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Embattled Northwestern professor won't finish term
Students had protested the school's handling of sexual misconduct complaints.
By Daniel Shumski • March 6, 2014 -
Ousted Santa Fe Community College president to receive $500K settlement
Ana Guzmán was voted out in December following a contentious year.
By Roger Riddell • March 5, 2014 -
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TrendlineArtificial 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
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How the world's 10 richest billionaires are shaping education
Through their funding and influence, these 10 people have (sometimes controversially) made an impact in the education space.
By Roger Riddell • March 5, 2014 -
Obama budget pushes billions for education incentives
The proposal would also increase the maximum Pell Grant.
By Daniel Shumski • March 5, 2014 -
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States may fully abandon higher ed support within decades
Projections say some states are on track to cut off funding entirely.
By Daniel Shumski • March 4, 2014 -
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Colleges reluctant to use endowments as cushioning in rough times
One researcher questions exactly what the funds are for.
By Daniel Shumski • March 4, 2014 -
A.P. classes see success with project-based experiment
An experiment based in Washington state is seeing passage rates improve when traditional lectures are thrown out the window.
By Roger Riddell • March 3, 2014 -
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Bethany College cashier admits $1M embezzlement
The former employee stole the money to pay off blackmailers.
By Roger Riddell • March 3, 2014 -
Tech tools and MOOCs: This week's most read education news
Find out about Facebook and edX's Rwandan partnership, Google's new MOOC, and more right here.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 28, 2014 -
Deep Dive
6 university presidents to watch in 2014
These leaders are championing bold agendas, setting the standard for outreach, or overcoming obstacles threatening their schools.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 28, 2014 -
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Are falling college graduation rates a supply-side problem?
Maybe it's more the schools than the students, an author argues.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 28, 2014 -
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Report: College enrollment will grow, but more slowly
The Department of Education predicts a 14% increase through 2022.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 28, 2014 -
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Are accreditors keeping up with changing education?
Competency-based education is just one trend that might not mesh well with traditional accreditation.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 27, 2014 -
UC Berkeley accused of mishandling sexual assault reports
Thirty-one current and former students have filed federal complaints.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 27, 2014 -
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Government sues ITT, alleges predatory lending
The for-profit school pushed students into debt it knew they couldn't handle, the suit says.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 27, 2014 -
Data for 146K IU students compromised in breach
Social security numbers and addresses were among the data accessed.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 26, 2014 -
Can colleges better demonstrate value with student test data?
Usually kept private, the data is now being used by some institutions to prove their worth to skeptical prospects and parents.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 26, 2014 -
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Audit criticizes disbursement of $222M to distance education
The federal report says regulators and accreditors aren't doing enough to fight fraud.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 26, 2014 -
Bob Jones University resumes investigation into handling of sexual assault
The school had abruptly halted a group's inquiry.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 26, 2014 -
Southern U. votes to oust chancellor — again
Baton Rouge Chancellor James Llorens is extremely popular in the campus community, but has once again fallen to a divided board.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 25, 2014 -
'Post-racial' generation struggling with race on campus
The federal government has seen a jump in race-related complaints at colleges.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 25, 2014 -
Texas lets students 'comparison shop' colleges online
A new website offers information on tuition, fees, and potential earnings.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 25, 2014 -
Northwestern defends actions in sexual assault investigation
The university denies a lawsuit's claim that it violated Title IX.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 24, 2014 -
CU-Boulder harassment investigators saw confidential files
The consultants who were looking into allegations accessed documents normally kept secret.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 24, 2014 -
Online accreditation and flipped learning: The week's most read education news
Get caught up on President Obama's apology to an art history professor and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 21, 2014
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