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Animal welfare violations cost UConn over $12,000 in fines
The violations involved rabbits in a research facility and were observed during surprise inspections.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 18, 2012 -
Parchment grabs $23.5 million for its e-transcript business
The company plans to use the money to improve its Docufide and Avow platforms.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 18, 2012 -
Trendline
Student Success
Explore how universities are working to boost student outcomes by integrating remedial education, providing mental health tools and making education more accessible.
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Halloween costumes based on higher education stories from 2012
How would you dress up as a MOOC for a Halloween party?
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 18, 2012 -
Higher ed may feel considerable impact from ballot measures in several states this November
The measures could have ramifications in both the long- and short-term.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 18, 2012 -
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
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