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Florida ruling backs tougher tenure regulations
Community college instructors had fought the new rules.
By Daniel Shumski • Dec. 27, 2013 -
U. of California expands sharing of online classes across campuses
The school system is treading cautiously with a new program meant to address class crowding.
By Daniel Shumski • Dec. 26, 2013 -
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TrendlineEnrollment and Retention
A look at the pandemic's continuing impact on enrollment and how colleges can ensure students stay on course.
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More small colleges charging students 'sticker-price' tuition
But with a lower advertised price, schools are trying to be more realistic with students and families.
By Daniel Shumski • Dec. 26, 2013 -
University salaries, firings and tech: The week's most read education news
Head into you weekend better informed, and check out the week's most popular reads from Education Dive.
By Brian Warmoth • Dec. 20, 2013 -
Deep Dive
6 ways LMS providers can better serve universities
Higher ed CIOs' wishlists include everything from a greater dialog to biometric authentication for online courses.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 20, 2013 -
Will Coursera's roots give it a marketing advantage?
Whatever online education ends up looking like, the MOOC provider might be well-positioned because of where it started.
By Daniel Shumski • Dec. 20, 2013 -
Vermont plan would give high school seniors full-time college courses
The new program expects 240 students in the fall.
By Daniel Shumski • Dec. 20, 2013 -
Alcorn State University president resigns
The departure comes amid an investigation into purchasing practices.
By Daniel Shumski • Dec. 20, 2013 -
Occidental College hit with online attack over sexual assault reporting
The school has received hundreds of fake rape allegations.
By Daniel Shumski • Dec. 20, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Universities' best tech investments, according to CIOs
The top tech administrators from 8 institutions cover everything from infrastructure to LMS.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 19, 2013 -
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Alabama State U. tells accrediting agency its finances are fine
Amid the controversy, the selection of a new president for the school may be imminent.
By Brian Warmoth • Dec. 19, 2013 -
Teachers' presence in online forums may hurt participation
Small talk can also overwhelm useful posts, researchers find.
By Daniel Shumski • Dec. 19, 2013 -
Obama told to stay out of MOOC market
The president's advisers say he should let competition run its course.
By Daniel Shumski • Dec. 19, 2013 -
Friends remember emotional slide of Yale professor who died in jail
The 34-year-old had been depressed, they say.
By Daniel Shumski • Dec. 19, 2013 -
Kansas OKs guidelines for firing faculty over tweets
The policy comes after an anti-NRA tweet landed a professor in trouble.
By Daniel Shumski • Dec. 19, 2013 -
Deep DiveThe 8 strangest campus firings and suspensions we saw in 2013
One lesson: Unless they're the subjects you teach, stay out of politics and religion.
By Daniel Shumski • Dec. 18, 2013 -
As jurisdiction of campus police grows, so does debate
Some residents object to wider territory for officers who don't have same training and transparency requirements.
By Daniel Shumski • Dec. 18, 2013 -
Most college presidents not keen on Obama's ratings plan
A new poll shows just 2% think it would be 'very effective' at making college more affordable.
By Daniel Shumski • Dec. 18, 2013 -
San Jose announcement sounds like the end for Udacity collaboration
The school says it is taking control of the online classes on its own platform.
By Daniel Shumski • Dec. 18, 2013 -
UC-Boulder offers prof. pushed out over prostitution lecture an olive branch
The school says she could teach the course again if it passes peer review.
By Daniel Shumski • Dec. 18, 2013 -
U. of Calif. San Francisco head chosen to lead Gates Foundation
Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann is the first leader with no ties to Microsoft.
By Daniel Shumski • Dec. 18, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Higher ed CIOs lay out 8 challenges facing their schools
From cybersecurity to leadership, these are the biggest hurdles colleges' top tech administrators see for their schools over the next decade.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 17, 2013 -
AAUP: NEIU tenure denial an act of retaliation
The professor was an outspoken critic of the administration and was allegedly involved in a split within its linguistics department.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 17, 2013 -
Coursera co-founder puts retention rate at 84%
Daphne Koller says looking at intent of students is critical when calculating that figure.
By Daniel Shumski • Dec. 17, 2013 -
Yes, MOOCs can be free and profitable
The key is to take advantage of reusable content and the 'freemium' model, one writer argues.
By Daniel Shumski • Dec. 17, 2013
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