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Career Education, Education Management receive state inquiries
Attorneys general from 12 states are involved in the Career Education inquiries, and both companies are feeling the pain on Wall Street.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 27, 2014 -
Canceled CCSF administrator raises still draw faculty ire
The proposed raises would have increased administrator salaries by as much as 20%, just one month after faculty accepted 4% cuts.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 27, 2014 -
Professor who refused to speak reinstated by school
Instructor at Buddhist school says he has hired a lawyer.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 27, 2014 -
U. of Mich. picks Brown provost as new president
Schlissel will make $750,000 a year before bonuses and benefits.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 27, 2014 -
Group wants federal college money used as 'carrot' for states
A proposal would encourage states to fund their universities by using existing money from Washington.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 27, 2014 -
Intel devices and Obama's promises: The week's most read education news
Get caught up on Apple's educational content expansion and more here!
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 24, 2014 -
Dartmouth College joins edX
The Ivy League school is joining the Harvard- and MIT-founded MOOC platform.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 24, 2014 -
U. of California approves $1 million for investment manager
Berkeley's $450,000 provost salary draws objections but passes.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 24, 2014 -
Iowa Wesleyan College cutting jobs
History and sociology are among programs being cut.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 24, 2014 -
For-profit Rasmussen switches to novel corporate model
The school is now a "public benefit corporation."
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 24, 2014 -
Schools offer alternative to Obama college ratings
The group says it supports the president's goals but not the methods.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 24, 2014 -
Leaders of Calif.'s 3 higher ed systems to increase cooperation
Chief among the areas of interest: Making student transfers easier.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 23, 2014 -
Harvard College announces new dean
The school's previous dean stepped down in July following an email privacy scandal.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 23, 2014 -
La. Gov. Jindal proposes higher ed funding boosts
A large portion of the funding increase would come from tuition hikes.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 22, 2014 -
OSU lab company fraud under investigation by FBI
A lab company owned by the universit was allegedly defrauded of millions of dollars.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 22, 2014 -
Sternberg joins Cornell U. human development college faculty
The former U. of Wyoming president brings a wealth of research and experience to the Ivy League institution.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 22, 2014 -
Deep Dive
6 big promises made at Obama's college summit
Fee waivers for college applications and financial aid for 'gap year' are among the biggest pledges.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 22, 2014 -
Yale student creates workaround for blocked course website
The university says it may not have been patient enough by taking down the site.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 22, 2014 -
MOOC completion rates not the whole story, study says
Harvard and MIT take a look at data from 17 MOOCs.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 22, 2014 -
Obama creating task force on campus sexual assault
The president will give the panel 90 days to come up with recommendations.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 22, 2014 -
Students keep college open with crowd-funding campaign
A small Texas school needed $250,000 — and ended up raising $300,000.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 22, 2014 -
Admissions process very competitive for Georgia Tech's MOOC master's
The program turned away about 2,000 applicants, putting its acceptance rate on par with Georgetown.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 22, 2014 -
EdX's Agarwal talks automatic grading
He says he's astounded at the advances in artificial intelligence for evaluating essay questions.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 21, 2014 -
Plan to give credit for MOOCs gets 'incomplete' for now
Some universities are participating, but students are still lacking.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 21, 2014 -
College rankings drive student applications, report says
A study confirms what you feared might be true: Landing on a list can change application volume.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 21, 2014
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