By Meris Stansbury. First-of-its-size study shows the simple act of storytelling can close the achievement gaps of first-gen and minority students in college by a large percentage. More...

By Meris Stansbury. UX innovator discusses what forward-thinking schools are doing now, and what AI in education will look like in the near future. More...

By Andrew Barbour. Today, students want relevant information delivered directly to their smartphones, be it through Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, or e-mail. They certainly don’t want to be trolling through university websites, yet this is exactly where most college event calendars lie buried. Not surprisingly, many of the listings in these calendars fail to put bums in seats. More...

By Laura Devaney. If one of the core philosophies of online learning is to democratize education, then a new verified certificate option for a philosophy course on MITx on edX — the massive open online courses (MOOCs) offered by the Institute — brings the concept full circle. More...

By Laura Devaney. Computer science and engineering are among the six majors and fields of study that can best prepare students to secure a job of the future, according to a new study from Indeed. More...

A survey reveals that rising higher education costs sometimes force students to forego purchasing course materials, leading to lower grades. More...

By Zack Mertz. Right now, there’s a lot of talk about virtual reality (VR) across many industries, including higher education. Everybody seems to agree that VR is going to have a major impact, but when you ask “When?” the general answer seems to be…soon. More...

By Lauren Meade. Officials in college and university admissions departments are increasingly working to connect with an elusive new applicant demographic: the “stealth student.” The alliterative descriptor has caught on in higher ed circles, as has the recognition that capturing the attention of these unknown students—whose first contact with a school’s admissions department is when they submit an application—will be central to remaining competitive in the Millennial age. More...

By Meris Stansbury. As online learning evolves from amateur experimentation to a mainstream professional entity on campus, new standards for quality online learning leadership are emerging in order to not only sustain these distance programs, but ensure they meet the growing demands of 21^st-century academe. More...

By Laura Devaney. Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support those trends, and how teaching and learning can best benefit from near-constant change. More...