InStride funders expect more colleges to tap corporate tuition benefit market

Two partners of The Rise Fund, which partnered with Arizona State to launch the workforce education venture, discuss higher ed's role in the growing trend.

By Hallie Busta • Nov. 13, 2019

Ed Dept outlines decision to keep Grand Canyon U for-profit

In a letter shared with Education Dive, the department claims separating the university aimed "to drive shareholder value." Grand Canyon has pushed back.

By Hallie Busta • Updated Nov. 13, 2019

Nondegree programs drive 2U's Q3, future plans

Enrollment growth during the period and efforts to streamline operations have the company continuing to eye programs its new CFO calls "more capital-light."

By Hallie Busta • Updated Dec. 13, 2019

Grand Canyon U: Ed Dept to treat it as for-profit for Title IV funding

During a call with analysts Wednesday, executives said the department had responded to its preacquisition review for the 2018 spinoff of the university.

By Hallie Busta • Updated Nov. 7, 2019

15 higher ed groups push for credential transparency

They hope doing so will help institutions better explain the value of the credentials they offer, adding momentum to a growing effort.

By Hallie Busta • Nov. 5, 2019

How 11 universities are using their 'collective scale' to solve higher ed's problems

Bridget Burns, the University Innovation Alliance's executive director, explains how the group is finding common ground and what other schools can learn.

By Hallie Busta • Nov. 4, 2019

Uber adds food-delivery drivers to free degree program

The benefit reflects growing interest among employers in subsidizing postsecondary credentials as a way to recruit and retain workers.

By Alicia Kelso , Hallie Busta • Oct. 31, 2019

Report: Why stopped-out students reenroll

One million students are back on the path to degrees and colleges should be ready, says the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

By Hallie Busta • Oct. 30, 2019

3 ways to improve online students' experience

Classes designed to teach online learners how to succeed are among the ways colleges are working to improve their higher ed experience.

By Natalie Schwartz • Oct. 17, 2019

2U’s latest program shows potential challenges of hands-on learning online

Taking one university's architecture degree virtual will require creative approaches for adopting a historically in-person curriculum.

By Hallie Busta • Oct. 15, 2019

National University gets $350M gift, new name

As one of the largest gifts to higher ed this year, the unrestricted donation will help the nonprofit expand access to college for adult learners.

By Hallie Busta • Oct. 8, 2019

Coursera opens its course catalog for colleges to scale gen eds, add training

The offer of about 3,600 online classes shows MOOC providers are finding more ways to work with traditional higher education institutions. 

By Hallie Busta • Oct. 4, 2019

Kenzie Academy nabs $7.8M in Series A funding to grow online

The funds will be used to expand online courses for the boot camp, which focuses on markets besides coastal hubs, said its CEO, Chok Ooi.

By Hallie Busta • Sept. 30, 2019

A new map for a diversifying OPM market

As colleges expand online, their relationships with third-party specialists are evolving, explains the co-founder of market research firm HolonIQ.

By Hallie Busta • Sept. 27, 2019

Walmart adds health degrees to $1-a-day education benefit

The news follows an expansion of the program in June and it comes as the retailer grows its footprint in the health care sector.

By Hallie Busta • Sept. 25, 2019

Status update: The state of OPM-university partnerships

Analysts and online program manager executives weigh in on the ongoing debate over the future of these relationships.

By Hallie Busta • Sept. 13, 2019

A look inside public universities' OPM contracts

The Century Foundation identifies potential red flags for colleges entering such partnerships, marking continued pressure for transparency in the sector.

By Hallie Busta • Sept. 12, 2019

What's behind 2U's new OPM transparency push?

The company called on other online program managers to be more transparent about their contracts and student outcomes as scrutiny of the sector grows.

By Hallie Busta • Updated Sept. 12, 2019

California's for-profit college crackdown meets resistance

A broad lobbying effort weakened a package of bills put forward in response to reduced federal oversight of the sector.

By Hallie Busta • Sept. 9, 2019

Can Calbright reinvent online community college?

California's new free online college aims to help adult learners gain specific skills, but with a month until it opens how it will do so remains unclear.

By Wayne D'Orio • Sept. 3, 2019

3 highlights from this quarter's for-profit and online education earnings

We look at why higher ed wasn't so concerned about 2U's big news, the temporary benefits of location and other takeaways.

By Hallie Busta • Aug. 28, 2019

Udacity taps LendingTree exec Gabriel Dalporto as new CEO

The leadership change follows a massive restructuring that saw the MOOC provider shrink its headcount and footprint, but it is eyeing new growth.

By Hallie Busta • Aug. 27, 2019

Do colleges know what their jobs are?

Consultant Michael Horn discusses his forthcoming book, "Choosing College," and how institutions can better meet students' expectations.

By James Paterson • Aug. 27, 2019

Adtalem continues shift to professional ed

The former DeVry University parent is expanding its financial services offerings and bolstering its online nursing program, executives told analysts Thursday.

By Hallie Busta • Aug. 22, 2019

Southern New Hampshire to offer college credit for Salesforce training

The software firm joins other tech companies working with colleges to offer or validate curriculum teaching students how to use their products.

By Hallie Busta , Riia O'Donnell • Aug. 21, 2019