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Graceland University's web site redesign targets prospective students
After bumping everything unrelated to recruitment from its web site, the small university may have lost traffic, but it's becoming more effective at attracting applicants.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 4, 2012 -
Net price calculator compliance uneven, says report
Net price calculators became a requirement for universities just over a year ago, but a new report finds implementation is spotty.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 4, 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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Searches could yield unconventional picks due to larger-than-normal turnover in research university presidencies
The average tenure of university presidencies dropped 1.5 years over a five year period.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 4, 2012 -
LSU Faculty Senate passes proposal for new grading system
The proposal calls for incremental GPA scores for "plus and minus" grades.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 3, 2012 -
MOOCs and the demise of the campus debated as Open University tops UK survey
This year, the largest online learning institution in the U.K. ranked highest in student satisfaction.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 3, 2012 -
Socioeconomic affirmative action is a better alternative, says Century Foundation report
The report uses data and policies from seven states where race-based admissions are, or were at one point, banned.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 3, 2012 -
Nearly 500 public universities sign on for ambitious 2025 degree completion goal
The schools vow to award an additional 3.8 million degrees in the next 13 years.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 3, 2012 -
Microsoft and Google take the battle for campus e-mail and cloud services to the students
Competition between the two technology giants is extending to corporate sponsorship of student events in an attempt to gain campus footholds.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 3, 2012 -
Upper Iowa University provides little detail regarding president's leave
A university spokeswoman said she would not comment until a statement is released.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 2, 2012 -
Virginia Tech planning to open research center in India
None of the start-up money will come from state funding, tuition or student fees.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 2, 2012 -
Experts: 'Butt-chugging' not an 'immediate issue' needing to be addressed on campus
Concern over the practice was prompted by an alleged incident at the University of Tennessee.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 2, 2012 -
Ohio State begins first phase of ambitious plan aimed at keeping sophomores housed on campus
The school plans to offer participating sophomores a $2,000 stipend.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 2, 2012 -
Comprehensive University of Hartford task forces' recommendations could reflect wider ideological shift
Recommendations were made for cutting 40 academic programs and restructuring another 60.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 2, 2012 -
In high profile summit, Education Department discusses need for efficiency and innovation
The department is open to ideas, but adds that alternative credentials from sources like prior learning and MOOCs are still an unproven concept.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 2, 2012 -
Texas Gov. Rick Perry introduces proposals aimed at increasing the state's college graduates
Perry wants more of the state's students to get their degrees in a timely manner and at a better price.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 1, 2012 -
Ole Miss struggles with history 50 years after integration
The University of Mississippi was racially integrated 50 years ago this week.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 1, 2012 -
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Law school at Indiana's Valparaiso University launches student career planner app
The law school believes their app may be the first of its kind.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 1, 2012 -
OSU and UNL blogs aim to raise awareness of hateful speech online
So far, the sites have inspired both student and administrative discussion of hate speech.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 1, 2012 -
Two-year student loan default rates increase again while three-year rates see slight decline
This is the first year the government has released the official three-year rate data.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 1, 2012 -
Psychologist takes on troubled Alabama chancellorship
Mark A. Heinrich previously led a troubled institution in 2008 and brings enthusiasm for student success to latest position.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 1, 2012 -
Rise of free courses presents a challenge to UC Online
The University of California's online school has fallen short of the revolutionary force it was pitched as.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 1, 2012 -
What it's like to take a MOOC
Higher ed veteran Ann Kirschner signs up for a Coursera class and reports back on her experience.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 1, 2012 -
Retrieved from Apple on September 18, 2012
Deep Dive
Most Read Education News of the Week: iPhone ed tech, MOOCs and digital shifts
Education Dive runs down the most read posts of the week each Friday. Here's what educators were looking at.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 28, 2012 -
Affirmative action defended by American Educational Research Association in Fisher v. University of Texas
AERA discussed their amicus brief in a hearing Thursday, less than two weeks before the Supreme Court is set to hear Fisher v. University of Texas.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 28, 2012 -
Brice Harris named chancellor of California community colleges
The former Los Rios Community College District will face big challenges in the nation's largest community college system.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 28, 2012
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