The U.S. Justice Department has threatened to sue Harvard University to force it to turn over documents as it investigates whether the Ivy League school’s admission policies violate civil rights laws. More...

Our nation’s founders were idealistic and imperfect, and they disagreed about many aspects of the new country they were forming. But on the subject of education, they and the succession of leaders who followed have been very clear: an educated citizenry is essential for a democratic society to sustain itself. More...

Responding to a long-standing higher education need for cross-platform video recording and sharing, leading lecture capture and video platform company Echo360 announced, today, the industry's first universal capture software for both Windows and Mac devices. More...

Four major U.S. companies — IBM, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Lincoln Electric — are ready to expand their apprenticeship programs and poised to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and the U.S. Labor Department (DOL). More...

Symplicity, the leading employability platform serving students, alumni and employers, today announced five new partners to its partner program. Solutions from the companies Eventus, JobKred, Mentat, Suitable, and The Fairs App have joined the Symplicity Partner Program. More...

Packback is an education technology company that builds “smart” discussion communities to allow professors to promote and assess critical thinking in students. Packback builds artificial intelligence to automate activities required to maintain and facilitate academically rigorous discussions. More...

A few days after headlines exploded about yet another university president suspending Greek life activities after yet another hazing death, a group of college presidents sat around a dinner table expressing concern about bad behavior at fraternities. More...

Reporting to the Assistant Vice President for Student Services in the Division of Student Affairs, the Director of Assessment and Planning oversees a broad portfolio of responsibilities that support an institutional focus on student success and excellence in teaching, learning, and research. More...

International student enrollment in Tennessee grew by nearly 10 percent in 2016, according to a new report, but several colleges and universities have reported a decline in the number of new international students. More...

In a recent Pew study, 72 percent of Americans report feeling either worried or very worried about “a future where robots and computers can do many human jobs.” Seventy-six percent believe that economic inequality will grow worse in such a future. More...