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Most Read Education News of the Week: edX, Tumblr and iPads
Need to catch up on the week's biggest ed tech news? There was a lot to see in our most popular posts.
By Brian Warmoth • May 24, 2013 -
Have good grades? Wilson College will pay your loans
The loan buyback program will pay back as much as $10,000 in loans to students meeting its requirements.
By Roger Riddell • May 24, 2013 -
SUNY Cortland launches N.Y. Master Teacher Program
The school has the state's largest accredited teacher-education program.
By Roger Riddell • May 24, 2013 -
Education Dept. to grant $1.3M to Newtown schools
The grant is part of the department's efforts to help schools in the community recover from the Sandy Hook massacre.
By Roger Riddell • May 24, 2013 -
Meningitis outbreak at Princeton University
All four cases of meningitis occurred within the last two months.
By Roger Riddell • May 23, 2013 -
For-profits triumph as Ed. Dept. won't appeal federal aid ruling
But the department intends to revisit the issue in new rule-making sessions later this year.
By Roger Riddell • May 23, 2013 -
Students allege Title IX, Clery Act violations at 4 big-name universities
The complaints accuse the universities of creating a hostile environment for women and misreporting crime statistics.
By Roger Riddell • May 23, 2013 -
Are community colleges becoming 'separate and unequal?'
A new report from the Century Foundation recommends how lawmakers at the state and federal levels can prevent a widening division between two-year and four-year colleges.
By Roger Riddell • May 22, 2013 -
White House threatens to veto student loan bill
While similar to the president's own proposals, the bill's differences may be enough to result in a veto.
By Roger Riddell • May 22, 2013 -
UVa losing ground to competitors, consultants warn board
The consultants' advice will be taken into account as the University of Virginia devises its long-term strategy.
By Davide Savenije • May 22, 2013 -
Did recent realignments make college conferences smarter or dumber?
Check out the academic rankings before and after to see for yourself.
By Brian Warmoth • May 22, 2013 -
Longtime NIU administrator to retire in wake of FBI investigation
Eddie Williams allegedly used campus police for private security needs at his housing development.
By Roger Riddell • May 22, 2013 -
Officials battle faculty poaching at Colorado's research universities
Dozens of professors at Colorado's research universities have been approached with outside offers in the past year.
By Roger Riddell • May 21, 2013 -
Deep Dive
The college dropout who blamed Ubuntu
Dive Insight: What would you have said to this student who said a Ubuntu machine forced her to withdraw from classes?
By Brian Warmoth • May 21, 2013 -
MOOC platform edX announces 15 new university partners
The Harvard and MIT-funded MOOC provider added 15 higher education institutions spanning nine countries. Here they are.
By Davide Savenije • May 21, 2013 -
Congressional Democrats scrutinize Obama student loan policy
The congressmen said current policy looks at struggling students and parents as a source of profit.
By Roger Riddell • May 20, 2013 -
UCF allows instructor who made 'killing spree' joke to return to work
Hyung-Il Jung's students rallied for his return following his suspension.
By Roger Riddell • May 20, 2013 -
Ohio GOP proposal would tie tuition to voting
Out-of-state students registered to vote in the state would receive in-state tuition under the proposal.
By Roger Riddell • May 20, 2013 -
Thesis claiming Hispanics have lower IQs stokes outrage at Harvard
Over 1,000 students signed a petition demanding an investigation of the research's approval.
By Roger Riddell • May 19, 2013 -
Illinois universities receive only a portion of appropriated funds
With one month left in the current fiscal year, the state's public universities have received only 65% of what they're owed.
By Roger Riddell • May 19, 2013 -
Most Read Education News of the Week: SAT cancellations and Google
Want to see what everyone else liked on Education Dive this week? Get caught up on your news right now.
By Brian Warmoth • May 17, 2013 -
Deep Dive
25 colleges worth their price tags
Payscale calculated university degrees' returns on investment, and these 25 schools topped the rankings.
By Davide Savenije • May 17, 2013 -
Spring 2013 college enrollment falls 2.3%
A new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center details the widening gap between fall and spring enrollments.
By Roger Riddell • May 17, 2013 -
Ed. Dept. fines Yale $165,000 for failing to report sexual crimes
The school received the maximum fine for "very serious and numerous" Clery Act violations.
By Roger Riddell • May 17, 2013 -
Publisher threatens U. of Colorado librarian with jail time, $1B lawsuit
The publisher took offense to being included on a popular list of predatory open-access journals and publishers.
By Roger Riddell • May 16, 2013
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