Unionization battle roils University of Michigan

Tensions rise as UM research assistants try to unionize.

By Sean Griffey • March 21, 2012

Supreme Court declines appeal on religious groups at public university

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to the anti-bias rules used by San Diego State University to deny recognition to a Christian fraternity and sorority. 

By Sean Griffey • March 20, 2012

Higher Education Funds Begin Slow Recovery

As tax revenues have started to recover in many states, others around the country have made similar pushes for more money. Last year, only six states increased overall spending on colleges and universities.

By Sean Griffey • March 19, 2012

More Colleges Join Age of Assessing Student Learning

Hundreds of colleges are testing freshmen and seniors to measure learning from enrollment to graduation. More than 100 schools have voluntarily published results from new learning assessments, offering parents, prospective students and government regulators a gauge of the value colleges add to the acquisition of knowledge and critical thinking skills.

By Sean Griffey • March 19, 2012

Universities Turn to Outsourced Professors to Cut Costs

Colleges and universities struggling with dwindling budgets and smaller endowments are increasingly turning to outsourcing faculty in order to cut costs.

By Sean Griffey • March 19, 2012

Ex-Illinois President Believes Penn State Can Recover From Scandal

Stanley Ikenberry can't seem to get away from scandals involving university boards. Two scandals within three years.

By Sean Griffey • March 18, 2012

University builds 'course recommendation engine' to steer students toward completion

Software analyzes an individual student’s academic record to predict how they will likely do in a particular course.

By Sean Griffey • March 16, 2012

Penn State Says It Won't Become Private

Though Penn State insists it is not looking to become a private institution, education experts aren't surprised the school is considering its options in light of state funding cuts that have led other public universities to the same types of discussions.

By Sean Griffey • March 15, 2012

Colleges Focus on Cloud Security

Campus IT shops make securing public-cloud apps a priority

By Sean Griffey • March 14, 2012

Former ASU professors threatens litigation over online course ownership

Jeff MacSwan and Kellie Rolstad, a husband-and-wife team at Arizona State University, heard rumors last year that courses they designed for an online program were being used without their permission.

By Sean Griffey • March 14, 2012

U of I: State Funding Should at Least Stay Flat

University of Illinois President Michael Hogan urged lawmakers this week to at least hold funding at current levels and fielded their questions about his tense relationship with some faculty.

By Sean Griffey • March 13, 2012

In California and Beyond, the Changing Nature of Campus Protests Frustrates Administrators

The Occupy movement, in particular, is challenging officials to rethink how they plan for and respond to student protests.

By Sean Griffey • March 13, 2012

The Republican candidate's record on higher education

 So far, the path Mitt Romney has set out for the Republican presidential nomination has not focused much on higher education. Although President Obama has promoted a push for college affordability as a plank of his 2012 re-election platform since January, education issues of all kinds --...

By Sean Griffey • Feb. 29, 2012

House Votes to Repeal 2 Controversial Education Department Rules

Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives voted 303 to 114 Tuesday to repeal a pair of regulations that created a federal definition of "credit hour" and required states to step up their oversight over colleges.

By Sean Griffey • Feb. 28, 2012