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Yale joins MOOC frenzy with Coursera partnership
The move follows a December report encouraging the Ivy League institution to increase its online efforts.
By Roger Riddell • May 16, 2013 -
Microsoft Research launches MOOC engineering pilot in India
Microsoft Research India and Visvesvaraya Technological University are taking a cue from MOOCs with their engineering pilot project.
By Roger Riddell • May 15, 2013 -
Udacity, Georgia Tech to launch online computer science masters program
AT&T is also helping launch the low-cost degree program.
By Roger Riddell • May 15, 2013 -
Student Judicial Affairs Director fired for alleged inappropriate relationships at U. of Tenn.
Student Judicial Affairs Director Jenny Wright attempted to step down last week prior to her termination.
By Roger Riddell • May 15, 2013 -
Two schools 'unranked' by U.S. News after submitting false data
York College of Pennsylvania and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor acknowledged submitting inaccurate data.
By Roger Riddell • May 15, 2013 -
U. of Phoenix recommended for reaccreditation, but doubts linger
Governance and other issues remain sticking points for the accreditation board.
By Roger Riddell • May 14, 2013 -
Deep Dive
10 colleges with the worst return on investment
Payscale calculated the financial return on a college degree--and it wasn't good for these 10 schools.
By Davide Savenije • May 14, 2013 -
Longtime Virginia Tech president to step down
Charles Steger steered the school through the 2007 campus shooting.
By Davide Savenije • May 14, 2013 -
Audits: Rutgers, Kean and NJCU inappropriately awarded student aid
The three New Jersey universities awarded too much financial aid to students who weren't eligible or had overestimated their financial need.
By Roger Riddell • May 14, 2013 -
Protestors occupying U. of California land are arrested
Police previously removed protesters occupying a nearby tract of land last year.
By Roger Riddell • May 14, 2013 -
Is your college's online network vulnerable to hackers' attacks?
A new alert warns universities' online systems are susceptible to distributed denial of service attacks.
By Roger Riddell • May 13, 2013 -
Dean faces mutiny, $7M deficit at U. of Cincinnati
Ron Jackson, Dean of the McMicken College of Arts & Sciences, is not having a great first year.
By Roger Riddell • May 13, 2013 -
Goshen College commits to 100% renewable energy
The Northern Indiana college is the first major NIPSCO customer to commit to the utility's Green Power Program.
By Roger Riddell • May 13, 2013 -
Deep Dive
The world's best universities ranked by subject
Where did your school land on this year's World University Rankings?
By Davide Savenije • May 13, 2013 -
AAUP takes stand against academic boycotts
The statement's release follows support from the Association for Asian American Studies and Stephen Hawking for boycotts against Israeli institutions.
By Roger Riddell • May 13, 2013 -
Ousted Penn State president tops list of highest paid public university presidents
With severance and deferred compensation included, Graham Spanier raked in almost half a million dollars more than the next president on the list.
By Roger Riddell • May 13, 2013 -
SAT canceled in entire country for first time in test's history
Several test-prep centers allegedly circulated official questions from the exam.
By Roger Riddell • May 13, 2013 -
Students at five Penn. state colleges now allowed to carry concealed weapons
The policy change was made at the advisement of legal counsel.
By Roger Riddell • May 12, 2013 -
New data reveals low MOOC completion rates
The data also revealed the best- and worst-performing MOOCs so far.
By Davide Savenije • May 10, 2013 -
U. of Montana, Justice Dept. reach deal in sex assault investigation
The yearlong investigation yielded several unsettling findings.
By Roger Riddell • May 10, 2013 -
Foreign student visas under scrutiny in wake of Boston bombing
Could the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings jeopardize foreign student visas?
By Roger Riddell • May 10, 2013 -
U. of Florida unveils new supercomputer, implements 100 Gbps connection to Internet2
The school is only the fourth to utilize a full 100Gbps connection to Internet2.
By Roger Riddell • May 10, 2013 -
Are universities 'failing' to provide access to low-income students?
A new report from the nonpartisan New America Foundation slams universities for limiting access for low-income students.
By Davide Savenije • May 9, 2013 -
Obama administration picks 10 universities for $10M STEM project
The project seeks to improve STEM graduation rates at U.S. universities.
By Davide Savenije • May 9, 2013 -
Investigators return to troubled Adelaide Sanford Charter School in N.J.
The school is under fire from the New Jersey Department of Education.
By Roger Riddell • May 9, 2013
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