What $20M Can’t Buy
A New York State judge has rejected a request by Paul Smith's College to change its name to the Joan Weill-Paul Smith’s College ...
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The Costs of Publish or Perish
Shortly after being awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2013, Peter Higgs, of Higgs boson fame, said he doubted he would have gotten a job, not to mention tenure, in today’s academic system.
‘Double-Dipping’ With MOOCs
As massive open online course providers specialize in disciplines and delivery modes, universities are looking for new opportunities to experiment. The trend appears to be benefiting edX.
A New Route to Student Aid
The U.S. Department of Education today announced an experimental pathway to federal aid for partnerships between colleges and nontraditional providers, including ones that run skills boot camps or offer unaccredited online courses.
Putting Harassers on Notice
One of the biggest names in astronomy resigned his professorship at the University of California at Berkeley on Wednesday over the fallout from a damning investigation into his conduct with female students.
Online Ed for the Underserved
As the Online Learning Consortium unveiled a $2.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to reward digital education initiatives that help underserved students ...
Upping the Pressure on Accreditors
The Obama administration is planning new executive action on higher education accreditation in the coming weeks ...
New Lender for a New Market
A new company is seeking to be both a private lender and an alternative accreditor for the fast-growing boot camp sector.
Who Should Prevent Social Media Harassment?
On Wednesday 72 women's and civil rights organizations urged the U.S. Education Department to tell colleges that they must monitor anonymous apps like Yik Yak
Can a Professor Be Forced to Assign a $180 Textbook?
The choice of a single textbook for one section of a course at one university might seem like a decidedly local issue.
