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Pennsylvania's public universities to offer credit for prior learning
Students could potentially even receive credit for previously taken MOOCs.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 23, 2012 -
University of Texas System makes performance pay official
The move could prompt other university systems to take similar approaches.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 23, 2012 -
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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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UT Austin looking into MOOCs
The University of Texas at Austin is expressing interest in offering courses for free online.
By Shehryar Nabi • Aug. 23, 2012 -
E-textbooks become a requirement at some universities
Some universities force students and professors to adapt to the e-book trend.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 23, 2012 -
Cal State expands its online effort
The United States' largest public university system is centralizing the online offerings of its 23 campuses.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 22, 2012 -
An academic ghostwriter 'retires,' comes clean with new tell-all memoir
'The Shadow Scholar' cites impending sense that he could be doing something better with his life among reasons for his retirement.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 21, 2012 -
University of Virginia official pushes for collaboration between admissions and financial aid offices
The school's dean of admissions suggests the two offices could create better strategies for increasing prospective students' interest.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 21, 2012 -
Udacity math course canceled due to low quality
An online math course being offered on Udacity has been canceled for not meeting the site's quality standards.
By Shehryar Nabi • Aug. 21, 2012 -
Rice University named No. 1 for 'Happiest students' by Princeton Review
Rice also earned high marks for quality of life and financial aid.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 21, 2012 -
44 higher ed experts on Twitter
EdTech delivers a list of thinkers and schools on Twitter with useful info about higher education.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 21, 2012 -
Beloit's annual 'mindset list' helps academics understand incoming freshmen's experiences
The list aims at identifying the sociopolitical and pop-cultural mindset of incoming freshman classes.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 21, 2012 -
Retrieved from Amazon on August 21, 2012
New book paints picture of today's college-age youth as 'confounded by contradictions'
The book identifies the current crop of students as shaped more by the rise of the World Wide Web than any other event.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 21, 2012 -
Sociologists try to explain the significance of football's role in American universities
The paper argues that the traditional explanations for football obsession are wrong and that universities that join top athletic conferences may improve academics as well as sports.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 21, 2012 -
UCF professor's e-mail accusing students of bigotry renews debate over discourse
The e-mail was sent following an inflammatory in-class discussion and eventually made the rounds on Reddit.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 21, 2012 -
Students receive editorial control of UGA newspaper once again
The decision follows a controversy that culminated in the mass resignation of the newspaper's staff last Wednesday.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 20, 2012 -
2011 a record year for Hispanic student enrollment, Pew survey finds
Pew research finds Hispanic share of student enrollment at new heights in 2011.
By Shehryar Nabi • Aug. 20, 2012 -
University of Montana hires new public relations consultant
The University of Montana has hired a new media adviser in light of recent legal problems.
By Shehryar Nabi • Aug. 20, 2012 -
MIT moves away from 'no loan' policy for low-income students
MIT is the latest elite institution to scale back its aid plan.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 20, 2012 -
Study: Liberal arts colleges reluctant to award credit for internships
One dean is quoted as saying, "We're a liberal arts college, not a training center."
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 20, 2012 -
Emory's admissions data misreported since at least 2000
The discovery is a blow to the university's ethics.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 20, 2012 -
Michigan State's president reminds faculty and staff of obligation to report sexual assault
E-mail reminder comes in the wake of Penn State's scandal.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 19, 2012 -
University of North Dakota reorganizes move-in weekend for new students
The school hopes a more compressed schedule keeps students more engaged and enthusiastic.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 19, 2012 -
Survey finds that university health costs rise again, though rate of growth slows
Though health care costs were still higher than the previous year, the rate of growth for those costs slowed for a number of reasons.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 17, 2012 -
World Education University latest to ride the MOOC wave, attracts skeptics
Part of company's plan for making money: Giving advertisers access to its students, already numbering 50,000.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 17, 2012 -
Missouri's public universities lead the nation with the lowest tuition hikes
Governor and legislature receive much of the credit for keeping tuition in check.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 16, 2012
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