Report highlights higher ed's need for credit hour alternative

A report on the credit hour measurement concludes that it is the best choice for now, but better alternatives are needed.

By Keith Button • Jan. 30, 2015

'Moving Dartmouth Forward' plan aims for significant changes to campus culture

The plan calls for a prohibition on hard alcohol and pledging in addition to proposing a number of community-building measures.

By Roger Riddell • Jan. 29, 2015

Wisconsin governor plans $300M cuts, autonomy for universities

The two-year cut in state spending on Wisconsin's university system would come with more operational freedom for university officials.

By Keith Button • Jan. 29, 2015

VCU to no longer require SAT from some applicants

With a few exceptions, Virginia Commonwealth University applicants will no longer be required to submit SAT scores if their high school grade point average is 3.3 or higher.    

By Keith Button • Jan. 29, 2015

Maine university system to divest from coal

The University of Maine System is reportedly the first public land grant institution or university system to vote for fossil fuel divestment.

By Keith Button • Jan. 28, 2015

Second vote to be issued in controversial College of DuPage presidential buyout

The board of trustees for Illinois' largest community college in Illinois cited 'procedural error' as the reason for its revote on the controversial $763,000 pay package.

By Keith Button • Jan. 28, 2015

5 pros and cons of Obama's free community college plan

Those on both sides of the aisle have found plenty to debate in 'America's College Promise.'

By Keith Button • Jan. 26, 2015

Does the student loan crisis already have a solution?

Two minor changes to student loan forgiveness rules for direct federal lending may have already turned the tide against the debt crisis.

By Keith Button • Jan. 26, 2015

Campus free speech suits win over $200K

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education reports that at least nine higher education institutions have changed their policies in response to its recent spate of campus free speech suits.

By Keith Button • Jan. 23, 2015

Brown and Napolitano's UC 'committee of 2' clashes over tuition increases

Gov. Jerry Brown and University of California President Janet Napolitano are a committee of two, assigned to advise on the university system's cost structure.

By Keith Button • Jan. 23, 2015

Sex assault survey enrolls 28 schools

Only 27 of the Association of American Universities' members have signed up for the group's campus sexual assault survey, which will also include non-member Dartmouth.

By Keith Button • Jan. 23, 2015

U of Oregon accidentally releases 22K pages of confidential data to professor

Included in a release of 22,000 pages of information released by the University of Oregon were confidential records on faculty, staff and students.

By Keith Button • Jan. 22, 2015

20 colleges face NCAA academic fraud inquiries

None of the schools involved have been named, but 18 are said to be Division I programs.

By Roger Riddell • Jan. 21, 2015

Study: Full-time college schedule not always best

A study shows that students returning to college after an extended period benefit most from a combination of full- and part-time class schedules.

By Keith Button • Jan. 21, 2015

91% of public higher ed police officers armed

A report shows public college police officers are far more likely to be armed and to have arrest powers than their peers at private institutions.

By Keith Button • Jan. 21, 2015

Obama strikes different tone on higher ed in SOTU

Tuesday night's speech featured plenty of focus on the president's free community college and higher education tax credit proposals.

By Keith Button • Jan. 21, 2015

California approves 15 community colleges for bachelor's degrees

The state is the 22nd to offer bachelor's degrees via community colleges.

By Keith Button • Jan. 21, 2015

College grant figures indicate bait-and-switch pricing

Average grant aid for college students drops after their freshman year, as does the percentage of students receiving grants.

By Keith Button • Jan. 21, 2015

Waiting for the ratings: A primer on Obama's long-brewing higher ed plan

With more details released in recent months, here's a review of the concerns and support for President Barack Obama's proposed college rating system.

By Keith Button • Jan. 20, 2015

Iowa State researcher plans guilty plea in fraud case

An AIDS researcher who admitted to falsifying experiments at Iowa State University, Dong-Pyou Han, allegedly spiked rabbit blood to make it seem a vaccine was effective.

By Keith Button • Jan. 20, 2015

UC to tie coach pay to grades

The change was prompted by national-low student-athlete graduation rates at UC-Berkeley.

By Keith Button • Jan. 20, 2015

UNC System president forced out

Some suspect political motivations in the board's decision to oust Thomas Ross, who has dealt with Chapel Hill's 'paper classes' scandal in his short tenure.

By Keith Button • Jan. 20, 2015

Obama tax plan hits higher ed issues

The president is announcing a tax reform plan with several higher education initiatives during his State of the Union address Tuesday night.

By Keith Button • Jan. 20, 2015

States boost higher ed spending in 2015

Overall state spending on higher education rose more than 5% for fiscal 2015.

By Keith Button • Jan. 20, 2015

Ed tech and free community college: The week's most read education news

Get caught up on President Obama's Tennessee Promise-like proposal, Google's new Classroom mobile app, and more right here!

By Roger Riddell • Jan. 16, 2015