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Battle brewing over online class ownership
Only 10% of schools surveyed give faculty sole ownership of material.
By Daniel Shumski • March 4, 2014 -
Colleges reluctant to use endowments as cushioning in rough times
One researcher questions exactly what the funds are for.
By Daniel Shumski • March 4, 2014 -
Trendline
Mental Health and Wellness
This Trendline examines how colleges can address rising mental health concerns and support at-risk groups, such as transgender students and college athletes.
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A.P. classes see success with project-based experiment
An experiment based in Washington state is seeing passage rates improve when traditional lectures are thrown out the window.
By Roger Riddell • March 3, 2014 -
Bethany College cashier admits $1M embezzlement
The former employee stole the money to pay off blackmailers.
By Roger Riddell • March 3, 2014 -
Gee likely to make WVU position permanent
The search committee says no one is more qualified to head the school.
By Daniel Shumski • March 3, 2014 -
Administrator pay rises faster at public colleges
Overall salary growth beats last fiscal year by nearly a percentage point.
By Daniel Shumski • March 3, 2014 -
Boston's Emerson opening 10-story Hollywood headquarters
The satellite campus is believed to be the first of its kind there.
By Daniel Shumski • March 3, 2014 -
Tech tools and MOOCs: This week's most read education news
Find out about Facebook and edX's Rwandan partnership, Google's new MOOC, and more right here.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 28, 2014 -
Deep Dive
6 university presidents to watch in 2014
These leaders are championing bold agendas, setting the standard for outreach, or overcoming obstacles threatening their schools.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 28, 2014 -
Are falling college graduation rates a supply-side problem?
Maybe it's more the schools than the students, an author argues.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 28, 2014 -
Student sues Northwestern professor, alleging sexual assault
The lawsuit follows a similar suit filed against the university.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 28, 2014 -
Report: College enrollment will grow, but more slowly
The Department of Education predicts a 14% increase through 2022.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 28, 2014 -
Are accreditors keeping up with changing education?
Competency-based education is just one trend that might not mesh well with traditional accreditation.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 27, 2014 -
UC Berkeley accused of mishandling sexual assault reports
Thirty-one current and former students have filed federal complaints.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 27, 2014 -
Common Application leader out of a job
The organization says the decision was mutual; he vehemently disagrees.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 27, 2014 -
Government sues ITT, alleges predatory lending
The for-profit school pushed students into debt it knew they couldn't handle, the suit says.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 27, 2014 -
Data for 146K IU students compromised in breach
Social security numbers and addresses were among the data accessed.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 26, 2014 -
Can colleges better demonstrate value with student test data?
Usually kept private, the data is now being used by some institutions to prove their worth to skeptical prospects and parents.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 26, 2014 -
Audit criticizes disbursement of $222M to distance education
The federal report says regulators and accreditors aren't doing enough to fight fraud.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 26, 2014 -
Bob Jones University resumes investigation into handling of sexual assault
The school had abruptly halted a group's inquiry.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 26, 2014 -
Southern U. votes to oust chancellor — again
Baton Rouge Chancellor James Llorens is extremely popular in the campus community, but has once again fallen to a divided board.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 25, 2014 -
Deep Dive
15 cool tech tools we saw at EIA's Ed Tech Demo Fair
From professional development platforms to those getting students up to speed on Common Core material, these ed tech tools caught our eye.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 25, 2014 -
'Post-racial' generation struggling with race on campus
The federal government has seen a jump in race-related complaints at colleges.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 25, 2014 -
Texas lets students 'comparison shop' colleges online
A new website offers information on tuition, fees, and potential earnings.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 25, 2014 -
Dozens laid off at U. of Minnesota Duluth
Staff and faculty take part in voluntary layoff program to help trim budget.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 25, 2014
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