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Does the White House's new College Scorecard oversimplify institutions?
Advocates of liberal arts education say it focuses too much on short-term financial outcomes.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 14, 2013 -
Judge lets Lehigh lawsuit over C+ proceed
Both sides received criticism, but Lehigh's didn't convince Giordano to dismiss the suit.
By Brian Warmoth • Feb. 13, 2013 -
How will higher ed accreditation work in the online age?
At a forum hosted Stanford's Graduate School of Education, experts and innovators debated the meaning of an education and how to measure it.
By Davide Savenije • Feb. 13, 2013 -
House GOP calls for President Obama to provide long-term student loan interest solution
The one-year extension on the interest rate freeze expires in July.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 13, 2013 -
Scholars push back against rising college costs
The authors of three working papers proposing several funding models say change is necessary.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 13, 2013 -
President Obama proposes value-based accreditation in State of the Union
The president once again put colleges on notice to keep costs under control.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 13, 2013 -
Calif. legislative analyst's report calls Brown's higher ed budget into question
The report calls for clearer performance expectations, among other things.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 12, 2013 -
Report: Pell Grant restrictions cause enrollment declines in Southern community colleges
Thousands more students are expected to lose eligibility this year.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 12, 2013 -
Lehigh University faces $1.3 million lawsuit over a C+
A former grad student is arguing that the grade stifled her career as a counselor.
By Brian Warmoth • Feb. 12, 2013 -
Missouri two-year college adds 'job readiness' and attendance scores to transcripts
Will such scores catch on at other institutions?
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 12, 2013 -
New paper says colleges should be held accountable to taxpayers and students
The Institute for College Access & Success paper proposes consequences for schools that "do more harm than good" to graduates.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 12, 2013 -
Another setback delays opening of Duke's China campus
The new campus will now open in fall 2014.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 12, 2013 -
BYU, Harvard and Stanford top U.S. News list of schools with highest 'yield'
The average yield has fallen in recent years.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 11, 2013 -
Critics say new Virginia Senate bill would allow student groups to discriminate
One state senator says its purpose is to give religious student groups the right to deny membership to those not practicing the same faith.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 11, 2013 -
George Washington U administrators skeptical of MOOCs
The uncertainty could delay the school's MOOC rollout.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 11, 2013 -
Student programs an iPhone app to apply to Stanford
But did he write an app that will actually get him in to the elite program?
By Brian Warmoth • Feb. 11, 2013 -
Michigan university to reimburse graduates struggling with loans
The move comes as other schools have decided to sue loan recipients.
By Brian Warmoth • Feb. 11, 2013 -
Online education's takeover outpaces January expectations
Several recent developments are propelling higher education toward its future, but what that future holds remains unknown.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 11, 2013 -
Score reporting scandal inspires one of the three largest donations in Bucknell's history
The donation defies conventional wisdom about donors shying away after bad news breaks.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 11, 2013 -
Report commissioned by Paterno family calls Penn State's Freeh report 'fundamentally flawed'
The new report, issued by the family of the late coach, claims the Freeh report's accusations of Paterno's involvement in the Sandusky scandal are bogus.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 10, 2013 -
California schools push construction costs to future tax payers with controversial bonds
By the time they're paid off, the cost of some of the bonds may expand to as much as 10 times the original amount borrowed.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 10, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Education News of the Week: LMS providers, Coursera and Yale
Need to get caught up on the most buzzworthy news posts from Education Dive this week? We've got you covered.
By Brian Warmoth • Feb. 8, 2013 -
Wayne State faculty union trying to negotiate new contract before right-to-work begins
The union wants a 10-year contract.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 7, 2013 -
Wisconsin colleges fighting increasing incidences of online ID theft and fraud
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus police say they have investigated four or five cases a year since 2011
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 7, 2013 -
Arizona colleges' recruitment push seeks increase in out-of-state students
The board of regents for the state's public universities may increase the cap on out-of-state enrollment.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 7, 2013
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