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    Berklee to offer music degrees online for half price

    The college says it's the first nonprofit music institution to offer an accredited bachelor’s degree online.

    By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 4, 2013
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    Use Adobe products? Hackers accessed info on 2.9 million customers

    The software giant says it does not think decrypted credit or debit card numbers were taken. 

    By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 4, 2013
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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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    MOOC instructor shares her top 5 tips

    Her journalism class had 3,700 students from 140 countries and all kinds of backgrounds.

    By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 3, 2013
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    Ask these questions before establishing a MOOC

    A Duke professor lists issues to examine before jumping on the bandwagon.

    By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 3, 2013
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    What will higher education look like in 2020?

    An Observatory on Borderless Higher Education report has three key findings for the not-so-distant future. 

    By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 3, 2013
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    U.S. continues Times Higher Ed rankings dominance

    No. 1 CalTech is among 46 American schools on the list.

    By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 3, 2013
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    Boston U. can open infectious disease lab, says judge

    Residents and environmentalists fought the lab, fearing the escape of such viruses as Ebola.

    By Roger Riddell • Oct. 2, 2013
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    Wis. lawmakers pressured to make becoming a teacher harder

    A conservative think tank wants tougher admissions standards for education schools.

    By Roger Riddell • Oct. 2, 2013
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    City College of San Francisco lines up 4 chancellor candidates

    Will the next chancellor steer the school into a better future—or its possible demise?

    By Roger Riddell • Oct. 2, 2013
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    10 popular MOOC instructors with brilliant Twitter accounts

    Check out how they interact with their students and wider audiences. You might get some ideas.

    By Roger Riddell • Oct. 2, 2013
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    Google launches an analytics MOOC

    The tech giant is taking yet another foray into online learning with its latest course on data-driven decision-making.

    By Roger Riddell • Oct. 2, 2013
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    Sidney Ribeau steps down as president of Howard University

    Ribeau's retirement follows months of inner turmoil and blows to the historically black university's image.

    By Roger Riddell • Oct. 2, 2013
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    $250M donation will fund Yale's largest expansion in decades

    The Ivy League institution will build its first new residential colleges since 1961.

    By Roger Riddell • Oct. 1, 2013
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    N.C. law allows concealed carry on campuses

    Several universities say they won't change existing bans.

    By Roger Riddell • Oct. 1, 2013
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    7 cushy amenities offered by colleges

    Private bathrooms in a dorm? But of course! And it doesn't stop there.

    By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 1, 2013
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    Community college students getting younger

    An instructor was surprised to see few "non-traditional" students in his classes — then he read the statistics.

    By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 1, 2013
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    Power outage, explosion at UC Berkeley

    An attempt to steal copper wire may be behind the blast.

    By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 1, 2013
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    MOOCs: Is product placement the next frontier?

    One author wonders whether corporate sponsorship is next for online classes.

    By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 1, 2013
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    Government shutdown: How does it affect higher education?

    Most faculty and students shouldn't see many effects — at least at first.

    By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 1, 2013
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    Is e-mail the best way to reach students?

    In the age of the social media and text messaging, many students see electronic mail as antiquated.

    By Roger Riddell • Sept. 30, 2013
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    KU professors: Guth's leave violates his freedom of speech

    Was placing the journalism professor on leave for his post-Navy Yard shooting, anti-NRA tweet the right move?

    By Roger Riddell • Sept. 30, 2013

  • University of Florida to offer bachelor's degrees online

    The program will start out granting degrees in 5 majors without any classroom time.

    By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 30, 2013
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    10,000 words will get low-performing students into Bard College

    The prestigious liberal arts school will admit students with poor grades and SAT scores on the condition they complete four research papers.

    By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 30, 2013
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    Cheers! College lifts ban on employee drinking

    Moody Bible Institute now says faculty can have alcohol on their own time. 

    By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 30, 2013
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    Senator wants big change in student loans

    Elizabeth Warren says they should be easier to discharge in bankruptcy.   

    By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 30, 2013