Higher Ed: Page 389


  • Senators promoting open-source textbooks

    Since 1978, textbook prices have risen 812%. 

    By Daniel Shumski • Dec. 2, 2013
  • Yale professor dies in police custody

    The 34-year-old had been arrested after a domestic dispute.

    By Daniel Shumski • Dec. 2, 2013
  • Trendline

    Emerging Technology

    As higher ed deals with enrollment declines and other challenges, colleges need to consider how increased and changing use of technology affects students and campus finances. 

    By Higher Ed Dive staff
  • Deep Dive

    What's in store for MOOCs in 2014?

    Money questions, as well as how to measure success, loom large on the horizon. 

    By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 27, 2013
  • City, union ask judge to help save City College of San Francisco

    The two parties argue that an injunction is necessary to block revocation of the school's accreditation.

    By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 27, 2013
  • Are MOOCs a bad match for the labor market?

    One columnist argues that focusing on technical education may be ignoring a jobs trend.

    By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 27, 2013
  • NYU to let grad students vote on union

    University wins concession on research assistants in the hard sciences. 

    By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 27, 2013
  • UNC faculty defend colleague after email records request

    "What are they scared of?" asks a think tank leader.

    By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 27, 2013
  • Bowling Green cutting 30 faculty positions

    The school says a smaller freshman class is part of the reason.

    By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 27, 2013
  • Antioch College to offer full ride to all students one more time

    The college began giving the Horace Mann Fellowship to all incoming freshmen after reopening in 2011.

    By Roger Riddell • Nov. 26, 2013
  • Harvard computer science course draws blockbuster enrollment

    CS50 is one of the most popular courses on campus — and indicative of Harvard's current transformation.

    By Roger Riddell • Nov. 26, 2013
  • San Jose students protest after 4 charged with hate crime

    School's president on victim: "I failed him."

    By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 26, 2013
  • Colleges working overtime to woo students

    The smallest group of applicants in years means more recruiting efforts.

    By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 26, 2013
  • Universities see big drop in tuition revenue

    The numbers may point to big changes universities must make. 

    By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 26, 2013
  • Are tenured professors on the verge of extinction?

    One professor sees online classes threatening already endangered tenure-track positions.

    By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 26, 2013
  • Administrative assistant embezzles $5.1M from medical colleges association

    Ephonia Green allegedly opened accounts in names closely resembling the association's vendors and created hundreds of fake invoices.

    By Roger Riddell • Nov. 25, 2013
  • Are MOOCs just watered-down learning for the masses?

    A Michigan professor says they are — and that's why they should aim for the public, not university students. 

    By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 25, 2013
  • Resignation will cost U. of Wyoming $1.25 million

    The president's leaving after just five months gets him $377,000 in severance pay.

    By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 25, 2013
  • Report on Dobelle's spending due today

    But officials aren't sure whether investigation results will be public.

    By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 25, 2013
  • Coursera gets $20 million in funding

    The MOOC company has also made two hires from Netflix. 

    By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 25, 2013
  • In defense of the old-fashioned lecture

    Group learning and discussion may have a place, but one English teacher is rising to the defense of the lecture. 

    By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 22, 2013
  • What will the university of the future look like?

    A panel of academics and startup execs agree on one thing: The status quo is not an option.

    By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 22, 2013
  • U. of Florida has $1 billion plan to improve ranking

    About 100 new faculty will be hired as part of a project to increase the school's prestige.

    By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 22, 2013
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    What's the best way to calculate a MOOC's pass rate?

    One professor's answer: Just count the students who actually tried.

    By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 22, 2013
  • Daily quizzes may be answer for increasing college performance

    A study finds that short sets of questions improve attendance and grades.

    By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 22, 2013
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    Houghton College to repay loans for students making $38K or less

    The college says it is the first in the U.S. to offer a loan repayment assistance program to all new students.

    By Roger Riddell • Nov. 21, 2013