit vs. Cornell can continue

A District Court ruling states that the university should have foreseen the likelihood of suicides from a campus bridge.

By Keith Button • March 27, 2014

NLRB: Northwestern football players can form union

Is this the first step toward a far-reaching shift in the relationships between universities and student-athletes?

By Roger Riddell • March 26, 2014

Legal marijuana: Campuses not succumbing to reefer madness (so far)

How has legalization impacted campuses in Colorado and Washington, and what can campuses everywhere learn?

By Roger Riddell • March 26, 2014

U. of Tenn. 'Sex Week' truce called

State lawmakers have withdrawn bills proposed in response to a state university's sex education event.

By Keith Button • March 26, 2014

Top 20 'smartest' public colleges ranked

Business Insider has compiled a list of the public colleges with the smartest students.

By Keith Button • March 26, 2014

Johns Hopkins wins donor dispute

An appeals court sided with Johns Hopkins in a dispute over how a farm donated to the university would be used.

By Keith Button • March 26, 2014

Ky. state school enrollments up

Enrollment and graduation rates are climbing at the Bluegrass State's public universities. 

By Keith Button • March 26, 2014

Online course regulation would burden states

Some state regulators object to a federal proposal on authorizing online educators.

By Keith Button • March 26, 2014

Grad student debt looms large

A new report shows that much of the $1 trillion in U.S. student debt is shouldered by graduate students.

By Keith Button • March 25, 2014

Professors' union website launched

A service employees union has launched a website aimed at organizing the estimate 1 million adjunct professors in the U.S.

By Keith Button • March 25, 2014

Report: Alternative federal aid approaches needed

New report says federal student aid requirements should be tweaked for those in competency-based programs.

By Keith Button • March 25, 2014

Coursera hires ex-Yale president

Richard Levin joining as CEO should help the MOOC provider's expansion into China 

By Keith Button • March 25, 2014

Founder of sham university convicted

Tri-Valley University made $5.5 million in two years off of foreign nationals seeking student visas.

By Keith Button • March 25, 2014

Pearson adds Adapt Courseware to tech partner stable

The new partnership comes as Pearson continues its shift to digital.

By Roger Riddell • March 24, 2014

Lecture capture makes the connection for distance learning

Instructors continue to utilize lecture capture in efforts to provide personalized learning experience to students.

March 24, 2014

Yale wins suit over Van Gogh art

The Ivy League school is the rightful owner of the painting worth over $120 million.

By Keith Button • March 24, 2014

Veterans performing well in college

A Student Veterans of America study shows more than half of U.S. war veterans seeking higher education are completing their programs.

By Keith Button • March 24, 2014

Illinois State president steps down abrubtly

Timothy Flanagan's departure, after only seven months on the job, is apparently over assault accusations.

By Keith Button • March 24, 2014