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Name to Know: Leslie Wong, the new president at S.F. State
Wong steps into a big California school as state budgets continue to tighten
By Brian Warmoth • May 13, 2012 -
Colleges Takes Many Paths to the Cloud
When it comes to cloud deployments, colleges use public, private and hybrid clouds.
By Brian Warmoth • May 11, 2012 -
University of California faces questions about its governance structure
If something is broken, people tend to want to fix it. But when the something in question is surrounded by other complex and potentially deficient systems, as seems to be the case for the University of California, how does one even begin to figure out to fix it?
By Brian Warmoth • May 11, 2012 -
Trustees Of All-Male College Try To Block Admission Of Women
Deep Springs College, an all-male school north of Death Valley, plans to admit women next year for the first time in its 95-year history. But two trustees are attempting to block the change.
By Brian Warmoth • May 10, 2012 -
Of state's universities, only U of I has spouse of president on payroll
Although the head of the Iowa Board of Regents says the duties of a university president’s spouse are equal to that of a full-time job, only one of Iowa’s three state universities has put the president’s spouse on its payroll. ...
By Brian Warmoth • May 10, 2012 -
Candace Thille talks MOOCs and machine learning
When Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology sent ripples through the higher education world last week by announcing edX, a joint platform for massive online versions of their courses, many observers took it as a boon for access.
By Brian Warmoth • May 10, 2012 -
Law School Plans to Offer Web Courses for Master's
The law school of Washington University announced Tuesday that it would offer, entirely online, a master’s degree in United States law intended for lawyers practicing overseas, in partnership with 2tor, an education technology company.
By Brian Warmoth • May 9, 2012 -
Best in Class US Colleges and Universities by Internet Media Buzz
MIT earns "Best in Class Overall."
By Brian Warmoth • May 9, 2012 -
$10,000 degree push has led to innovation in pricing but not cost control
$10,000 may not be able to buy as much as it used to, but Texas politicians and higher education administrators think that with a little experimentation it can buy a pretty good bachelor's degree.
By Brian Warmoth • May 9, 2012 -
Davidson reconsidering requirement that president be Presbyterian
At Davidson College, board members are preparing to spend the next several months studying a question of identity: whether a Presbyterian college needs a Presbyterian president.
By Brian Warmoth • May 9, 2012 -
New Microgrants at U. of Michigan Will Spark Innovative Research
The University of Michigan, in a bid to expand and broaden its base of scientific research, is offering faculty members a new microgrant plan that would directly finance the exploratory phase of an idea.
By Brian Warmoth • May 9, 2012 -
U. Of Miami Medical School To Lay Off Up To 800
Up to 800 people will lose their jobs under a major restructuring at the University of Miami medical school, President Donna Shalala said Tuesday afternoon.
By Brian Warmoth • May 8, 2012 -
Antioch College Implements ERP To Streamline Information Flow
Antioch College has selected a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution in an effort to integrate information channels between academic and business functions. Specifically, Antioch will implement CAMS (comprehensive academic management system) Enterprise from Three Rivers Systems. The ...
By Brian Warmoth • May 8, 2012 -
Adding 2+2 To Equal Five
When Diana G. Kimball ’09 was in her junior year at Harvard, she got a phone call from her father. He had just read an article in the Wall Street Journal announcing a new program at Harvard Business School that he thought would be perfect for his daughter. At her father’s recom...
By Brian Warmoth • May 8, 2012 -
Daily Value: $1,000 cost per student for Rutgers football
Students shoulder costs after losing season and revenue drop. Are they getting their money's worth?
By Brian Warmoth • May 8, 2012 -
Walmart and American Public U. chart new ground with partnership
Why the retail giant came together with a for-profit school as a preferred provider of education and training for employees.
By Brian Warmoth • May 8, 2012 -
Student Loan Debt-Collection Agencies Need Improvement, Report Says
Debt collectors working on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education do not maintain accessible complaint systems and sometimes ignore the department's minimum requirements for handling borrower grievances, according to a new report by the National Consumer Law Center. The report, whi...
By Brian Warmoth • May 7, 2012 -
Accreditor Excuses Faulty Job-Placement Reports at Career Education Corp.
The Career Education Corporation, which owns more than 90 for-profit colleges worldwide, announced on Monday that its accreditor had removed a "show cause" order, which had required the company to prove why it should remain accredited.
By Brian Warmoth • May 7, 2012 -
10 online social network options for educators
Education Dive looks at 10 social media services, such as ResearchGate and Academia.edu, that make unique networking opportunities available to professors and researchers.
By Brian Warmoth • May 7, 2012 -
Brandman University and investment fund launch Hispanic-serving college
The new college will focus on low-cost bachelor degrees for Latino students.
By Brian Warmoth • May 7, 2012 -
Rutgers Board May Have Dealt Fatal Blow to Proposed Merger of 2 Campuses
The Rutgers University Board of Trustees approved a resolution on Thursday stating that its campus in Camden, N.J., should remain part of the university system.
By Brian Warmoth • May 4, 2012 -
U. of California Outlines Ways to Improve Handling of Campus Protests
A report offers 50 recommendations on how the 10-campus system should respond to future demonstrations.
By Brian Warmoth • May 4, 2012 -
David Brooks compares higher education's fate to news industry changes
The New York Times columnist evaluates who has the most to gain and the tradeoffs that may be required as institutions such as Harvard and MIT focus more and more on online learning.
By Brian Warmoth • May 4, 2012 -
Faculty targeted for cuts at National Louis University
An AAUP representative claims that as many as 80 faculty may lose their jobs as a result of cost reductions. NLU President Nivine Megahed calls the numbers inflated but confirms multiple department shutdowns.
By Brian Warmoth • May 4, 2012 -
At G8 sessions on higher ed, the role of money proves divisive
G8 representatives agree on goals to increase enrollment and encourage more students to study abroad, but differences over policies and methods persist.
By Brian Warmoth • May 4, 2012
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