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Napolitano promises to 'listen and learn' as head of UC system
Today is the former Homeland Security secretary's first day on the job.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 30, 2013 -
Pa. professor used university money to buy drugs
The tenured University of Pittsburgh professor faces 18 counts of felony drug charges.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 27, 2013 -
Tweeting presidents and app upgrades: The week's most read education news
Will school Facebook and Twitter accounts survive university audits?
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 27, 2013 -
Deep Dive
10 of Hollywood's least believable campus administrators
Whether they're antagonists, sidekicks or love interests, top campus officials just don't seem to get a fair shake on the big screen.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 27, 2013 -
Community colleges in Calif. could adjust pricing to demand
A bill would let schools charge four times more for some sought-after courses.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 27, 2013 -
Calif. college tops list of alum contributions: 63.7% donate
Liberal arts schools hold 9 of the top 10 spots.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 27, 2013 -
Tufts adjuncts vote to unionize
The move is part of a broader Boston-area campaign.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 27, 2013 -
Ohio university hopes to profit from investing more online
Miami University is spending $3.5 million and hopes for annual profits of $1 million in a decade.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 27, 2013 -
Purdue software prods students toward graduation
Data mining gives instructors an overview of each student's progress.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 27, 2013 -
Should schools with huge endowments be forced to spend more?
Harvard's endowment grew to $32.7 billion last year as the school raked in larger profits than Target.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 26, 2013 -
Deep Dive
How will the higher ed business model change over the next decade?
Members of the Higher Education Management group on LinkedIn weigh in.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 26, 2013 -
Critics cry foul over U. of Toronto English instructor's reading list
He joked in a recent interview that he only teaches the works of "serious heterosexual guys," despite his list including Woolf and Capote.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 26, 2013 -
College Board pushing low-income students to aim higher
Application-fee waivers for top schools are being sent to students' homes.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 26, 2013 -
Faculty union sues to stop shutdown of City College of San Francisco
Without accreditation, the school of 80,000 students would close this summer.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 25, 2013 -
Some colleges are hoping to rank themselves
Schools are confronting a demand for more information.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 25, 2013 -
Number of 'mega' donations to colleges bounces back
Gifts of at least $50 million are on pace to more than double this year.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 25, 2013 -
Calif. governor presses Cal State for more online classes
Brown says fixing buildings should come before adding students.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 25, 2013 -
As Wayne State forgoes state funding, 14 other schools gain
The school violated a tuition cap, so its share of funding is redistributed.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 25, 2013 -
Va. Tech: HR cyberattack the result of human error
As many as 145,000 job applicants from the past decade were affected.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 24, 2013 -
New York tightens admissions standards for SUNY ed. programs
Hopeful teachers and principals will have to maintain high grades and exam scores if they want in.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 24, 2013 -
Fornash to step down as Va. ed. secretary, lobby for U. Va.
Fornash brings two decades of lobbying experience from Virginia Tech to the Public Ivy.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 24, 2013 -
Deep Dive
10 college presidents on Twitter who are doing it right
Whether they're using the micro-blogging site for promotion, outreach or a balance between the two, these 10 presidents are among the best using Twitter.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 24, 2013 -
How did Georgia State improve graduation rate by 22 points?
In a decade, the school made a huge leap through a combination of low-tech and high-tech methods.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 24, 2013 -
Transgender theology professor asked to leave university
The instructor at a Christian school in California posted a YouTube video to explain his struggle.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 24, 2013 -
Online learners post lower scores, study finds
Researchers find a small but meaningful difference between online and classroom students.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 24, 2013
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