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Ozarks Technical Community College unveils 'strikingly simple' new website
The school's new site design ditches the traditionally cluttered navigation of higher ed websites for something a little more familiar.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 10, 2012 -
Berkeley helps new faculty adjust with concierge
Berkeley's concierge position may seem unusual in a university setting, but the school stresses the job's importance.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 10, 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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UNC academic integrity issues fall outside of NCAA jurisdiction
The NCAA concludes none of its rules were broken following an investigation by UNC officials.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 10, 2012 -
Professor's in-class breast-feeding sparks unusually public discussion at American University
The campus newspaper that sparked the discussion still isn't sure if it will run an article.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 10, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Education News of the Week: MOOCs, iPads and Udacity
Catch up on this week's most popular Education Dive reads and find out what was going on while you were hard at work.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 7, 2012 -
Survey of campus HR officers gives insight into retirement, unions and status
The survey of human resources officers is Inside Higher Ed's first.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 7, 2012 -
Canceled APSA conference raises questions about importance of in-person 'pre-interviews' in age of Skype
Can job candidates' lost opportunities effectively be made up for via Skype?
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 7, 2012 -
Likelihood of MOOC students receiving credit increases thanks to site-based testing deals
MOOC provider edX became the second free, online course provider to partner with Pearson's testing centers Thursday.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 7, 2012 -
Colorado university offered course credit for Obama volunteers, says Romney campaign never asked
Conservatives are crying foul, but Adams State University says it did nothing wrong when it offered credit for an Obama campaign internship.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 6, 2012 -
Virginia Tech fined for breaking campus safety law
Secretary of Education imposes a fine on Virginia Tech for breaking campus safety law.
By Shehryar Nabi • Sept. 6, 2012 -
Retrieved from Amazon on September 06, 2012
Kindle textbooks getting X-ray from Amazon
X-ray will provide a "smart glossary" for textbooks, CEO Jeff Bezos announced Thursday.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 6, 2012 -
Higher-education leaders report optimism amid mixed, contradictory responses in survey
Large numbers or respondents report both optimism and uncertainty regarding their institution's financial status.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 6, 2012 -
Transfer credit at U.S. university a milestone for Udacity
Colorado State University's Global Campus will begin offering transfer credit for "Introduction to Computer Science: Building a Search Engine."
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 6, 2012 -
University of Maine's Presque Isle campus tests out small-scale open courses
The courses are the school's answer to MOOCs.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 6, 2012 -
Academic integrity issues at Harvard may require more than an honor code to fix
Academic dishonesty has been a problem at the Ivy League school for several years now.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 6, 2012 -
Lifting of campus gun ban creates fear among faculty at CU-Boulder
Potential for student retaliation over grades and intense class debate weighs heavily among their concerns.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 6, 2012 -
President of edX says MOOC disruption will improve 'scale and in efficiency' in education
Anant Agarwal, the president and first professor at edX, talks to SmartPlanet about how MOOCs will affect higher education, no matter how many universities are left standing in 50 years.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 5, 2012 -
Opinion: Harvard students should not be punished
In light of Harvard cheating scandal, Slate columnist makes the case for fair collaboration.
By Shehryar Nabi • Sept. 5, 2012 -
Columbia College Chicago allegedly retaliated against faculty-union leader
A federal board has accused the school of cutting an instructor's teaching assignments and threatening disciplinary action due to her union participation.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 5, 2012 -
New Florida A&M hazing allegation results in suspension of dance team
The allegation comes less than a year after the high-profile hazing death of a drum major at the school.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 5, 2012 -
'Early action' admissions to end at University of San Diego
The school is ending its early action program in favor of a single deadline for all applicants.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 5, 2012 -
Higher ed a centerpiece of Democratic National Convention's opening night
Speaker after speaker touted President Obama's actions on higher education while paying tribute to their own college educations.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 5, 2012 -
Harvard students challenge cheating allegations
Students claim that their professor condoned at-home test collaboration and that Harvard is being unfair.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 4, 2012 -
Maine university enrollment may level off this year
University of Maine official predict end to steep drop in enrollment in recent years.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 4, 2012 -
Study: Law school marketing materials don't influence U.S. News rankings
According to a new study, law schools waste time and money trying to push their rankings with highly criticized marketing materials.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 4, 2012
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