Policy & Legal: Page 197
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Minnesota gives Coursera MOOCs the go-ahead, changes position
The state will not enforce an existing law in Coursera's case and will allow Minnesotans to take its online courses.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 22, 2012 -
Microsoft reaches agreement with universities for data privacy with cloud services
Microsoft and a dozen universities have reached an agreement on a standard privacy contract for cloud services after several years of negotiation.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 22, 2012 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineArtificial 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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Federal judge to make decision on suit questioning whether Maryland's higher education system is desegregated
Maryland's four public historically black colleges say the state hasn't done enough to make them competitive with their once-predominately-white counterparts.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 22, 2012 -
Website leads to Berkeley plagiarism investigation
A website contending that Professor Terrence Deacon of UC-Berkeley plagiarized ideas has led to an official investigation by the school.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 22, 2012 -
California's private colleges seize opportunity as public universities stumble
More of the state's students are turning to its private institutions, or leaving the state all together.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 22, 2012 -
Coursera MOOCs banned in Minnesota
Minnesota's Office of Higher Educaton notified the online learning provider that it must obtain permission to operate in the state.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 19, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Education News of the Week: U. of Phoenix, Pearson and Blackboard
Too much time in the classroom and not enough reading news? Find out what you missed this week.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 19, 2012 -
Louisiana's stricter admissions standards lead to 800-student decline at U. of New Orleans
Four of the state's schools are no longer allowed to offer remedial courses to freshmen.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 18, 2012 -
Animal welfare violations cost UConn over $12,000 in fines
The violations involved rabbits in a research facility and were observed during surprise inspections.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 18, 2012 -
Higher ed may feel considerable impact from ballot measures in several states this November
The measures could have ramifications in both the long- and short-term.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 18, 2012 -
Decision on Oregon grad student's lawsuit won't be reconsidered, says appeals court
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit says it won't reconsider a March ruling reviving a former U. of Oregon grad student's retaliation lawsuit.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 18, 2012 -
Universities' financial aid letters found to be deceptive
The U.S. Department of Education claims financial aid letters are misleading students by offering loans as assistance.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 17, 2012 -
Study: Admissions and aid policies are a larger factor in student debt than tuition
A new paper published by the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute says admissions and aid policies bear more blame for student debt than tuition.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 17, 2012 -
Lawsuit alleges Yale 'retaliated' against woman for her work on Title IX gender equality compliance
The lawsuit seeks at least $10 million in damages.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 16, 2012 -
Jerry Brown tries to raise support for Proposition 30 among college students
The success or failure of the tax measure has implications for students at Cal State and the University of California.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 16, 2012 -
Analysis says Obama's loan repayment plan will benefit wealthy graduates the most
Low-income graduates will see only "marginal benefits."
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 16, 2012 -
Deep Dive
10 states where research funding per student has dropped
43 states reduced funding at major public research universities between 2002 and 2010. Here are the 10 who got hit the hardest.
By Erik Hall • Oct. 15, 2012 -
Fracking gets go-ahead at Pennsylvania colleges
Money will go to the individual schools, statewide system and tution subsidies.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 12, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Education News of the Week: Obama, Romney and Coursera
Get educated about the five most popular news reads on Education Dive from the past week.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 12, 2012 -
District court judge continues universities' 'fair use' winning streak with HathiTrust ruling
Authors Guild v. HathiTrust is the third high-profile fair use victory for universities in the last year.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 12, 2012 -
Federal PLUS loan standards tighten following changes
A little-noticed October 2011 change to PLUS loans appears to have tightened requirements and led to a spike in loan denials.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 12, 2012 -
Support waning for Connecticut higher education president
The system's president has been involved in a pair of high-profile scandals in the past week.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 11, 2012 -
Supreme Court justices bring tough questions for both sides in Fisher v. University of Texas
The University of Texas needs one more justice supportive of affirmative action to uphold its admissions practices.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 11, 2012 -
Stanford med school swaps familiar format for online lectures and interactive classroom praxis
In implementing a new learning initiative, the Stanford School of Medicine believes their educational model will change the way medical schools teach their students.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 10, 2012 -
Indiana University students to get tuition freeze for academic standing
The school will allow sophomores who remain on track to graduate in four years to keep their tuition rates locked for their remaining years.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 10, 2012
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