Paper: Pay, benefit increases significant for unionized faculty

A study focusing on professors at regional public universities finds a nearly 25% jump in pay and benefits for those on campuses with faculty unions.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 5, 2016

U of California announces jump in admissions offers to in-staters

Following criticism, the UC system announced 15% more Californians were offered admission this year than last year, and nearly one-third are Latino.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 5, 2016

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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

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Study highlights negative consequences of performance-based funding

While the data is limited and further study is necessary, a new paper describes how public colleges may be enrolling fewer low-income students to game state funding formulas.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 5, 2016

Higher education risk impacts low-income students most

Though new data shows the benefit is less significant for the poorest students, there is a way to reduce the investment risk and increase social mobility.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 4, 2016

Florida institutions have to get creative with developmental ed

A legislative ban on requiring high school graduates to take placement tests before enrolling in college-level courses has left schools to experiment with best practices.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 4, 2016

ELL innovation and for-profit stigma: The week's most-read education news

Get caught up on the latest news around coding in kindergarten and more here!

By Roger Riddell • April 1, 2016

College rankings seen as key element in higher ed's commodification

In the finale of an Atlantic series on elite college admissions, Alia Wong outlines the history of rankings and their pernicious impact on higher ed.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 1, 2016

Federal lawsuit targets Ed Dept over debt collection

The American Civil Liberties Union and the National Consumer Law Center are suing the department for access to debt collection policies and oversight info.

By Tara García Mathewson • April 1, 2016

Small colleges struggle to withstand financial challenges

Staying open is a growing struggle for small institutions with limited endowments in regions that have experienced declines in the college-going population.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 31, 2016

Pennsylvania university to replace flat tuition with per-credit rate

Indiana University of Pennsylvania expects the change to increase tuition revenue and make the system more fair.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 31, 2016

Audit prompts controversy over U of California admissions

An audit commissioned by the state legislature found the system was not holding out-of-state students to higher standards than in-staters.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 31, 2016

Colleges spend millions on Title IX compliance

Higher ed institutions are building out broad bureaucracies to deal with sexual assault response and prevention in light of expanded expectations under the law.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 30, 2016

In-state and interstate initiatives aim to improve transfer pathways

California is looking back on six years of a state initiative while more than a dozen states finalize learning outcomes for the Interstate Passport initiative.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 29, 2016

Napolitano steps in to handle UC Berkeley sexual misconduct scandal

The UC System president will meet with the Berkeley's chancellor on a monthly basis to monitor the school’s accountability.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 29, 2016

Students at 91 former Corinthian campuses to see debt relief

The Education Department has cleared the way for Everest and WyoTech students to have their loans forgiven in the largest such arrangement ever.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 28, 2016

Could higher ed face the same standardized testing mandates as K-12?

A new paper from public policy institute New America considers implementation strategies for standardized tests on college campuses.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 28, 2016

Arkansas community colleges consider joining state system

The mergers would limit the independence of the state’s smallest community college and one of its largest, but would create new efficiencies.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 28, 2016

Potential presidential protections cast controversy in FAMU student gov election

The elections at Florida A&M have become contentious, in part because the student body president is a voting member of the board of trustees.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 24, 2016

Ed Dept report examines success among low-income students

'Fulfilling the Promise, Serving the Need' highlights the institutions doing especially well and those that need work.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 24, 2016

Kentucky may be next state to offer free community college

A bill moving through the state's legislature would give students graduating from its high schools, home schools or GED programs access to free college.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 23, 2016

Indiana governor may veto law that would shelter campus police departments

The legislature approved a law that would allow private college police departments to skip reporting of crimes in which no arrests were made.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 23, 2016

UConn's black male learning community draws criticism

Confusion about the community's intent spurred a Civil Rights complaint.

By Autumn A. Arnett • March 23, 2016

How top liberal arts colleges prepare students for successful lives of leadership and service

Muhlenberg College President John I. Williams, Jr. talks value of liberal arts colleges in a STEM-focused world.

By John I. Williams, Jr. • March 22, 2016

How Strayer is using partnerships, 'viral' courses to transcend for-profit fray

Execs say high-quality education programs should 'rise above the regulation.'

By Roger Riddell • March 22, 2016

New Jersey state schools fight for more equal funding

The variation in per-student funding is significant, though officials say they don't even remember how the formula was designed or why.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 22, 2016