What's it like to be in a MOOC?

One reporter enrolled in an online course — and actually finished it.

By Daniel Shumski • Aug. 5, 2013

University Of California makes research freely available

A new policy means the system's articles will be public, not behind publishers' paywalls.

By Daniel Shumski • Aug. 5, 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

ACT or SAT? More students take both

Both exams are seeing test-taking numbers rise, and a sizeable overlap.

By Daniel Shumski • Aug. 5, 2013

MOOC companies seek market share abroad

Copycats are springing up to meet growing international demand.

By Daniel Shumski • Aug. 5, 2013

Tech trends, Los Angeles' iPads and MOOCs: This week's most read education news

You can't afford to ignore these five stories.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 2, 2013

Class dismissed for Pasadena City College's 'Porn Professor'

Pressures from the college, community and social media took their toll on the infamous instructor.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 2, 2013

Colleges creating their own social networks

Some schools are using their own networks for recruitment and engagement.  

By Daniel Shumski • Aug. 2, 2013

How to move a traditional course online

One of the big questions: How do you make sure students show up?

By Daniel Shumski • Aug. 2, 2013

Google's data reveals big winner in education search growth

The search engine's data shows high demand on mobile devices for higher education information.

By Daniel Shumski • Aug. 2, 2013

MOOCs finding money in the 'flipped classroom'

The revenue can help online learning companies supplement the courses they give away.

By Daniel Shumski • Aug. 2, 2013

Online learning: Cal State system releases 'radical' plan

All students will have access to online courses in an effort to alleviate class crowding.

By Daniel Shumski • Aug. 2, 2013

5 big-name White House officials who were tapped to lead universities

As Janet Napolitano departs for the University of California, she'll follow a well-worn trail from Washington to academia.

By Daniel Shumski • Aug. 1, 2013

Hillsdale College pres. under fire for calling minority students 'dark ones'

The reference garnered criticism from state lawmakers.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 1, 2013

Ball State U. president bars intelligent design from science classrooms

The decision comes amid controversy surrounding two physics and astronomy faculty members who embrace intelligent design.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 1, 2013

College discriminated against pregnant student, complaint alleges

The suburban St. Louis school wouldn't excuse pregnancy-related absences or allow work to be made up, a federal agency is told.  

By Daniel Shumski • Aug. 1, 2013

Desktops and laptops outsell tablets on campus

Tablets come out the loser when they go up against PCs for students' technology dollars.

By Daniel Shumski • Aug. 1, 2013

Student loans: Bill to lower rates sent to Obama

The president has said he'll sign into law a plan to tie rates to the market.

By Daniel Shumski • Aug. 1, 2013

Report warns against tying federal aid to graduation rates

A bipartisan committee suggests more of a "carrot" than a "stick" approach. 

By Daniel Shumski • Aug. 1, 2013

MOOC sign-ups: The secret to attracting new students

Survey reveals what brings the most online learners into a MOOC.  

By Daniel Shumski • Aug. 1, 2013

Yale to pay lower fine for underreporting sexual assaults

The Ivy League school must pay $155,000 to the U.S. Department of Education by the end of next week due to Clery Act violations.

By Roger Riddell • July 31, 2013

Small liberal arts school Centre College lands $250M donation

The donation is among the largest single gifts ever given to a U.S. higher education institution.

By Roger Riddell • July 31, 2013

12 tech trends higher education cannot afford to ignore

In his keynote for Campus Technology 2013, Case Western Reserve's CIO outlined the tech transformations that every campus should be ready to embrace.

By Davide Savenije • July 31, 2013

Northwestern to pay nearly $3 million in cancer research settlement

The university will pay $2.93 million to resolve allegations of grant fraud by a researcher.  

By Daniel Shumski • July 31, 2013

University of Wisconsin leader to resign

Kevin P. Reilly had opposed a move by the University of Wisconsin at Madison to break away from the system.

By Daniel Shumski • July 31, 2013

What to look for in campus cloud-service contracts

Evolving laws and advancing technology make agreements tricky for online services.

By Daniel Shumski • July 31, 2013