None of Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities should close or merge, but the weakest of them ought to be reconfigured so they can survive within a university system that itself needs a governance overhaul, a consultant said Wednesday. More...

There are hundreds of jobs available in Dothan, according to the Dothan Chamber of Commerce, but filling them has proved challenging. More...

OnTrajectory, a Baltimore-based, veteran-owned "FinTech" start-up, has just released a first-of-its-kind financial planning platform allowing educators and students to collaboratively model complex financial strategies and techniques. More...

On Monday (July 10, 2017), the Tennessee Higher Education Commission announced that 13 colleges and universities in Tennessee will receive additional funding and program support to serve veterans and service members and help them earn post-secondary degrees as part of Gov. Bill Haslam's Drive to 55. More...

Economic issues play a significant role in determining whether first-time students enrolling in a four-year college will complete their degree and graduate within six years, a new study from Oregon State University has found. More...

Massachusetts is a national leader when it comes to education, but its public colleges have long been treated as second-class institutions, operating in the shadows of top-notch private schools. Declining state support has some experts wondering whether Massachusetts can still afford to support four public universities. More...

“Personalized learning” is one of the hottest trends in education these days. The idea is to create software that tracks the progress of each student and then adapts the content, pace of instruction, and assessment to the individual’s performance. These systems succeed by providing immediate feedback that addresses the student’s misunderstandings and offers additional instruction and materials. More...

Legislators in Springfield passed a state budget after a nearly three-year impasse, providing NIU with full state funding for the first time since Fiscal Year 2015 at 10 percent less than the last complete appropriation. More...

For college students in need of mental-health services, help may be just down the hall from their dorm rooms. More...

As New Mexico’s public colleges and universities strain under a budget crunch wrought by fewer state dollars and lower enrollment, legislative analysts want to learn how – or if – the state’s higher education network can operate smarter, especially when neither revenue source is expected to rapidly rebound. More...