Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. House and Senate negotiators reached agreement Saturday on the major portions of a higher-education budget that will dramatically expand student financial aid, boost university funding and bring significant policy changes for universities and state colleges. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The esports industry has boomed in recent years, commanding an audience of nearly 150 million people who are tuning in to watch competitive gamers. Now enthusiasts can even get a scholarship to attend college based on their skills. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The California State University Institute for Palliative Care (Institute) has received support for a second year from the Gary and Mary West Foundation. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Carroll Community College recently partnered with the rpk GROUP to identify inefficiencies in the school’s business model that might be shored up to boost the school’s bottom line, and what they found was an additional $1.2 million on the table if they could just find a way to shift the teaching load of professors already on the payroll. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. First Data (NYSE: FDC), a global leader in commerce-enabling technology, and Flywire, a leading provider of international payment solutions, today announced a new strategic agreement aimed at streamlining cross-border transactions for their respective client bases. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The University of Richmond recently installed a complete AV system by HARMAN Professional Solutions in its new Queally Center, a cutting-edge facility that serves as a welcome center for guests and unites the offices of admissions, financial aid and employer relations. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. As the Titanium Sponsor of UBTech, Mediasite by Sonic Foundry presents attendees with an automated and scalable system for creating, publishing, searching and managing videos. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The Distance Education Enrollment Report 2017, conducted by the new Digital Learning Compass organization, reveals the number of higher education students taking at least one distance education course in 2015 now tops six million. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The New Mexico Supreme Court has opened the door to a lawsuit filed by top legislators against Gov. Susana Martinez that hinges on the governor’s use of line-item vetoes in a state budget bill. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The University of California, Irvine is aligning with 67 of the nation’s top colleges and universities to substantially increase the number of talented low- and moderate-income students at America’s undergraduate institutions with the highest overall graduation rates. More...