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ResearchGate rolls out Klout-style RG Score for academic researchers
The new metric for academic researcher reputations will be determined by content interaction on the site.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 10, 2012 -
The shift toward online education visualized
An infographic shows how online education has evolved and where it may be going in the near future.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 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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New name for two merging Georgia universities draws ire
Hundreds sign online petitions rejecting new name choice.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 10, 2012 -
Report: Discrimination is more prevalent on low-diversity campuses
A new research brief from UCLA reports a correlation between racial discrimination present on a campus and the school's level of diversity.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 10, 2012 -
Startup offers open access materials, challenges publishers
Boundless Learning attracts investor funding, as well as legal action from the traditional textbook market.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 10, 2012 -
For-profit colleges eye tuition discounts
Strayer University and other for-profits offer more institutional grant aid to counter recent losses and criticism.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 10, 2012 -
Most Read Education News of the Week: Degrees, MOOCs and free textbooks
Did you miss out on the McGraw-Hill news and Education Dive's guide to MOOCs this week? Catch up with our five most read posts.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 9, 2012 -
Coursera's impact on higher education
Tenured Stanford University professors Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller left their positions at Stanford University in April to launch Coursera, a for-profit online education company.
By Lindsey Smith • Aug. 9, 2012 -
Three core values of science, engineering and how ed reform contradicts them
President Obama and countless reports all say that improving science and engineering literacy and ensuring a next generation of U.S. scientists and engineers are vital to our future, says Arthur H. Camins, director of the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education at the Steven...
By Lindsey Smith • Aug. 9, 2012 -
Saint Louis U. law dean quits in unusually strong attack on administration
Plenty of letters of resignation in higher education, and announcements of departures, are more polite than factual. At Saint Louis University, a resignation Wednesday by the law dean made no attempt to cover up disagreements. And the dean's resignation letter quickly turned up in its enti...
By Lindsey Smith • Aug. 9, 2012 -
Paul Quinn College removes pork products from campus dining
Pork ban is the latest step in college's quest for healthier dining.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 9, 2012 -
Wofford collaboration provides unconventional revenue source
Through a partnership with a nearby branch of Edward Via College of Medicine, Wofford College gains both revenue and academic opportunities.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 9, 2012 -
Video: Trustees Tour UCA
The cubicles are made of cheap chipboard. Students wear goloshes at their desks when it rains because sometimes the floor is covered in about three inches of water. A ceiling tile is missing. Read more »
By Lindsey Smith • Aug. 9, 2012 -
U.S. Student Wrongly Denied N.J. Tuition Grant Because Of Mom's Immigration Status, Court Says
An American-born student was wrongly denied financial assistance for tuition at a state college because her parents are not United States citizens, an appellate court panel ruled today. Read more »
By Lindsey Smith • Aug. 9, 2012 -
OSBI To Examine Langston University Official's Computer
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is examining a computer belonging to a Langston University administrator, the bureau confirmed Wednesday. Read more »
By Lindsey Smith • Aug. 8, 2012 -
Holy ApostlesTo Offer Massive Open Online Courses
Holy Apostles College and Seminary will begin to offer massive online open course (MOOC) programming through a partnership with Edvance360 and the Catholic Distance Learning Network involving two certification programs for the fall 2012 semester. The two programs include Online Teaching and Le...
By Lindsey Smith • Aug. 8, 2012 -
Mobile tech and cheating assessed in infographic
20% of students admitted to using their mobile device to search the Internet during tests.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 8, 2012 -
University of Chicago Press to use Oxford University Press e-book platform
The University of Chicago will use Oxford's UPSO platform to launch Chicago Scholarship Online.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 8, 2012 -
Top 10 U.S. schools by number of degrees awarded include online, for-profit institutions
For-profit and online schools now rank among among leading brick-and-mortar programs in terms of graduates.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 8, 2012 -
Is your institution's network ready for back-to-school BYOD?
IT network analyst Jon Domen offers detailed suggestions for campus IT departments.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 8, 2012 -
New presidents provosts Auburn Georgia College Gordon IU-Bloomington Merced Redlands
Timothy Boosinger, interim provost at Auburn University, in Alabama, has been appointed as provost and vice president for academic affairs there. Janel Curry, professor of geography and environmental studies and the dean of research and scholarship at Calvin College, in Michigan, has bee...
By Lindsey Smith • Aug. 8, 2012 -
New online certificate for undocumented immigrants
A new certificate program -- offered jointly by the National Labor College and the University of California at Los Angeles' Center for Labor Research and Education -- aims to make higher education more affordable to undocumented immigrants and raise awareness about the barriers they face t...
By Lindsey Smith • Aug. 8, 2012 -
Increase in colleges requiring internships in liberal arts
The number of programs requiring internships is on the rise, especially in the liberal arts.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 8, 2012 -
Survey finds that social psychologists admit to anti-conservative bias
Numerous surveys have found that professors, especially those in some disciplines, are to the left of the general public. But those same -- and other -- surveys have rarely found evidence that left-leaning academics discriminate on the basis of politics. So to many academics, the question of i...
By Lindsey Smith • Aug. 8, 2012 -
Uneasiness at federal data division amid departures and looming reorganization
The departures are unrelated to the reorganization, says center's commissioner.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 8, 2012
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