Mass. expands college transfer and discount programs
A program that gives financial incentives to students who transfer to a state university from a community college is expanding.
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Emerson College looks abroad for expansion
Emerson College is crafting a landmark agreement with the Paris College of Art in the French capital and is eyeing expansion to Hong Kong and Australia ...
Mich. needs more college advisers, and recent grads are helping
Kasceen Anderson has a bunch of college options. Will it be the California performing arts college that requires an audition?
WC swears in Grizzard, talks student hunger
When Weatherford College swore in new trustee member Roger Grizzard at a meeting Thursday, there was no time wasted in addressing another need — student food insecurity.
This venture cap fund taps university students to find the best on-campus investments
Eric Tarczynski spent two years traveling around the country to put together a team of about 100 students at 50 campuses.
IPEDS improved but needs better data
The U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has made key changes to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), which is used to measure success rates in higher education.
Digital diploma debuts at MIT
In 1868, the fledgling Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Boylston Street awarded its first diplomas to 14 graduates. Since then, it has issued paper credentials to more than 207,000 undergraduate and graduate students in much the same way.
Possible consolidation of Conn. community colleges
The president of Connecticut State Colleges and Universities has unveiled a plan to consolidate the state's 12 community colleges into a single system.
Texas A&M Commerce offers $10K degree — but discourages freshmen from pursuing
At the urging of Gov. Rick Perry, Texas A&M University-Commerce developed an online degree program that can be completed for less than $10,000.
St. Thomas College lets underserved students pay what they can afford
Kelly Saybe and Xavier Abdullahi sat front and center in class on a Wednesday in October. They’re thrilled to be at the University of St. Thomas
