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AAUP blasts downsizing at National Louis University
The school terminated over 60 faculty members and eliminated several programs and departments.
By Roger Riddell • April 18, 2013 -
Florida community college professor fired for telling students to vote Obama
Algebra instructor Sharon Sweet supposedly went so far as to force students to sign pledge cards saying they would vote for Obama.
By Roger Riddell • April 18, 2013 -
MIT initiative brings STEM education to Haiti
The joint initiative could revolutionize education in the island nation.
By Roger Riddell • April 18, 2013 -
Amherst faculty shoot down edX partnership
The faculty decided to move into the online learning space on its own.
By Davide Savenije • April 17, 2013 -
Universities need to leverage social media better to recruit students
A new study reveals prospective students generally do not trust or are not influenced by university social media accounts.
By Davide Savenije • April 17, 2013 -
Universities' social media recruiting tactics look broken
A new study reveals prospective students generally do not trust or are not influenced by university social media accounts.
By Davide Savenije • April 17, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Forget school, Udemy tailors online learning to the workplace
The online learning marketplace launched Udemy for Organizations to bring its platform to the workplace.
By Davide Savenije • April 17, 2013 -
Brown launches MOOC for high school students
Brown University claims to have launched the first MOOC for high school students, but is that true?
By Davide Savenije • April 17, 2013 -
Universities may extend online learning across state lines
A nationwide deregulatory proposal would see colleges enter reciprocity agreements with regional higher education boards.
By Roger Riddell • April 17, 2013 -
Boston bombs spark security concerns at campuses nationwide
Is your campus adjusting security measures at commencement and other events?
By Roger Riddell • April 17, 2013 -
VCU may force students to pay per credit hour
The pricing scheme is among those proposed to minimize tuition increases.
By Roger Riddell • April 16, 2013 -
Minnesota bills propose two-year tuition freeze, higher ed funding increase
The bills represent the state's first higher education funding increase in eight years.
By Roger Riddell • April 16, 2013 -
House hearings debate rewrite of expiring Higher Education Act
What changes, if any, does the Higher Education Act face if it is re-authorized for a tenth time?
By Roger Riddell • April 16, 2013 -
Calif. for-profit pays $687,000 settlement in fraud case
The school's former financial aid director falsified application documents so that students could qualify for Pell Grants.
By Roger Riddell • April 16, 2013 -
Emory U. investigates respected law professor's fake identity
The law professor and rabbi allegedly created a false name to join the International Rabbinic Fellowship.
By Roger Riddell • April 16, 2013 -
For-profit DeVry Inc. being investigated by attorneys general in Mass. and Ill.
The investigation of the company involve non-compliance with federal law and allegedly false information provided to students.
By Roger Riddell • April 16, 2013 -
Cornell NYC Tech 'beta class' launches, new campus under construction
Cornell's new graduate school of applied sciences combines business and real-world experience with technology courses.
By Roger Riddell • April 16, 2013 -
Fortune 500 companies offer classes for college credit
Many of the courses were recommended for college credit by the American Council on Education.
By Roger Riddell • April 15, 2013 -
No confidence measure voted down by Emory Arts & Sciences faculty
The no confidence measure stemmed from president James Wagner's use of the three-fifths compromise to make a point about political trade-offs.
By Roger Riddell • April 15, 2013 -
Alleged terroristic threat may land U. of Houston professor in jail
A co-worker the professor previously "had issues" with believed he was going to assault her and staff members over tenure.
By Roger Riddell • April 15, 2013 -
Cal State-Monterey Bay's mid-semester housing policy changes infuriate students
Many students left the university's East Campus Housing apartments after the school raised rent and adopted assigned roommates like its main campus dorms.
By Roger Riddell • April 14, 2013 -
Writer and entrepreneur sets sights on "one-year MOOC B.A."
Jonathan Haber will take 32 MOOC courses this year as an experiment to measure how closely MOOCs can recreate the college experience.
By Roger Riddell • April 14, 2013 -
Universities launch data science programs to meet booming industry demand
McKinsey Global Institute predicts there will 500,000 data science jobs available in five years—there just won't be enough data scientists to fill them.
By Davide Savenije • April 12, 2013 -
With $114M law center set to open, U. of Baltimore will repurpose old building
Popular programs will likely be targeted for growth in the building.
By Roger Riddell • April 12, 2013 -
Top Rutgers lawyer fourth to step down after basketball scandal
John Wolf's resignation as the school's top lawyer follows his reassignment to the position after stepping down last week as a vice president.
By Roger Riddell • April 12, 2013
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