Policy & Legal: Page 151


  • U. of Maine stepping up lucrative out-of-state enrollment

    Schools in the state are projected to have 12% more new out-of-state students this fall compared to a year ago.

    By Keith Button • Aug. 19, 2014
  • Illinois statewide campus smoking ban to take effect July 2015

    The ban is mandatory for all state-funded colleges and universities.

    By Keith Button • Aug. 18, 2014
  • Trendline

    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

    By Higher Ed Dive staff
  • Students criticize revised Columbia U. sexual misconduct policy

    Campus groups are complaining that the Ivy League institution failed to incorporate input from students.

    By Keith Button • Aug. 18, 2014
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    Study: For-profit colleges provide no advantage for job seekers

    Employers may actually prefer applicants with community college degrees over those from for-profits.

    By Keith Button • Aug. 18, 2014
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    Texas candidate proposes community college for all

    The Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor has proposed using the state's rainy day fund to provide community college scholarships to any high school graduate in need.

    By Keith Button • Aug. 15, 2014
  • Devil in the details for proposed, delayed federal college ratings

    The U.S. Department of Education has had to delay the system's unveiling because deciding on what measurements to use has been difficult.

    By Keith Button • Aug. 15, 2014
  • Oregon panel: Lion's share of new funding should go to financial aid

    A special commission was tasked with making recommendations to Gov. John Kitzhaber on how $147 million in new higher ed funds should be spent.

    By Keith Button • Aug. 15, 2014
  • Corinthian subpoenaed for possibe criminal probe

    The U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles has served the for-profit with a grand jury subpoena for documents on graduation rates, job placement, and marketing.

    By Keith Button • Aug. 14, 2014
  • Revised law school standards approved by American Bar Association

    Outcomes like student bar exam scores and employment will now factor more heavily into accreditation.

    By Keith Button • Aug. 13, 2014
  • Feds investigate Johns Hopkins U. for sex assault response

    The U.S. Department of Education is looking into potential Clery Act and Title IX violations.

    By Keith Button • Aug. 13, 2014
  • Michigan community college president suspended after DUI

    Trustees at West Shore Community College issued the paid suspension along with orders to attend rehab.

    By Keith Button • Aug. 12, 2014
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    St. Augustine's U. to cut 70 adjuncts, implement furlough

    The cash-strapped North Carolina institution is making the cuts and furloughing employees for a week in December to stay afloat.

    By Keith Button • Aug. 12, 2014
  • Critics of UC non-resident recruiting: Money talks, Californians walk

    University of California schools are increasingly recruiting out-of-state students because of the nearly $23,000 more in annual tuition they pay.

    By Keith Button • Aug. 11, 2014
  • CUNY adjuncts win city health insurance

    The college's part-time instructors will now receive health insurance through a New York City fund.

    By Keith Button • Aug. 11, 2014
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    House bill would let colleges off the hook for student worker health insurance

    If passed, colleges and universities will be able to opt out of the mandate requiring them to provide health insurance for student employees who work more than 30 hours per week.

    By Keith Button • Aug. 11, 2014
  • Education Fixation: The week ahead in education news

    From textbook, tech, and study habits to back-to-school classroom products and deals, here's what you can expect to see on Education Dive in the coming week.

    By Roger Riddell • Aug. 11, 2014
  • College Network faces state and federal investigations, class-action suit

    The test prep company allegedly used deceptive tactics in selling preparation materials for college credit exams.

    By Keith Button • Aug. 11, 2014
  • NCAA appeals, seeks clarity in antitrust case

    Friday's decision in the O'Bannon anti-trust case is likely the beginning of a drawn-out legal saga.

    By Keith Button • Aug. 11, 2014
  • Spending and achievement: The week's most read education news

    Get caught up on the latest trends in higher ed spending and more right here!

    By Roger Riddell • Aug. 8, 2014
  • Princeton to drop 35% limit on As

    The university initially designed the policy to curb grade inflation.

    By Keith Button • Aug. 8, 2014
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    Survey: Student loans are bad for graduates' sense of well-being

    A survey of 11,000 college graduates found that student loan debt also led to deficits in their sense of well-being compared to their debt-free peers.

    By Keith Button • Aug. 8, 2014
  • Walsh senate campaign ends over college plagiarism

    The decision comes less than a month after the New York Times reported he had apparently plagiarized his master's thesis at the U.S. Army War College in 2007.

    By Keith Button • Aug. 8, 2014
  • Deep Dive

    4 reasons other for-profits might not follow in Corinthian's footsteps

    Predictions of companies like ITT and Apollo biting the dust may be exaggerated.

    By Keith Button • Aug. 8, 2014
  • Colorado U. pays $825K settlement to smear victim, moves to fire professor

    A philosophy professor allegedly smeared the student's reputation after she was sexually assaulted by a doctoral student.

    By Keith Button • Aug. 8, 2014
  • Was U. of Oregon President Gottfredson forced out?

    The details surrounding Michael Gottfredson's departure fit the tell-tale signs of a forced exit.

    By Keith Button • Aug. 7, 2014