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Deep Dive
How are higher education professionals using LinkedIn?
Members of the network's Higher Education Management group weigh in.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 13, 2013 -
Yale tries to clarify sexual consent with hypothetical scenarios
The school's president had asked for clarification after an earlier report was criticized.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 13, 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.
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Where's the evidence on MOOCs?
Growing enrollment and enthusiasm may not be matched by data proving online courses are effective.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 13, 2013 -
Coursera takes in $1 million for paid certifications
The MOOC startup is showing it can take in some cash while providing free courses.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 13, 2013 -
Is college tuition actually too low?
An economics professor argues that college prices have every reason to be higher if demand is taken into account.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 13, 2013 -
Colleges offering more courses on video games
Survey finds hundreds of schools offering either classes or degrees in game design.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 13, 2013 -
Historic flooding damages 25% of UC-Boulder campus buildings
Parts of campus are evacuated and classes canceled as virtually every building with a basement sustains water damage.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 12, 2013 -
Petraeus mobbed by CUNY students on his way to first class
The protesters assailed the retired general with accusations and expletives.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 12, 2013 -
New S.C. program trains next generation of nuclear engineers online
A technical college is using a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission grant to pilot an online physics course on nuclear engineering.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 12, 2013 -
Report on San Jose-Udacity collaboration points to key to improvement
A National Science Foundation study says the biggest differentiator in student grades was no surprise: It was hard work.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 12, 2013 -
MOOC seeks Kickstarter funding for brain experiments at home
A Harvard professor wants to raise money so that online students can experiment on invertebrates.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 12, 2013 -
California: Enrollments, course offerings tick up at 2-year schools
State budget cuts had caused declines in class and student numbers.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 12, 2013 -
Retrieved from Apple on October 29, 2012
Small liberal arts college deploying iPads, MacBooks campuswide
Moravian College in Pennsylvania aims to give equal access to technology by 2014.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 12, 2013 -
La. judge orders LSU records seizure, deputies come up empty-handed
The school says the records are in the possession of a Texas consulting firm.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 11, 2013 -
Can universities retain the next Mark Zuckerberg?
Several funds are working to address a growing trend of student entrepreneurs who, like Zuckerberg before them, drop out.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 11, 2013 -
Update: Oklahoma State responds to former football players' academic dishonesty claims
The athletes revealed to Sports Illustrated how far OSU's athletics department was allegedly willing to go in the name of a better football program.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 11, 2013 -
Public universities in danger of leaving low-income students behind
For-profit schools and community colleges are picking up the slack as shrinking budgets squeeze some low-income students out of four-year state schools.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 11, 2013 -
Professor tells how he made flipped classroom succeed
Success meant bringing in online learning to free up time to analyze his students' strengths and weaknesses.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 11, 2013 -
Could online learning mean fewer buildings for Iowa colleges?
The Board of Regents wants to know if schools have considered online programs before proposing campus expansion.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 11, 2013 -
Financially shaky colleges may close their doors, report warns
Some colleges and universities could shut down as they face declining enrollment and new low-cost competition.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 11, 2013 -
Say hello to mooc.org, Google and EdX's 'YouTube for MOOCs'
The partnership will also see the search giant become a partner in developing EdX's platform.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 10, 2013 -
Deep Dive
6 offbeat MOOCs that merge education with fun
Sure, you can learn about classical civilizations in a MOOC—but you can also learn about comic books, zombies and the Beatles.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 10, 2013 -
Hopkins tells professor to pull blog post, then backs off
The cryptography professor had posted about the NSA.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 10, 2013 -
Adjuncts outperform tenured professors in classroom, study finds
The report looked at teaching at the introductory undergraduate level.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 10, 2013 -
Alice Walker accepts Michigan invitation
The author had been invited and then uninvited last month.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 10, 2013
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