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State To Pay Fees In U Of I Lawsuit About Records
The Press-Citizen wanted files related to sex assault case. Read more »
By Lindsey Smith • Aug. 7, 2012 -
University of New Orleans responds to growing controversy over UNO Press cuts
School says prominent publishing venture isn't closing, despite dismissal of press' sole employee.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 7, 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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OSU-Cascades to expand into four-year school
Expansion will close Central Oregon's public university gap.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 7, 2012 -
Union Halts Talks With 14 Pa.-Owned Universities
The union representing faculty members at Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned universities has suspended negotiations with the administration. Read more »
By Lindsey Smith • Aug. 7, 2012 -
UT Medical School Would Cost $4.1 Billion Over 12 Years, Records Show
A proposed University of Texas medical school would start with a relatively modest annual budget of $23 million and grow in 12 years to a $510 million enterprise, according to cost estimates the American-Statesman obtained under the Texas Public Information Act. Read more »
By Lindsey Smith • Aug. 7, 2012 -
Kathleen Lee New Ivy Tech Chancellor For Central Region
Ivy Tech Community College has given its interim chancellor of the college's Central Indiana region a more permanent status. Read more »
By Lindsey Smith • Aug. 7, 2012 -
Deep Dive
10 interesting MOOCs being offered by Coursera, edX and other providers
Education Dive cracked open some non-traditional course catalogs to see what MOOC providers have available.
By Lindsey Smith • Aug. 7, 2012 -
Seton Hall's Windows 8 tablet strategy: pros and cons
Seton Hall University CIO Steve Landry is looking to make Windows 8 tablets a campus standard, but ZDNet points out that the school's plan may be shortsighted.
By Lindsey Smith • Aug. 7, 2012 -
Court: 'Tenure' doesn't guarantee continuous employment
A federal appellate court decides in favor of a school in a wrongful firing case brought by a former professor.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 7, 2012 -
Idealistic Pittsburgh man envisions a different kind of college
Timothy Cook wants to right the wrongs he sees in America's higher education system, and he has an ambitious plan to do so.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 7, 2012 -
New effort aimed at 'completion-focused' federal financial aid programs
A new initiative with high profile patrons, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, looks to "reimagine" federal financial aid.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 7, 2012 -
GASB changes might unbalance university balance sheets
New guidelines designed to improve the way state and local governments report pension liabilities and expenses may complicate universities' financial pictures.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 7, 2012 -
Chinese education stocks hurt by bookkeeping doubts
Forbes looks at the cases of New Oriental Education and Ambow Education, evaluating the future of Chinese education stocks.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 6, 2012 -
Georgia college hopes free textbooks attract more students
Students and faculty are both excited by the new program, says college's president.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 6, 2012 -
Funders to journalism schools: Join us in the digital age
Journalism schools aren't catching up with digital media quickly enough, says letter.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 6, 2012 -
University of New Orleans' university press going on 'hiatus'
The press at the University of New Orleans is the latest to suffer from budget cuts.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 6, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Education Dive's top 12 list resources of the summer
Class will be back in session soon. Get prepared with knowledge and resources from Education Dive's most popular list features of Summer 2012.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 3, 2012 -
New NCAA enforcement model receives endorsement of college presidents
Presidents put off a vote despite endorsement.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 3, 2012 -
Report: Universities need a better model to support adjuncts
Determining what that model looks like, however, will require more data.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 3, 2012 -
Purdue University creates on-site health center in bid to drive down expenses
As universities look for solutions to growing health care liabilities, Purdue University borrows an idea from the corporate sector.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 3, 2012 -
Chick-fil-A dispute brings practical and philosophical debate to campuses
The restaurant chain isn't the first campus vendor to receive student backlash.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 3, 2012 -
Western Michigan University says amount spent lobbying in 2011 is 'necessary'
WMU spent only a fraction of some of the state's other public universities.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 2, 2012 -
University Of Louisville To Weigh Calls For Chick-Fil-A Shutdown Over 'Traditional Marriage' Remarks
University of Louisville Provost Shirley Willihnganz plans to meet with campus groups concerning statements by Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy that some have criticized as homophobic and intolerant. Read more »
By Lindsey Smith • Aug. 2, 2012 -
Texas higher education agency proposes merit-based college funding
The state hopes holding schools to a higher standard will increase graduation rate and number of graduates in high-demand fields.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 2, 2012 -
For-profit colleges in California lose state grants
Higher standards in the Golden State hit for-profit schools the hardest.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 2, 2012
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