ShareStream Education (“ShareStream”) announced today the release of a new version of the Pick-n-Play Course Application, the ShareStream application that powers interactive video-based learning and integrates seamlessly with Learning Management Systems (LMSs). More...

In a letter to the Rider University community this week, Rider President Gregory Dell’Omo said “great progress” is being made in efforts to sell Westminster Choir College in Princeton, which Rider has owned since 1991 and announced this past spring that it was putting it up for sale. Rider’s campus is located in Lawrenceville. More...

Policy makers and experts often hotly debate the reasons behind rising college costs. New research indicates that state disinvestment in higher education may be at least partly to blame. More...

This spring, as part of their coursework, four Stanford University students found themselves in Coronado, California, doing pushups on the beach and charging into a 61-degree surf while overseen by Navy SEAL trainers. More...

Signal Vine, a leading enterprise text messaging platform used by higher education institutions to improve student retention and persistence, announced today it has secured $2 million in Series A funding. More...

For those of us who, ahem, filled out applications on a typewriter and received acceptance and rejection letters in a metal mailbox, the concept of a virtual college tour is mind-blowing. More...

Blackboard Inc., a leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, today announced the initial launch of Blackboard Instructor, a brand new mobile app that provides instructors with a simple and intuitive way to manage courses, view content, and interact with students. More...

Only 36 percent of Republicans, according to the Pew Research Center, believe colleges and universities have a positive effect on the way things are going in the country, versus 58% who say they have a negative effect. Among Democrats, those figures are 72% and 19%, respectively. That finding represents a crisis. More...

California’s economy is one of the world’s largest, and according to a new report, the state needs 1 million more workers with bachelor’s degrees by 2030 to keep up with economic demand. More...

John Wiley and Sons Inc., (NYSE:JWa) (NYSE:JWb) today announced plans to expand its partnership with Instructure, a leading software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology company that makes software that makes people smarter. More...