Higher Ed: Page 431


  • Budget report: Higher ed must cut costs, not raise tuition

    A newly released report from the National Association of State Budget Officers provides their view on what is causing the crisis and how to fix it.

    By Davide Savenije • March 27, 2013
  • Harvard asks alumni to donate time to new MOOC

    The new MOOC is based on one of the Ivy League institution's most popular courses, "Concepts of the Ancient Greek Hero."

    By Roger Riddell • March 27, 2013
  • Trendline

    Mental Health and Wellness

    This Trendline examines how colleges are adapting their mental healthcare to pandemic-era constraints.

    By Higher Ed Dive staff
  • How did a bookstore director embezzle over $1M from Missouri State U.?

    The university is expected to recover nearly all of the money lost.

    By Roger Riddell • March 27, 2013
  • UNC suspends sex assault victim's honor court case

    Sophomore Landen Gambill, a sex assault victim, was brought before the school's honor court for allegedly intimidating her attacker.

    By Roger Riddell • March 27, 2013
  • Gov. Scott blasts plan to raise tuition in Fla.

    As expected, Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who is pushing a tuition freeze proposal, refused the state House's tuition hike plan.

    By Roger Riddell • March 26, 2013
  • Arizona State U. to get Walmart on campus this fall

    The big box retailer previously operated a "pop-up" store at the university in 2010.

    By Roger Riddell • March 26, 2013
  • Deep Dive

    The 10 best university Twitter accounts—and what they do right

    Universities are using Twitter more than ever—but which schools really know what they are doing?

    By Davide Savenije • March 26, 2013
  • Princeton debuts new and improved mobile site

    The free mobile site will replace the university's current mobile app.

    By Davide Savenije • March 26, 2013
  • N.J. to take over troubled Camden school district

    Gov. Chris Christie said the troubled district was beyond solving its problems without the state's help.

    By Roger Riddell • March 26, 2013
  • Florida House pursues 6% tuition hike

    The move puts the state's House at odds with Gov. Rick Scott's plans.

    By Roger Riddell • March 26, 2013
  • Bill will restore military tuition aid through end of Sept.

    Active duty service members receive as much as $4,500 annually from the tuition assistance program.

    By Roger Riddell • March 26, 2013
  • U. of S.C. professor ordered to stop selling securities

    The order from the state attorney general is related to professor Richard Routh's private university start-up. 

    By Roger Riddell • March 26, 2013
  • Supreme Court to rule on Mich.'s race-conscious admissions ban

    The case is now the second major affirmative action case on the court's docket.

    By Roger Riddell • March 25, 2013
  • Apollo enrollment numbers plummet

    The for-profit giant is facing a reckoning due to declining enrollment figures and government probes into its business practices.

    By Davide Savenije • March 25, 2013
  • Deep Dive

    17 iPhone uses at colleges and universities

    These concepts show off the best of what Apple's smartphones can do for campus tech.

    By Roger Riddell • March 25, 2013
  • New Pearson app will enable access to Purdue's Online Writing Lab

    Purdue University's famous Online Writing Lab will be available through Pearson Writer, the company's mobile writer's resource.

    By Davide Savenije • March 25, 2013
  • SEC investigation targets Education Management Corp.

    The investigation was revealed by a regulatory notice filed Friday.

    By Roger Riddell • March 25, 2013
  • Scandal strips Harvard of quiz bowl titles

    A former team member's answer-peeking cost the school three of its championship titles.

    By Roger Riddell • March 25, 2013
  • Wis. for-profit standards committee crumbles under industry, lawmaker pressure

    The committee held only one meeting before folding.

    By Roger Riddell • March 25, 2013
  • Ed. Dept. investigates UNC for underreporting sexual assault

    This latest investigation is the second announced in the last month.

    By Roger Riddell • March 25, 2013
  • Ticas fights Ed. Dept. e-mail subpoena

    The subpoena is part of an investigation involving the department's regulations for for-profit colleges.

    By Roger Riddell • March 25, 2013
  • Top 10 undergraduate schools for business

    Bloomberg Businessweek has announced its rankings for 2013.

    By Davide Savenije • March 22, 2013
  • Ex-Cal State student guilty of identity theft after rigging campus elections

    The former student allegedly stole hundreds of other students' identities to rig a student council vote in his favor.

    By Roger Riddell • March 22, 2013
  • Ore. approves in-state tuition for undocumented students

    Gov. John Kitzhaber is expected to sign the legislation.

    By Roger Riddell • March 22, 2013
  • Top higher ed official is latest to leave Ed. Dept.

    Bergeron is leaving after 30 years with the agency, capping a list of officials who recently left for jobs at think tanks, foundations and colleges.

    By Roger Riddell • March 21, 2013