How universities are helping to build a 500,000-person cybersecurity workforce
With online attacks on the rise, institutions like CSU San Bernardino are preparing students to stop hackers. Read more
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What Sallie Mae study reveals about online learning, free student aid applications
Families and students admit to barriers with FAFSA, struggles with planning for life after higher education. Read more
US Rhodes scholars for 2022 include record number of women
The class of U.S. Rhodes scholars for 2022 includes the largest number of women ever selected for the scholarship in one year, the Rhodes Trust announced Sunday. Read more
What are Gen Z’s top priorities when looking at colleges?
The most important factor is what kind of education an institution provides, and financial aid doesn't hurt. Read more
3 dead, 8 injured in shooting at Michigan high school, undersheriff says
A 15-year-old boy is in custody after three students died and eight were injured in a shooting Tuesday afternoon at a high school in Oxford, Michigan, authorities said. Read more
Former Temple U. Dean found guilty of faking data for national rankings
A former dean of Temple University’s business school was found guilty on Monday of using fraudulent data between 2014 and 2018 to boost the school’s national rankings and increase revenue, federal prosecutors said. Read more
Degrees don’t guarantee outcomes – clear pathways do
Making job outcomes apparent before a learner considers enrolling is one of the best things an institution can do for student success. Read more
Columbia University agrees to $71 million settlement with dozens of former patients of OBGYN Robert Hadden
Columbia University announced a settlement Wednesday with dozens of women who say their former gynecologist, Robert Hadden, abused them while he was their doctor. The $71.5 million settlement was reached with 79 women. Read more
How one college in Boston is helping fight gun violence
Emerson is teaming with Massachusetts General Hospital and a community organization to try to change the narrative. Read more
Model for the future? One fully online university’s stunning success
While others have slumped through the pandemic, Western Governors has grown enrollment and continued to innovate. Read more
