By Ronald Bethke. According to the results of a new Kaplan Test Prep survey, a higher percentage of United States college admissions officers visit the social media pages of applicants in order to learn more about them. More...

By Andrew Barbour. As higher education pivots toward nontraditional learners, schools are facing demands to improve the production quality of the lectures they make available online. More...

By Renee Patton. It’s not news that technology helps colleges and universities expand academic offerings around the world. But while global connections are important, regional connections can provide just as many – if not more – benefits to our students and local communities. More...

By Georgia Mariani. I talked to four analytics leaders in higher education to get their advice on how to gain buy-in for analytics projects. More...

By Meris Stansbury. According to Cengage Learning, a recent study found that student engagement and outcomes improve when instructors require digital course material. More...

By Laura Devaney. Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and MIT are using a new method to analyze students’ online academic forum posts to predict questions so teachers can intervene. More...

By Sophie Quinton. Students who applied early to the University of New Hampshire will know by the end of the month if they were accepted. Then many would-be Wildcats will start biting their nails, waiting for their financial aid letter. More...

By Laura Devaney. University launches immersive social media course
A new partnership between the Missouri School of Journalism and marketing agency VML will serve as a professional training program for students interested in working in social media. More...

By Laura Devaney. A new report issued by the Harvard Graduate School of Education and supported by scores of other institutions offers recommendations intended to ease the pressure of the college admissions process and encourage a more level playing field. More...

By Meris Stansbury. Higher education, nationally, could save roughly $14.7B by tightening the use of their facilities and better manage course scheduling. That’s just one major finding of a recent report that aims to help the higher education arena cut costs and ease tuition burdens by examining facilities management. More...