Dartmouth pursues charges against students filing federal complaint

The students may face disciplinary action for not following directions.

By Davide Savenije • May 30, 2013

Google Apps for Education Is Leading the Way to a Cloud-Based Campus [#Infographic]

Software as a service has been one of the key disruptors of technology in higher education. The ability to move applications and services into the cloud frees up IT staff to focus on infrastructure and classroom technology. In the case of Google Apps for Education, it also relieves some of the...

By Linda Cui • May 30, 2013

NYU's Silver School of Social Work rejects 'no confidence' vote

Only the NYU School of Law had previously voted in President John Sexton's favor.

By Roger Riddell • May 30, 2013

MOOC provider Coursera announces 10 new partner institutions

The new partners are expected to primarily utilize Coursera as a blended learning tool on their own campuses.

By Roger Riddell • May 30, 2013

In Deals With 10 Public Universities, Coursera Bids for Role in Credit Courses

Coursera, the Silicon Valley-based provider of massive open online courses, announced on Thursday a series of deals with state universities that would place the young company squarely in the middle of the current upheaval in public higher education. The company, which has made its name by work...

By Linda Cui • May 30, 2013

Student health officials share successful strategies in alcohol prevention: collaboration and timeliness

BOSTON -- California State University at Chico has had seven alcohol-related deaths since fall of 2012. But when it comes to risk reduction, the institution has realized there is strength in numbers -- and from diverse angles. That's consistently been the case for more than a dozen state u...

By Linda Cui • May 30, 2013

AAUP recommends more communication between faculty and governing boards

Citing a trend toward corporate-style management across higher education, the American Association of University Professors today released new guidance concerning communication between faculty members and governing boards. "Communication between faculties and governing boards has worsened...

By Linda Cui • May 30, 2013

State systems and universities in nine states start experimenting with Coursera

Universities from New Mexico to New York will join Coursera in a sprawling expansion of the Silicon Valley startup's efforts to take online education to the masses. Together, state systems and flagship universities in nine states will help the company test new business models and teaching ...

By Linda Cui • May 30, 2013

Chicago State University wants Obama presidential library

Chicago State University is exploring a bid to make the Far South Side campus the library's home base, putting the school in the running with the University of Chicago and University of Hawaii. Read more » Source: NBC Chicago

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013

Georgia Regents University looks to strengthen ties with Chinese schools

This fall, six Chinese nursing students will enroll in the Georgia Regents University College of Nursing, the result of more than a year of ongoing talks and negotiations with Jianghan University in Wuhan. Read more » Source: The Augusta Chronicle

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013

What my free online education taught me

Investors are already familiar with the course syllabus: Just like in the music, financial services and corporate IT sectors, it's absolutely, positively possible to get high-quality, first-rate content (in this case, a job-fetching college education) for nothing. Read more » Source:...

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013

Don't believe everything you read about higher education

The pressures on brick-and-mortar colleges that bubble enthusiasts identify are real. But they have been sensationalized. Read more » Source: Commentary

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013

An irrefutable data-based argument for going to college

Many recent studies and reports have lamented the relatively meager job market open to graduates, especially those outside of rapidly growing fields. An exhaustive research review of the return on investment of a college education from the University of Toronto finds college is as good an inve...

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013

Family claims hazing in suit over Bethune Cookman band member's death

The suit filed by the 19-year-old student's mother claims hazing by members of the Pi Gamma chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America subjected Thomas and other pledges to sleep deprivation. Read more » Source: The Daytona Beach News-Journal

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013

Obama to urge legislative action ahead of doubling of student loan rates

The White House will hold an event on Friday urging Congress to push forward a bill that would keep interest rates low.

By Davide Savenije • May 29, 2013

U. of Colorado AD will be paid nearly $1M to resign and not sue

Athletic Director Mike Bohn will also receive lifetime tickets to Colorado's football, men's and women's basketball games. 

By Davide Savenije • May 29, 2013

Boston schools back Warren's proposal to stall student loan interest rate increases

Dozens of Boston area schools have stepped up in support of a proposal put on the table by Sen. Elizabeth Warren which would essentially stop interest rates for students to borrow from doubling, and set the rates equal to those given to large financial institutions like banks. Read more »...

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013

State education spending still lower than in 2008: report

on Wed, 05/29/2013 - 11:53am High school students who are graduating this year and getting ready to enter college face a higher education system that still hasn't rebounded from the budget cuts of the Great Recession. Every state except for North Dakota and Wyoming has cut funding for high...

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013

Faculty has 'no confidence' in Transylvania U. president

Differences in opinion over tenure and leadership styles led to the vote.

By Roger Riddell • May 29, 2013

Emergency alert error creates shooting scare at Michigan State

The alert was apparently the result of a computer glitch.

By Roger Riddell • May 29, 2013

Evergreen State College student services workers go on strike

The workers want independent reviews of firing and disciplinary actions, as well as annual step pay increases.

By Roger Riddell • May 29, 2013

Harvard dean who searched faculty emails to step down

The first female and black dean of Harvard College denied her resignation had anything do with the recent controversy. 

By Davide Savenije • May 28, 2013

How are universities preparing for MOOCs?

The University of Minnesota relied heavily on technical assistance from the school's librarians.

By Davide Savenije • May 28, 2013

Oakland U. wants 'Hot for Teacher' lawsuit dismissed

The student's lawsuit argues that an essay detailing his sexual urges for an instructor is free speech.

By Roger Riddell • May 28, 2013

Classrooms empty most of the week, a University System of Georgia study reveals

Is your university making the most out of its class space?

By Roger Riddell • May 27, 2013