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Federal PLUS loan standards tighten following changes
A little-noticed October 2011 change to PLUS loans appears to have tightened requirements and led to a spike in loan denials.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 12, 2012 -
Support waning for Connecticut higher education president
The system's president has been involved in a pair of high-profile scandals in the past week.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 11, 2012 -
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As AI continues its forward march in education and the workplace, colleges are grapplling with how best to incorporate the emerging technology into admissions, coursework and elsewhere.
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Supreme Court justices bring tough questions for both sides in Fisher v. University of Texas
The University of Texas needs one more justice supportive of affirmative action to uphold its admissions practices.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 11, 2012 -
Stanford med school swaps familiar format for online lectures and interactive classroom praxis
In implementing a new learning initiative, the Stanford School of Medicine believes their educational model will change the way medical schools teach their students.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 10, 2012 -
Indiana University students to get tuition freeze for academic standing
The school will allow sophomores who remain on track to graduate in four years to keep their tuition rates locked for their remaining years.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 10, 2012 -
President of Connecticut Board of Regents involved in raise scandal
The nearly $300,000 worth of salary increases included a raise of almost $48,000 for a top higher education administrator who is now turning down the money.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 9, 2012 -
OCR confusion leads to Duke's elimination of sexual assault statute of limitations
The school previously reduced the statute from two years to one this past January.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 9, 2012 -
Many details of UConn's athletic fundraising kept under wraps
The school is exempt from state freedom of information laws.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 8, 2012 -
IU parking lease proposal meets faculty and staff opposition
A petition making the rounds has received hundreds of signatures, says union president.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 8, 2012 -
North Lake College school shooting drill frightens students who weren't notified
The school is rethinking its notification policy following the incident.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 8, 2012 -
Study shows accreditation costs may be less than previously estimated
Million-dollar expenses may not be quite so big after all.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 8, 2012 -
Expert at Clery event sheds light on the issue of stalking on campuses
A former University of Vermont campus police chief says stalking "has a direct correlation to death" and must be given higher priority.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 8, 2012 -
Buyout offer creates anxiety among Connecticut's community college presidents
Officials in the state higher education system deny such an offer was ever made.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 8, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Education News of the Week: SAT scores, Arne Duncan and iPad apps
Want to know what Education Dive readers were looking at this week? Check out our five most popular posts.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 5, 2012 -
University in India tries to bring home academics who left
As a result of the change in party leadership in India, administrators are in the midst of an effort to return prestige to Presidency University.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 5, 2012 -
Net price calculator compliance uneven, says report
Net price calculators became a requirement for universities just over a year ago, but a new report finds implementation is spotty.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 4, 2012 -
Fla. Dept. of Education asks for $440M for technology initiative
The budget proposal requests a total of $800M in new funding from a state legislature with limited means.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 3, 2012 -
Socioeconomic affirmative action is a better alternative, says Century Foundation report
The report uses data and policies from seven states where race-based admissions are, or were at one point, banned.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 3, 2012 -
Nearly 500 public universities sign on for ambitious 2025 degree completion goal
The schools vow to award an additional 3.8 million degrees in the next 13 years.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 3, 2012 -
Texas Gov. Rick Perry introduces proposals aimed at increasing the state's college graduates
Perry wants more of the state's students to get their degrees in a timely manner and at a better price.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 1, 2012 -
Psychologist takes on troubled Alabama chancellorship
Mark A. Heinrich previously led a troubled institution in 2008 and brings enthusiasm for student success to latest position.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 1, 2012 -
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Deep DiveMost Read Education News of the Week: iPhone ed tech, MOOCs and digital shifts
Education Dive runs down the most read posts of the week each Friday. Here's what educators were looking at.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 28, 2012 -
Affirmative action defended by American Educational Research Association in Fisher v. University of Texas
AERA discussed their amicus brief in a hearing Thursday, less than two weeks before the Supreme Court is set to hear Fisher v. University of Texas.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 28, 2012 -
John Silber, Boston University's former president, dead at 86
Silber served at the school for more than a quarter century, advancing academic programs and eventually running for governor.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 27, 2012 -
Random drug testing for athletes embraced by more colleges
More Division III schools are joining their Division I and II counterparts in submitting to the NCAA's random drug testing procedures.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 27, 2012
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