California lawsuit threatening Corinthian sale

Corinthian Colleges Inc. is pressuring California Attorney General Kamala Harris to drop a lawsuit that is scaring away buyers.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 13, 2015

VA attorney general calls Sweet Briar suit into question

Mark Herring has said the Amherst County attorney who filed a suit on behalf of the state to keep the college open lacks the standing to do so.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 10, 2015

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Artificial Intelligence

As AI continues its forward march in education and the workplace, colleges are grapplling with how best to incorporate the emerging technology into admissions, courrsework and elsewhere

By Higher Ed Dive staff

26 institutions fall on all 3 DOE sanction lists

The Department of Education has three accountability measures for higher ed institutions that rarely intersect.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 10, 2015

Accreditation for alternative credentialing gaining traction

Open accreditation pathways — and aid access — for nontraditional higher ed models are gaining bipartisan support.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 10, 2015

HBCUs overrepresented on DOE watch list

Those listed account for about 8% of the nation's historically black institutions.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 9, 2015

Free community college programs vary widely

The two-year free college idea may be gaining traction, but many schools already have such programs.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 9, 2015

5 ways schools can reduce the need for remediation

There are a number of ways K-12 schools and districts, along with states, can ensure students have the skills to succeed in college and beyond.

By Allie Gross • April 9, 2015

3 trends changing the face of for-profit higher ed

For better or worse, companies operating in the space have seen their survival threatened by tighter federal regulations and proposals in other sectors.

By Roger Riddell • April 8, 2015

Accessibility central to Stephen F Austin State strategy

The Texas university serves a number of students with disabilities.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 8, 2015

New Obama proposal would help colleges with high default rates

The expanded appeal option plan would be particularly helpful to community colleges.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 8, 2015

Mitchell-Hamline law school merger sparks tenure battle

Two Mitchell College of Law professors have filed a lawsuit following proposed changes to the school’s tenure policy.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 7, 2015

Ed Dept sexual assault investigations double to 106 schools

UC-Davis, UC-Santa Cruz, and Buffalo State College are among new additions to the list.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 7, 2015

20 more colleges identified with financial restrictions

The Department of Education released previously redacted names from its list of more than 550 schools under cash monitoring.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 6, 2015

edX reaches deal with Justice Dept

The MOOC platform’s accommodations for learners with disabilities were the subject of a lawsuit against Harvard and MIT.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 6, 2015

Financial scrutiny and Atlanta convictions: The week’s most read education news

Get caught up on the 556 higher ed institutions under federal financial scrutiny and more right here!

By Roger Riddell • April 2, 2015

Syracuse U divests from fossil fuel stocks

The university announced this week it would drop fossil fuel stocks from its $1.2 billion endowment.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 2, 2015

Senators propose federal data collection plan

The plan would create a database of information about colleges nationwide to aid students’ enrollment decisions.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 2, 2015

Are higher ed leaders forgetting due process in punishment?

Colleges and universities are grappling with how to set appropriate consequences for students engaging in racist or sexist acts.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 2, 2015

Virginia files suit to block Sweet Briar College closing

The state has joined the chorus of opposition to the move.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 1, 2015

UVa Miller Center to study higher ed financing

A nonpartisan National Commission on Financing 21st Century Higher Education had its first meeting this week.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 1, 2015

What's an 'emergency communication?' Blackboard seeks clarification

It has asked the FCC whether all mass notifications by schools are covered by the emergency provisions of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 1, 2015

No indictment for Texas Regent Wallace Hall

A grand jury was investigating whether Hall should be charged with abuse of office, among other allegations.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 1, 2015

Indiana boycotts snarl travel plans

Outrage following passage of Indiana's 'religious freedom' law has prompted boycotts and soul-searching.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 1, 2015

Ed Dept reveals list of 556 institutions under financial scrutiny

The list contains a mix of for-profits, state schools, bible colleges, and foreign institutions.

By Roger Riddell • March 31, 2015

Reinstating Ole Miss chancellor could raise questions of trustees' leadership

Reversing course could leave Daniel Jones looking more powerful than the board that oversees him.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 31, 2015