International Quality Principles Intended to Inform Discussion
The Council for Higher Education Accreditation International Quality Group has issued a set of seven principles"intended to serve as a framework for international deliberation about quality in higher...
View ArticleU of Pennsylvania Joins edX
The University of Pennsylvania is expanding its lineup of free online courses by joining massive open online course provider edX. The university was one of the first to join Coursera, another MOOC...
View ArticleCollege Board Sued; Free SAT Retest Offered
A high school student from Long Island has sued the College Board and the Educational Testing Service in federal court, charging them with breach of contract and negligence in the June 6 administration...
View ArticleROTC Student Wins Right to Follow Sikh Teachings
A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Army's Reserve Officer Training Corps to permit Iknoor Singh, a Sikh student at Hofstra University, to enroll in its programs without shaving his beard, cutting his...
View ArticleNursing Accreditor Faces Loss of U.S. Recognition
An Education Department report urges the panel that advises the education secretary on accreditation issues to terminate federal recognition of the agency that accredits nursing programs and schools,...
View ArticleDolezal Case: University Removes Her Listing; She Sued Howard for Anti-White...
Eastern Washington University has removed the biography of Rachel Dolezal, a white woman who represented herself as a black woman in leading her local NAACP chapter and teaching African-American...
View ArticleMarian Court College to Close
Marian Court College, a small Roman Catholic college outside of Boston, will shut down later this month, The Daily Item reported. Denise Hammon, the president, said that “as a highly tuition-dependent...
View ArticleReport: Giving to Education Up in 2014
Donations to education institutions hit $54.62 billion in 2014, a 4.9 percent increase over 2013, according to the annual "Giving USA" report. When adjusted for inflation, the increase is 3.2 percent....
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Gestational Diabetes
In today's Academic Minute, Lisa Chasan-Taber, professor of epidemiology at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, discusses her research on gestational diabetes and how it manifests itself later...
View ArticleCornell Tech Receives $100M From Bloomberg
Bloomberg Philanthropies, the philanthropic arm of Michael Bloomberg's business interests, is giving $100 million to Cornell University for its new technology campus in New York City. While mayor of...
View ArticleReport Tracks Latino STEM Graduates
Excelencia in Education today released a report that lists the 25 colleges that graduate the most Latino students in science, technology, engineering and math. Using data from 2013, the nonprofit group...
View ArticlePerformance Funding in Massachusetts
Massachusetts' nine public universities will have some of their state support tied to a funding formula based on the number of students they graduate. The state board of higher education on Tuesday...
View ArticleStudy: 2 in 5 Associate Degrees Lead to a Bachelor's Degree
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center released a new study today that shows more than 60 percent of students who earned an associate degree when they were 20 years old or younger went on...
View ArticleUT-Austin Plans Review of Support Services for Athletes
The new president of the University of Texas at Austin said Tuesday that he would commission an independent review of the academic services the Longhorn sports programs provide to athletes, in the wake...
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Utah Valley U Offers a Lesson on Texting While Walking
Matt Bambrough, Utah Valley University's director of creative services, has done over one of its staircases. In part, the project aims to encourage people to think about whether they need to text at...
View ArticleNew York Lawmakers Reach Deal on Sex Assault Bill
Legislative leaders in New York State have agreed on a deal to require public and private colleges to have “affirmative consent” policies, The New York Times reported. Under such policies, both...
View ArticleStudent Charged With Trying to Act for ISIS
Federal authorities have charged Munther Omar Saleh, a college student, with conspiring to help the Islamic State carry out attacks in New York City, The New York Times reported. Officials said that...
View ArticleSalem State U Foundation Paid Tom Brady $170K
Tom Brady, the New England Patriots quarterback whose reputation has been damaged by a football deflation scandal, made a rare public appearance following a report that was critical of him and his...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Professional Networking
In today's Academic Minute, Tiziana Casciaro, a professor at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, discusses the nature of networking and the resultant feelings. Learn more...
View ArticleFaculty Chairs Unionize at Northwestern Michigan
Department chairs at Northwestern Michigan College have voted to unionize and to affiliate with the Michigan Education Association, which is part of the National Education Association. The vote to...
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