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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 -
Trendline
Mental Health and Wellness
This Trendline examines how colleges can address rising mental health concerns and support at-risk groups, such as transgender students and college athletes.
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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 -
Support waning for Connecticut higher education president
The system's president has been involved in a pair of high-profile scandals in the past week.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 11, 2012 -
At MIT, daylight is being restored to the symbolic Bldg. 10
Blacked out during World War II, the school's landmark dome skylight is reopening.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 11, 2012 -
MOOC taker critiques technical problems, peer grading
Harry McCracken says peer grading seems necessary with MOOCs, but it comes at a price.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 11, 2012 -
Hackers get info on more than 200K students and employees at Florida college
Compromised information includes names, birth dates and social security numbers.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 11, 2012 -
Supreme Court justices bring tough questions for both sides in Fisher v. University of Texas
The University of Texas needs one more justice supportive of affirmative action to uphold its admissions practices.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 11, 2012 -
UWM Post may cease publication, resume next fall
Declining advertising revenue has left the student-run paper nearly broke.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 10, 2012 -
Hazing gets TSU students suspended and banned from band
The students were in the band's trumpet section.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 10, 2012 -
GVSU to offer car sharing program for students
The school's partnership with WeCar places it among several other Michigan universities with car sharing agreements.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 10, 2012 -
U of South Alabama students petition for additional training and non-lethal weapons for campus PD
The outcry is in reaction to the Saturday shooting of unarmed freshman Gil Collar.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 10, 2012 -
Stanford med school swaps familiar format for online lectures and interactive classroom praxis
In implementing a new learning initiative, the Stanford School of Medicine believes their educational model will change the way medical schools teach their students.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 10, 2012 -
Indiana University students to get tuition freeze for academic standing
The school will allow sophomores who remain on track to graduate in four years to keep their tuition rates locked for their remaining years.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 10, 2012 -
New MyEdu programs promise to better connect students and employers
The companies two new products are aimed at students frustrated with the limitations of professional-networking sites and the employers wanting to reach those students.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 10, 2012
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