Higher Ed: Page 447
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For many states, public tuition earmarked for financial aid may become a political issue
Many see the practice as a factor in driving up the cost of college for middle- and upper-class students.
By Roger Riddell • Nov. 5, 2012 -
Hungry students at Southern Oregon University get a break through campus-run food bank
The pantry stays stocked through four on-campus donation boxes.
By Roger Riddell • Nov. 4, 2012 -
Civility campaigns on campuses nationwide hope to create more respectful discourse
The efforts were spawned by incidents ranging from name-calling to the dumping of cotton balls outside of campus black cultural centers.
By Roger Riddell • Nov. 2, 2012 -
Kalamazoo Valley Community College's energy conservation efforts save over $1 million
The school is also on track to reduce 18.2 million gallons of storm water runoff with a water treatment system.
By Roger Riddell • Nov. 1, 2012 -
Former soldier aims to change UNC's treatment of veterans
Hayleigh Perez, an Iraq War veteran, says the University of North Carolina system discriminated against her by denying her in-state tuition.
By Roger Riddell • Nov. 1, 2012 -
Inkling launches an eBook-selling Amazon competitor for visual learning
The library currently offers 300 titles and could reach 400 by the year of the year.
By Brian Warmoth • Nov. 1, 2012 -
George Lucas donating Disney money from $4B Lucasfilm sale to education
The move comes as part of the director's larger pledge to give his money to charities and other philanthropic causes.
By Brian Warmoth • Nov. 1, 2012 -
University of Phoenix spent $160,000+ per day on Google AdWords in Q3
The for-profit education company was the top AdWords spender in Q3 2012, according to WordStream data.
By Brian Warmoth • Nov. 1, 2012 -
Speakers at Madrid conference urge liberal arts revival for universities in Arab spring nations
Such a revival would fight the myth that liberalism and humanism are gone from the Arab world, one speaker said.
By Roger Riddell • Nov. 1, 2012 -
Tutor Matching Service provides a safe, effective way for students to find tutors
The company is already working with 15 institutions.
By Roger Riddell • Nov. 1, 2012 -
Universities develop partnerships to make four-year degrees more accessible for community college STEM students
The partnerships are geared not only at making the degree more affordable, but also at easing the transfer process.
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Spelman does away with athletics, redirects money into campus-wide wellness program
The redesigned physical education curriculum will focus more on activities working women will continue in their adult lives.
By Roger Riddell • Nov. 1, 2012 -
UCLA to impose tobacco ban this spring, ahead of system-wide 2014 ban
The Los Angeles campus' tobacco ban begins April 22.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 31, 2012 -
CourseSmart partnering with Internet2 and Educause on e-textbook research project
The company will offer 100- and 200-student licenses for its catalog at different prices to participating institutions.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 31, 2012 -
St. Louis University faculty votes no confidence in president
In the aftermath of a controversial proposal to change the school's tenure rules, the faculty senate reacted with a vote of no confidence in Rev. Lawrence Biondi.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 31, 2012 -
Deep Dive
18 iPad uses: How classrooms are benefiting from Apple's tablets
Schools across the U.S. are investing in iPads, but what are teachers doing with the tablets once they're in classrooms?
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 31, 2012 -
Colleges deal with post-Sandy clean-up, make plans to reopen
Institutions from Virginia to Maine were affected by the storm.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 31, 2012 -
Pell cuts impact transfer and returning students
The number of students affected lines up with initial projections.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 31, 2012 -
Law professor sparks admissions and race debate at UCLA
The report says the school's holistic approach to admissions is used to admit a disproportionate number of minority students.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 31, 2012 -
Unforeseen costs of free Massachusetts campus prove too great for Arizona school
The owners of the campus will begin a new search for a recipient.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 30, 2012 -
Seeing post-recession tech boom on the horizon, Northeastern opens remote campus in Seattle
The new campus' location across the street from Amazon's headquarters is no coincidence.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 30, 2012 -
Udacity partnering with Amara for crowd-sourced captions
The subtitles should help Udacity expand its reach with new languages internationally.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 30, 2012 -
MOOCs 'inevitable' at U. of Minnesota despite Coursera problems
The school's plans for massive open online courses could materialize by the end of 2012.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 30, 2012 -
Hurricane Sandy leads Harvard to cancel classes for first time in 34 years
The Ivy League school's last weather-related closure occurred during a blizzard in 1978.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 30, 2012 -
California community college's online degree partnerships reach beyond state's borders
The school's new partnerships with Penn State and the Universities of Massachusetts and Illinois-Springfield are expected to go live next spring.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 30, 2012
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