Higher Ed: Page 381


  • Number of students in AP classes nearly doubles

    The number of low-income students taking the exams has quadrupled. 

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 12, 2014
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    Colleges take in record $33.8B in donations

    The $33.8 billion tops the previous record, from before the recession.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 12, 2014
  • Trendline

    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
  • U. of Mississippi officials discover 1,000 unmarked graves on campus

    The bodies are thought to have been lunatic asylum patients.

    By Roger Riddell • Feb. 11, 2014
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    City College of San Francisco funding would stay steady if bill passes

    A California lawmaker wants to keep money in place, even as enrollment falls.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 11, 2014
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    IRS issues guidelines for counting adjunct hours

    The rules help determine whether part-time instructors are eligible for health care benefits. 

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 11, 2014
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    Racist, sexist fliers sent out at UCLA, USC

    The mailings were received by Asian American organizations at the schools.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 11, 2014
  • One school is behind 10% of U.S. Olympians

    Westminster College in Utah sent 230 athletes to Sochi.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 11, 2014
  • TA union files complaint against UC over growing class sizes

    Ph.D. candidates are being overwhelmed with assignments to courses with over 350 students.

    By Roger Riddell • Feb. 10, 2014
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    32% of alumni say for-profit degree wasn't worth it

    About 37% regard their degrees as well worth it. 

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 10, 2014
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    Colleges say they want to know about cheating allegations

    If the students don't tell universities, it's possible that no one will.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 10, 2014
  • Chinese make up 29% of foreign college students in U.S.

    That figure is up from 4% in 1997.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 10, 2014
  • City College of San Francisco tweaks accreditation strategy

    The commission rejected a request to reverse its decision, but the college has another plan.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 10, 2014
  • U. of Texas chancellor stepping down

    Cigarroa is leaving to head a pediatric organ transplant team. 

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 10, 2014
  • Deep Dive

    6 Olympians who became educators

    From administration to teaching, these world-class athletes found a place in the classroom.

    By Roger Riddell • Feb. 7, 2014
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    Bill would deny federal money to schools boycotting Israel

    But critics say the House bill would be unconstitutional. 

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 7, 2014
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    N.C. community college makes instructors 'professors'

    Promotions also come with up to a 6% raise.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 7, 2014
  • College ratings symposium produces little agreement

    One of the few things attendees agreed on: A system to please everybody won't be possible.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 7, 2014
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    Study finds middling academic rigor at universities

    Researchers evaluated two colleges and found there was room to improve.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 7, 2014
  • U. of Akron proposes suspending 10% of its programs

    About 2% of the student body would be affected by the 55 programs on the chopping block.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 6, 2014
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    Howard University cutting 200 jobs

    The troubled historically black college says it will try to spare students.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 6, 2014
  • Judge: U. of Mich. graduate students can unionize

    A federal ruling says a rule stopping research assistants from organizing is unconstitutional.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 6, 2014
  • Rutgers releases 59-page plan for improvement

    On its to-do list: improvements in ranking, student happiness, and campus appearance.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 6, 2014
  • Academic research startup Citelighter raises $1.5M

    The fast-growing startup plans to hire seven more employees by the end of the year.

    By Roger Riddell • Feb. 5, 2014
  • Pay for adjuncts gains harsher spotlight

    Some part-time instructors make not much more than minimum wage.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 5, 2014
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    Higher ed hiring more administrators, not faculty: study

    The report also finds that faculty salaries showed essentially no growth.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 5, 2014