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President Obama proposes value-based accreditation in State of the Union
The president once again put colleges on notice to keep costs under control.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 13, 2013 -
Calif. legislative analyst's report calls Brown's higher ed budget into question
The report calls for clearer performance expectations, among other things.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 12, 2013 -
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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, courrsework and elsewhere
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Report: Pell Grant restrictions cause enrollment declines in Southern community colleges
Thousands more students are expected to lose eligibility this year.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 12, 2013 -
New paper says colleges should be held accountable to taxpayers and students
The Institute for College Access & Success paper proposes consequences for schools that "do more harm than good" to graduates.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 12, 2013 -
Another setback delays opening of Duke's China campus
The new campus will now open in fall 2014.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 12, 2013 -
Critics say new Virginia Senate bill would allow student groups to discriminate
One state senator says its purpose is to give religious student groups the right to deny membership to those not practicing the same faith.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 11, 2013 -
Report commissioned by Paterno family calls Penn State's Freeh report 'fundamentally flawed'
The new report, issued by the family of the late coach, claims the Freeh report's accusations of Paterno's involvement in the Sandusky scandal are bogus.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 10, 2013 -
California schools push construction costs to future tax payers with controversial bonds
By the time they're paid off, the cost of some of the bonds may expand to as much as 10 times the original amount borrowed.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 10, 2013 -
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Most Read Education News of the Week: LMS providers, Coursera and Yale
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By Brian Warmoth • Feb. 8, 2013 -
Wayne State faculty union trying to negotiate new contract before right-to-work begins
The union wants a 10-year contract.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 7, 2013 -
Wisconsin colleges fighting increasing incidences of online ID theft and fraud
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus police say they have investigated four or five cases a year since 2011
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 7, 2013 -
Arizona colleges' recruitment push seeks increase in out-of-state students
The board of regents for the state's public universities may increase the cap on out-of-state enrollment.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 7, 2013 -
Parties on both sides ask Supreme Court to rule on Michigan affirmative action debate
The Detroit activist group that originally filed suit against the state's affirmative action ban hopes a Supreme Court ruling would strike down bans nationwide.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 7, 2013 -
Congressional Budget Office reports Pell won't face shortfall until 2015
The student aid program now has a surplus for 2014.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 7, 2013 -
Campus Construction High on Legislative Priority Lists
In 2011, to the chagrin of many university administrators, legislators declined to approve the financing of any campus construction projects. Read more » Source: The Texas Tribune
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 7, 2013 -
Confident state legislators take lighthearted approach to new south Texas university merger plans
The new mascot won't be the "Broncolots."
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 6, 2013 -
Sen. Harkin, Iowa State war over academic freedom
Senator Tom Harkin has withdrawn the donation of his papers to the Harkin Institute of Public Policy following a quarrel with the university.
By Davide Savenije • Feb. 6, 2013 -
Rep. Foxx criticizes lack of for-profit defense from private college leaders
The North Carolina Republican utilized a Holocaust reference in her criticism.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 6, 2013 -
'U.S. News' considering new accuracy measure in aftermath of false data reports
The magazine's chief content officer compares the proposed requirement similar to the Sarbanes-Oxley Law.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 6, 2013 -
University research leaders make plea to Congress to stop sequestration
Tens of billions of dollars in federal funding for university research are at risk as sequestration looms.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 5, 2013 -
Pa. State System Of Higher Education reaches tentative agreement with faculty union
A spring faculty strike now seems highly unlikely.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 5, 2013 -
Yale, UPenn sued former students over loans
Former students defaulted on nearly $1 billion in loans and several schools have been heading to court to get their money back.
By Davide Savenije • Feb. 5, 2013 -
Campus shuttering in Milwaukee creates momentum for Wisconsin for-profit regulation
Two pieces of legislation are currently on the table at the local and state levels.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 5, 2013 -
College presidents and education secretary make joint call for gun reform at NAICU meeting
Suggestions shared included stricter laws regulating firearm purchases and improved services for the mentally ill.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 4, 2013 -
University of Georgia names Morehead as new president
The state's board chose an experienced University of Georgia administrator to take over upon Michael Adams' departure.
By Brian Warmoth • Feb. 4, 2013
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