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ISU: Graduate in four years, or your fifth year is free
Schools introduces a new kind of contract and pledge for students
By Brian Warmoth • May 30, 2012 -
College health officials told incentive-based programs don't work
College health officials who rely on incentives to promote healthy behavior among students got a rude (but good-humored) awakening here Tuesday morning during the keynote address of the American College Health Association's annual convention
By Brian Warmoth • May 30, 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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Asian-American group urges Supreme Court to bar race-conscious admissions
A brief filed Tuesday with the U.S. Supreme Court seeks to shake up the legal and political calculus of a case that could determine the constitutionality of programs in which colleges consider the race or ethnicity of applicants
By Brian Warmoth • May 30, 2012 -
Yale Scholar Will Be First President of New Institution in Singapore
Yale-NUS College, the new Asian liberal-arts institution born of a collaboration between the National University of Singapore and Yale University, is looking inward for its inaugural president. Pericles Lewis, a Yale professor of English and comparative literature who has played a key role in ...
By Brian Warmoth • May 30, 2012 -
Wesleyan to offer three-year bachelor's program
Wesleyan University has announced a program that will enable students to graduate with a bachelor's degree in three years, joining a growing number of colleges offering the shorter path as a way to save students money
By Brian Warmoth • May 29, 2012 -
8 states get No Child Left Behind waivers
Another eight states are gaining flexibility from the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Tuesday
By Brian Warmoth • May 29, 2012 -
Education Dive A-List Profile: Bruce Maas
A Q&A with University of Wisconsin-Madison Vice Provost for IT and CIO Bruce Maas, today's featured profile in a series spotlighting the voices that Education Dive follows on Twitter
By Brian Warmoth • May 29, 2012 -
New study on advantages for black graduates of black colleges
In 2007, economists at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology released a study that captured considerable public attention and infuriated many educators at historically black colleges
By Brian Warmoth • May 29, 2012 -
Taking stock of the completion agenda's benefits, and limits
The college "completion agenda" has helped community colleges face facts about where they fall short
By Brian Warmoth • May 29, 2012 -
Adjunct loses courses after going public about threats she received
In the fall, Sissy Bradford took a public stand -- unpopular with many in San Antonio -- about separation of church and state
By Brian Warmoth • May 29, 2012 -
As He Prepares to Retire, California State's Leader Stands Up for His Decisions
Charles B. Reed, chancellor of the California State University system is retiring, but he's not backing down to his critics. "In this business, in California, you've got to be a warrior," he said. On Thursday, Mr. Reed, who is 70, announced that he will step down once his rep...
By Brian Warmoth • May 28, 2012 -
University of Toledo Joins Reeher Fundraising Platform to Identify Top Prospects, Prepare for $200 Million Campaign
The University of Toledo has joined the Reeher Platform, the first shared management system dedicated to higher education fundraising in which features and tools added for one customer benefit all. Located in Toledo, Ohio, the public research university serves 23,085 students and more than 125...
By Brian Warmoth • May 28, 2012 -
Ohio State University going digital
Ohio State University is going digital by enhancing teaching and student learning with technology including iPads, iTunes U and iBooks Author
By Brian Warmoth • May 28, 2012 -
Experts: Students taking remedial classes graduate far too infrequently; changes needed
Each year, an estimated 1.7 million U.S. college students are steered to remedial classes to catch them up and prepare them for regular coursework
By Brian Warmoth • May 28, 2012 -
UF Administrators' Salaries Criticized, Defended
Opponents of the University of Florida's proposed budget cuts have criticized Provost Joe Glover's $350,000 salary and the $50,000 raise he received in 2010, but a review of administrative salaries shows he's not alone in getting a significant raise in recent years. Read more &raqu...
By Brian Warmoth • May 28, 2012 -
OU-C Says Ranking is Misleading
Ohio University-Chillicothe officials say the school's inclusion on a list of the 11 universities with the worst graduation rates is misleading. Read more »
By Brian Warmoth • May 28, 2012 -
Illinois House, Senate consider plans to cut higher education spending
Illinois’ public universities are bracing for another year of significant cuts in state revenue
By Brian Warmoth • May 28, 2012 -
Denver and Phoenix could be the last new hotspots for college recruiting. Then what?
The Denver and Phoenix metropolitan areas are becoming targets for colleges whose markets have dwindled
By Brian Warmoth • May 25, 2012 -
Share of students receiving federal aid climbs, especially at for-profit colleges
As college costs and student-loan debt continue to be hot-button political issues, a new report from the U.S. Department of Education lays out how much students borrow and where they borrow the most: at four-year for-profit institutions
By Brian Warmoth • May 24, 2012 -
Unabomber updates Harvard University alumni book
Harvard University alumni attending their 50th class reunion this week are getting updates on classmates, but one person stands out among those sharing news about career moves, retirements and grandkids -- Unabomber Ted Kaczynski
By Brian Warmoth • May 24, 2012 -
A Fired President Lashes Out at Leaders of Pennsylvania System
Angelo Armenti Jr., the longtime president of California University of Pennsylvania, had an increasingly contentious relationship with officials of the state system and had even filed a formal complaint against its chancellor before he was fired last week
By Brian Warmoth • May 24, 2012 -
Romney unveils higher education platform
The presumptive presidential Republican nominee Mitt Romney pledged Wednesday that, if elected, he would reshape or do away with two major Obama administration higher education policy initiatives
By Brian Warmoth • May 24, 2012 -
If Florida A&M U. loses hazing suit, law may limit damages awarded
Sovereign immunity could cap university liability payouts at $200,000 per claim
By Brian Warmoth • May 23, 2012 -
Ultra high-speed Internet to invade 6 university communities
$200 million in funding from the University Community Next Generation Innovation Project could help economic growth and contribute to health care and education research
By Brian Warmoth • May 23, 2012 -
New presidents provosts Gordon Lawrence Tech Palm Beach Atlantic Peralta Tennessee Tech USC-Aiken
New appointments include positions at Gordon College, Palm Beach Atlantic University and Oakland University
By Brian Warmoth • May 23, 2012
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