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Adjuncts at Lesley University vote for union
The labor victory is the latest step in a Boston area unionization campaign.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 25, 2014 -
2U files for IPO worth up to $100M
The online learning company is also adding new members to its board.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 24, 2014 -
MITx, HarvardX release trove of MOOC data
The constantly updating database comes with tools to visualize the information.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 24, 2014 -
Northwestern defends actions in sexual assault investigation
The university denies a lawsuit's claim that it violated Title IX.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 24, 2014 -
CU-Boulder harassment investigators saw confidential files
The consultants who were looking into allegations accessed documents normally kept secret.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 24, 2014 -
Online accreditation and flipped learning: The week's most read education news
Get caught up on President Obama's apology to an art history professor and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 21, 2014 -
EIA honors Kaplan CEO as 'Friend of the Education Industry'
Andrew Rosen has overseen a number of reform-minded developments in his 22 years with the for-profit education company.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 21, 2014 -
Duke says $60,000 yearly cost could be worse
The school says it spends $90,000 a year on each student.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 21, 2014 -
California lawmaker wants new community college accreditation process
Schools would be able to choose their accrediting agency under the bill.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 21, 2014 -
U. of New Hampshire lecturers vote to form union
The 141-23 tally puts them on track to negotiate over job security and raises.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 21, 2014 -
U. of Richmond trustee recorded making sexist, homophobic jokes
Paul Queally, who has given $20 million to the school, says he should have stayed quiet.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 21, 2014 -
UMD hacking exposes data on 309K at two campuses
Student records dating as far back as 1998 at the College Park and Shady Grove campuses were compromised.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 20, 2014 -
Deep Dive
6 colleges that flipped STEM classrooms
A recent survey found that half of faculty members have flipped or plan to flip their classrooms.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 20, 2014 -
Bennington president opens up about new job
Silver talks about age and the challenges of coming after a long-serving leader.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 20, 2014 -
College group wants to link its president's salary to janitor's
A salary cap at St. Mary's would limit highest pay to 10 times lowest pay.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 20, 2014 -
Ex-employees file lawsuit against for-profit school
They say the company falsified records to keep government money flowing.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 20, 2014 -
Harvard gets $150 million gift for financial aid
A hedge fund founder makes school's largest donation.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 20, 2014 -
Occidental pledges not to invest in assault weapon manufacturers
The board of trustees voted against such investments at the behest of professors due to the increasing number of mass shootings at schools.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 19, 2014 -
Difference in students who submit and don't submit test scores? Not much
A report finds GPAs are a much better predictor of college success.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 19, 2014 -
Lynda.com releases Android mobile app
The offering expands access beyond Android tablets.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 19, 2014 -
Obama handwrites apology to professor
A remark about art history got the president in hot water.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 19, 2014 -
Women at U. of Colorado speak out after harassment report
Six women with ties to Boulder's philosophy department describe the negative impact of releasing a report.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 19, 2014 -
OU dean questions graduates' skills in TEDxOU talk
Professor David Ray's concerns about graduates' skillsets echo those from lawmakers and the workforce.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 18, 2014 -
Student found dead in dorm at U. of Chicago
Reports of a foul odor led officials to discover his body.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 18, 2014
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