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Florida A&M President Suspends Band Through Next Year
Florida A&M University has suspended its famed marching band, which has been embroiled in a hazing scandal, for the forthcoming academic year, the president, James H. Ammons, announced on Monday.
By Brian Warmoth • May 14, 2012 -
Study: Common Core could boost U.S. math performance
Research points to overlap between Common Core math standards and those of top-performing countries
By Brian Warmoth • May 14, 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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Name to Know: Leslie Wong, the new president at S.F. State
Wong steps into a big California school as state budgets continue to tighten
By Brian Warmoth • May 13, 2012 -
Senate Republicans Block Vote on Bill to Freeze Interest Rate on Student Loans
Republicans in the U.S. Senate blocked a bill on Tuesday that would temporarily freeze the interest rate on subsidized student loans, saying the measure would prolong the nation's economic slump. A motion to end debate on the bill, which would raise taxes on certain businesses to pay f...
By Brian Warmoth • May 8, 2012 -
Harvard and MIT Team Up to Offer Free Online Courses
MIT opened up its classes to online audiences more than ten years ago. Now, the school is partnering with Harvard to do even more.
By Brian Warmoth • May 2, 2012 -
Law School Reduces Admissions, Says That's the Future of Legal Education
University of California Hastings College of Law will admit 20% fewer students
By Sean Griffey • May 1, 2012 -
Louisiana State U Board Fires President John Lombardi
Lombardi reportedly had an often contentious relationship with governor and chancellors
By Sean Griffey • April 29, 2012 -
Obama Issues Executive Order on Veterans Recruiting
Executive order will require Department of Defense to set rules for recruiting at military installations and restrict use of the term "GI Bill"
By Sean Griffey • April 27, 2012 -
Kentucky Limits on Debt Issuance Hinder University Constructions
Lawmakers in the Kentucky state legislature denied the state’s universities the authority to issue any bonds for the next two years
By Sean Griffey • April 26, 2012 -
Veterans' Group Names 26 For-Profits It Says Exploit Its Brand to Lure Students
A national advocacy group for student veterans that kicked out 40 chapters at for-profit colleges this month for allegedly providing misleading information to prospective students plans to release on Thursday the names of 26 chapters that remain suspended.
By Sean Griffey • April 26, 2012 -
U Of Texas System Officials: We Took 'Immediate Action' In Investigating UTSW's Kern Wildenthal
Wildenthal resigned Tuesday after an internal investigation of his spending.
By Sean Griffey • April 25, 2012 -
Creating Innovators: Why America's Education System Is Obsolete
America’s last competitive advantage — its ability to innovate — is at risk as a result of the country’s lackluster education system.
By Sean Griffey • April 25, 2012 -
Stanford's President Predicts the Death of the Lecture Hall
Believes that large lecture halls are not a good learning environment and it’s not a good use of faculty's time.
By Sean Griffey • April 25, 2012 -
ETS Will Allow GRE Takers to Select Which Scores to Report
Move is similar to one made by the College Board with regard to the SAT in 2008
By Sean Griffey • April 24, 2012 -
Obama and Duncan Begin Push to Avoid Doubling of Student-Loan Interest Rate
Stafford loan interest rate is set to double, from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent, on July 1
By Sean Griffey • April 20, 2012 -
Is the AAUP about to change course?
Is a statement on candidates website election hyperbole or is it more?
By Sean Griffey • April 20, 2012 -
Report: Middle Class Share of Tax Breaks Reduced Under Obama's Tuition Tax-Credit Program
American Opportunity Tax Credit program has shifted share of tax breaks to families making either less than $25,000 or more than $100,000 per year
By Sean Griffey • April 19, 2012 -
Colleges To Prove Worth For State Funds
Aggressive states are looking to award funding based on performance metrics
By Sean Griffey • April 17, 2012 -
Greening the Network
University of Nebraska is embarking on a network refresh project that could significantly boost energy efficiency.
By Sean Griffey • April 17, 2012 -
Supreme Court will hear case with major implications for textbook prices
The Supreme Court on Monday announced that it will rule on whether enterprising re-sellers can hawk cheaper versions of textbooks, produced for students overseas, to U.S. students at a discount.
By Sean Griffey • April 17, 2012 -
California State U Faculty Members Set To Vote On Strike
Faculty members at all 23 California State University campuses will begin voting Monday on whether they should strike if they are unable to come to a contract agreement with the university system.
By Sean Griffey • April 15, 2012 -
Education Department changing graduation rate measurements
A long-held wish of many community colleges is on the verge of becoming reality
By Sean Griffey • April 12, 2012 -
Senator Proposes 'Carfax-'Style Reports For Higher-Ed Costs
Proposal would require schools to provide user-friendly information on grad rates, debt levels, and more.
By Sean Griffey • April 9, 2012 -
Innovation in Higher Education? HAH !
College leaders need to move beyond talking about transformation before it's too late
By Sean Griffey • April 8, 2012 -
Changes may make it easier to measure a college's performance
Rankings based on the credentials of entering freshmen are not hard to find, but how can students, parents and policy makers assess how well a college builds on that foundation?
By Sean Griffey • April 8, 2012
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