Higher Ed: Page 455
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Will MOOCs change workplace training as they sweep through higher ed?
MOOCs may eventually provide recruitment incentives and better training options for businesses.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 19, 2012 -
Responsive design as adopted by 3 college websites
How does your school's website compare to UC San Diego and Notre Dame?
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 19, 2012 -
SUNY beginning system-wide student loan default prevention program
The program is the most comprehensive plan so far by a state higher education system.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 19, 2012 -
Coursera doubles university partnerships, pushing course count close to 200
The MOOC provider continues its expansion as a dominant force in the market for massive open online courses.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 19, 2012 -
17 charged in student-aid fraud schemes in California crackdown
The crackdown comes as an increasing focus is placed on student-aid fraud.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 18, 2012 -
Deep Dive
13 iPhone 5 apps to make higher ed easier
Wondering how the new iPhone 5 can help you out as an educator or administrator in higher ed? Check out this quick list of app recommendations.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 18, 2012 -
Citelighter, an Evernote-like education tool, launches 'Pro' version for research
A partnership with Cengage Learning will provide access to millions of academic articles for a monthly subscription fee.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 18, 2012 -
UNC chancellor to step down as scandals take their toll
UNC chancellor Holden Thorp says he will step down at the end of the school year.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 18, 2012 -
University Of Washington to solve student housing problem with building boom
The University of Washington is building its first new residence halls in 40 years in a bid to bring more students to campus.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 17, 2012 -
Registration required for Yale students' off-campus parties
The new policy is similar to one that has been in place on campus for several years.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 17, 2012 -
LSU evacuates campus due to bomb threat
The university is the latest to evacuate after UT and North Dakota State received bomb threats last week.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 17, 2012 -
Skillsoft's acquisition of Mindleaders underscores priorities in e-learning market
New e-learning platforms continue to evolve, forcing even industry giants to keep track of disruptions.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 17, 2012 -
Looming federal budget cuts would reduce funding for most higher education programs, says report
The proposed automatic cuts were only passed as an attempt to get Congress to compromise on deficit reduction.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 15, 2012 -
Florida explores the creation of an online-only public university
The move comes just months after a satellite campus became the state's 12th public university.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 15, 2012 -
Stanford schools name new associate deans for online learning
Stanford's engineering, medical and business schools will each have an associate dean assigned to oversee online learning operations.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 14, 2012 -
Texas and North Dakota universities evacuate after bomb threats
A man claiming to be with Al Qaeda reportedly called UT's president, saying bombs would go off.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 14, 2012 -
Gates foundation experiments with remedial MOOCs
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation hopes remedial MOOCs can help tackle one of higher education's biggest issues.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 14, 2012 -
Stepped up recruiting efforts blamed for CU-Boulder enrollment dip
Total enrollment is down 1.7% this year.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 13, 2012 -
Website hires unemployed professors to write students' essays
Usually, professors are working to combat plagiarism, but a Montreal-based website is trying to get them to help violate academic ethics principles.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 13, 2012 -
MOOCs: What do the buzzwords, changes and technology add up to?
Critics worry that MOOCs will mean less teaching jobs, but they may just change how teaching occurs.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 13, 2012 -
Republicans grill NLRB in House hearing on unionization at private universities
The hearing was prompted by the NLRB's pending reconsideration of private university graduate students' right to unionize.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 13, 2012 -
Colorado State's controversial job ad rewritten following complaints
The rewrite follows age discrimination complaints from across the country.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 13, 2012 -
History departments should publish detailed placement records, says AHA
In light of the current academic job market, the American Historical Association is suggesting that history departments publish detailed placement records.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 13, 2012 -
Google releasing Course Builder software, jumping into online learning
Now, will Google's platform gain traction in the MOOC community?
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 12, 2012 -
Harvard and Princeton retain top slot in U.S. News college rankings
The No. 1 spots remained unchanged, though the University of Chicago moved up in the national rankings.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 12, 2012
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