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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 -
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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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 -
MOOCs called a 'pivotal development' by Moody's Investor Service
USA Today looks at recent online education developments in a light of a new Moody's report that says MOOCs will change an industry in a way that is extremely rare.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 12, 2012 -
Education Dept. collecting ideas for improving college success
The department has already received dozens of ideas, but is still looking for more.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 12, 2012 -
edX provides a limited look at the demographics of successful MOOC students
New data from edX provides a small glimpse at the demographics of MOOC users who successfully complete courses.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 12, 2012 -
Paul Quinn College helps students get eye glasses
When Paul Quinn College President Michael J. Sorrell found that as many as 15% of his students needed glasses and lacked the means to get them, he took matters into his own hands.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 12, 2012 -
North Carolina's community colleges adjust curriculum for green energy jobs
By consolidating programs in key academic areas system-wide, the colleges hope to make students more employable in the state's green jobs.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 12, 2012 -
MIT named world's top university in QS rankings
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology shared the list's top five picks with four U.K. schools
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 11, 2012 -
NLRB's recent higher education actions fall under U.S. House scrutiny
The House of Representatives plans to hold a hearing on the labor board Wednesday.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 11, 2012 -
Publishers to appeal e-reserve copyright case to circuit court
The appeal does come with the risk of establishing a precedent at a higher level.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 11, 2012 -
Critics claim age discrimination in Colorado State job posting favoring recent Ph.D.s
Critics say Colorado State's ad for an assistant professor whose Ph.D. was "awarded between 2010 and time of appointment" discriminates against older, more experienced candidates.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 11, 2012 -
Purdue undergrad enrollment dips according to plan
Purdue University's undergrad enrollment decreased this semester as the school prepares to take on more graduate students.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 10, 2012 -
What can Google's glasses offer education?
Google's Project Glass could open up new doors for apps, textbooks and other immersive education experiences.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 10, 2012 -
What can MOOCs do to stop plagiarism?
Coursera's honor code is only the beginning in a long conversation to figure out how to deal with MOOC cheaters.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 10, 2012
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