higher ed

Asian American groups claim top Ivy League schools practice racial discrimination

June 03, 2016

Are Ivy League schools showing bias against Asian Americans?

Domino's Pizza CEO delivers dose of advocacy for struggling public research universities

April 28, 2016

Public research universities educate 75 percent of all undergraduates in this country. But over the past decade, state appropriations to flagship research universities have plummeted 34 percent. Now public research universities have found an unlikely advocate.

Colleges hoping to launch terrorism studies programs struggle to find qualified professors

March 31, 2016

Since 9/11, colleges and universities have been launching programs dedicated to terrorism studies. Despite increased demand, colleges are still clamoring to find faculty well-versed in the history, language and culture of violent extremism.

Is it time for colleges to withdraw from their outdated schedules?

January 24, 2016

College hasn't changed all that much since the 1950s. Except for the price tag. Arizona State University president Michael Crow explains why we should rethink college.

Time is running out on a federal loan program for poor college students

September 29, 2015

If Congress doesn't act, the Perkins Loan program will expire at the end of the fiscal year on Wednesday.

New data reveal stark gaps in graduation rates between poor and wealthy students

September 26, 2015

For the first time ever, the public can see the graduation rates for Pell Grant recipients at over 1,000 schools.

At Georgetown University, Pope Francis was the big man on campus

September 25, 2015

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09/25/2015 - 9:15am

Students on campus say they hope the pope’s visit to the US will refocus the country’s attention on education, income inequality, climate change and immigration reform.

Cyber Ed: How higher education is re-evaluating a growing threat

August 06, 2015

Colleges are facing a tough choice: sacrifice security for the sake of access, or lock down their networks and undermine collaboration and sharing on campus.

Big spending on campus: are pricey amenities driving up costs?

July 23, 2015

If you’ve been on a college campus lately, you might have noticed a few amenities - fancy welcome centers, golf courses, and saunas. Of course, these things cost money and therefore tuition and fees. But are they responsible for rising tuition?

Can employee tuition benefits boost graduation rates? Companies are betting workers will make the grade.

July 16, 2015

More businesses are lining up to pay for their employees' college education. Their bet: Not just increased worker loyalty, but upward mobility.

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How much should 'elite' matter when deciding where to go to college?

April 27, 2015

Updated

04/28/2015 - 10:00am

Admission and rejection letters are in. Now, high school seniors are trying to decide which colleges they'll choose, and where they'll put down their deposits by the looming May 1 deadline. One factor that weighs heavily on parents' and students' minds: how elite a school is.

Tom Brady once saved this tiny college. Can it still survive?

May 13, 2015

Updated

07/16/2015 - 8:15am

The controversial quarterback once bought a chunk of the campus of struggling Pine Manor college for his manse, carriage home and yoga studio. The Massachusetts school faces some of the same pressures as Sweet Briar College in rural Virginia, which announced in March it would close.

A professor's tweets lead to a debate on race and free speech

May 24, 2015

In the middle of graduation season, a free speech debate is playing out online — and on campus — at New England's largest university. Racially charged tweets from an incoming Boston University professor are raising questions about whether academics in the public eye should have the right to share their private opinions on social media.

Predicting GPA and student success? Dartmouth researchers say there’s an app for that.

June 08, 2015

What if your smart phone could predict your performance at school or work? Researchers at Dartmouth are perfecting an app that can tell students their GPAs, based on how and where they spend their time.

As leaders debate, these students in Greece can go to college for free

July 10, 2015

With Greek banks closed, the 3,500 students at the American College of Greece — the largest American higher ed institution in Europe — now find themselves in limbo.

Can employee tuition benefits boost graduation rates? Companies are betting workers will make the grade.

July 16, 2015

More businesses are lining up to pay for their employees' college education. Their bet: Not just increased worker loyalty, but upward mobility.

Big spending on campus: are pricey amenities driving up costs?

July 23, 2015

If you’ve been on a college campus lately, you might have noticed a few amenities - fancy welcome centers, golf courses, and saunas. Of course, these things cost money and therefore tuition and fees. But are they responsible for rising tuition?

Cyber Ed: How higher education is re-evaluating a growing threat

August 06, 2015

Colleges are facing a tough choice: sacrifice security for the sake of access, or lock down their networks and undermine collaboration and sharing on campus.

At Georgetown University, Pope Francis was the big man on campus

September 25, 2015

Updated

09/25/2015 - 9:15am

Students on campus say they hope the pope’s visit to the US will refocus the country’s attention on education, income inequality, climate change and immigration reform.

New data reveal stark gaps in graduation rates between poor and wealthy students

September 26, 2015

For the first time ever, the public can see the graduation rates for Pell Grant recipients at over 1,000 schools.

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