Higher Ed: Page 450
-
Report: 2011 graduates carried highest average student debt load in history
Average student debt, up 5% over 2010, continues to rise faster than inflation.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 18, 2012 -
Decision on Oregon grad student's lawsuit won't be reconsidered, says appeals court
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit says it won't reconsider a March ruling reviving a former U. of Oregon grad student's retaliation lawsuit.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 18, 2012 -
Universities' financial aid letters found to be deceptive
The U.S. Department of Education claims financial aid letters are misleading students by offering loans as assistance.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 17, 2012 -
University of Phoenix shutting down 115 locations
The move comes after fourth-quarter earnings take a big hit.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 17, 2012 -
Study: Admissions and aid policies are a larger factor in student debt than tuition
A new paper published by the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute says admissions and aid policies bear more blame for student debt than tuition.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 17, 2012 -
Community colleges In Southwest Michigan see enrollment decline as economy improves
Some community colleges saw enrollment figures jump as much as 20% during the height of the recession.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 16, 2012 -
Lawsuit alleges Yale 'retaliated' against woman for her work on Title IX gender equality compliance
The lawsuit seeks at least $10 million in damages.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 16, 2012 -
Jerry Brown tries to raise support for Proposition 30 among college students
The success or failure of the tax measure has implications for students at Cal State and the University of California.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 16, 2012 -
Pearson acquires online learning company EmbanetCompass for $650 million
The buy comes as Pearson looks to expand its online education operations.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 16, 2012 -
First HarvardX MOOCs net 100,000 students
The Ivy League school's first two MOOCs on edX deal with computer science and epidemiology.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 16, 2012 -
Analysis says Obama's loan repayment plan will benefit wealthy graduates the most
Low-income graduates will see only "marginal benefits."
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 16, 2012 -
Arkansas schools look to increase bilingual teachers with scholarship
Hispanic students in Springdale now have the opportunity to return to the district's hallways as bilingual teachers.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 15, 2012 -
Faculty union's binding arbitration request denied by Pennsylvania State System Of Higher Education
The union has been working without a contract for nearly two years.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 15, 2012 -
University of Texas joins edX for MOOC offerings
The University of Texas System pledges $5 million, joining Harvard and MIT at edX, an online provider of mostly free courses.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 15, 2012 -
Academia.edu retools its profile pages for higher ed users
New profile options will give users the means to segment their research and presentations on the social networking site.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 15, 2012 -
Deep Dive
10 states where research funding per student has dropped
43 states reduced funding at major public research universities between 2002 and 2010. Here are the 10 who got hit the hardest.
By Erik Hall • Oct. 15, 2012 -
Blackboard looks to become a major player in online course development
The company best known for its learning management system, Learn, says the name of its game is "flexibility."
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 15, 2012 -
Stanford professor takes 'academic bullying' on her math education research public with essay
Stanford professor Jo Boaler says she has been the victim of unfair personal and professional attacks by two senior mathematics scholars and their supporters.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 15, 2012 -
Fracking gets go-ahead at Pennsylvania colleges
Money will go to the individual schools, statewide system and tution subsidies.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 12, 2012 -
Bill Friday, UNC's former president, dies
Bill Friday, President of the University of North Carolina for 30 years, was an icon of higher education.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 12, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Education News of the Week: Obama, Romney and Coursera
Get educated about the five most popular news reads on Education Dive from the past week.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 12, 2012 -
District court judge continues universities' 'fair use' winning streak with HathiTrust ruling
Authors Guild v. HathiTrust is the third high-profile fair use victory for universities in the last year.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 12, 2012 -
Federal PLUS loan standards tighten following changes
A little-noticed October 2011 change to PLUS loans appears to have tightened requirements and led to a spike in loan denials.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 12, 2012 -
Peoria pushing for state university
In fact, the city has designated the task a "high priority."
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 12, 2012 -
University of Louisville freshman dorm closes due to mold outbreak
The closure comes in the middle of midterm exams, and the university says more dorms may have the same problem.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 12, 2012
Previous
