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N. Dakota Board of Higher Ed. buys out chancellor's contract
Hamid Shirvani's contract was set to last through June 2015.
By Roger Riddell • June 4, 2013 -
New England retains fewer recent graduates than any other US region
Why are so many graduates leaving?
By Roger Riddell • June 3, 2013 -
Trendline
Mental Health and Wellness
This Trendline examines how colleges can address rising mental health concerns and support at-risk groups, such as transgender students and college athletes.
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Deep Dive
10 memorable commencement speech quotes from 2013
Here are the best quotes and videos of the season, featuring celebrities from President Obama and the Dalai Lama to Joss Whedon and Stephen Colbert.
By Roger Riddell • June 3, 2013 -
CUNY's 'Pathways' curriculum overhaul receives landslide no confidence vote
Will the 92% vote of no confidence bring about a change to the proposed curriculum?
By Roger Riddell • June 3, 2013 -
Deep Dive
We asked higher ed CIOs which phones they use
Want the answers? Feast your eyes on the first results from our 2013 "Mobility in Higher Education" survey.
By Brian Warmoth • June 3, 2013 -
For-profit American Commercial College to pay at least $1M in federal settlement
The school allegedly falsified financial documents to receive more federal student aid funding.
By Roger Riddell • June 3, 2013 -
St. Paul's College in Virginia to close
The historically black college was founded in 1888.
By Roger Riddell • June 3, 2013 -
Coursera, Google Glass and Common Core: This week's most read education news
Want to see what everyone else was reading this week? Have a quick look right here.
By Brian Warmoth • May 31, 2013 -
Accrediting agency denies wrongdoing in City College of San Francisco sanctions
The college's faculty union says the sanctions were without merit.
By Roger Riddell • May 31, 2013 -
Grade-changing scheme lands U. Oklahoma student computer fraud charges
The student used his position in the campus' IT department to gain access to faculty accounts.
By Roger Riddell • May 31, 2013 -
Deep Dive
5 Google Glass uses in education
Sorry, you'll look goofy trying out any of these high-tech tricks in your classroom.
By Brian Warmoth • May 30, 2013 -
Is Apple's education pricing on MacBook Pro low enough for you to buy one yet?
The tech giant knocked its non-Retina units down notch to entice the education crowd.
By Brian Warmoth • May 30, 2013 -
Ohio State president: 'You just can't trust those damn Catholics' at Notre Dame
E. Gordon Gee, the third highest paid public university president in the U.S., is in hot water once again.
By Davide Savenije • May 30, 2013 -
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
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