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  • 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
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    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
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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
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    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
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    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
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    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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    For-profit education giant ITT draws government scrutiny

    For the chain of schools, government aid is big business.

    By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 21, 2014
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    CES 2014 and district tech rollouts: The week's most-read education news

    Get caught up on news like Blackboard's MyEdu acquisition and more here.

    By Roger Riddell • Jan. 17, 2014
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    Confidence in MOOCs sags, but not among business schools

    Big-name schools are showing some confidence in the massive online learning model.

    By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 17, 2014
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    Kansas social media policy unlikely to be put on hold

    The chairman of the board of regents says it is likely to stay in place while reviewed.

    By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 17, 2014
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    Yale shuts down student-run course planning site

    The university was concerned that course evaluation data was being shared too widely. 

    By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 17, 2014
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    Was D.C. college summit too focused on elites?

    The meeting left out schools that are already doing the most for low-income students.

    By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 17, 2014
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    U. of Nebraska's Milliken to lead CUNY

    Milliken is said to be enthusiastic about confronting the issues facing the nation's third-largest public university system.

    By Roger Riddell • Jan. 16, 2014
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    Survey finds mixed bag for online education outlook

    Confidence in MOOCs is low, but online education is seen as part of the future.

    By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 16, 2014
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    Gun-rights group wants weapons in Fla. college classrooms

    A recent court victory already provides for keeping guns in parked cars on campus. 

    By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 16, 2014
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    Judge upholds Carnegie Mellon's $1.17B patent award

    Marvell Technology Group attempted to have the award reduced by $620 million due to CMU's "unreasonable delays" in pursuing the case.

    By Roger Riddell • Jan. 15, 2014
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    Oxford issues apology for leaked list of worst-performing students

    The list, accidentally sent to students by an administrator, detailed names and grades of 50 low-performing students.

    By Roger Riddell • Jan. 15, 2014
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    Obama announces N.C. State U. manufacturing institute

    The institute is part of the first of three manufacturing hubs set to be announced nationwide.

    By Roger Riddell • Jan. 15, 2014
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    Udemy president: Android necessary to reach mobile students worldwide [CES 2014]

    Udemy launches its mobile app this week, and Education Dive caught up with president and COO Dennis Yang at CES 2014 for all of the details.

    By Roger Riddell • Jan. 15, 2014
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    Calif. setting student academic standards for community college aid

    About 40% of the state's community college students have their fees waived. 

    By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 15, 2014
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    Blackboard buys student jobs site MyEdu

    The purchase may signal Blackboard's move into the competency-based education model.

    By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 15, 2014
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    College leaders gather for meeting with Obamas

    The summit ties into Michelle Obama's effort to encourage low-income students to apply to college.

    By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 15, 2014
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    UC-Berkeley selects Stanford education dean for provost

    Claude Steele previously served as provost of Columbia University.

    By Roger Riddell • Jan. 14, 2014
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    Are college campuses an endangered species?

    Some schools are tinkering to experiment with the best use of physical space in a digital age.

    By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 14, 2014
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    Chicago State University official investigated over plagiarism

    The doctoral dissertation of the interim provost is being examined.

    By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 14, 2014