Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. A hacker has compromised at least 60 universities and US government organizations, utilzing SQL injections as his weapon of choice. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Palomar College wants incoming students to go to school for free. The north San Diego County community college announced its Palomar Promise program Wednesday. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The College Board, owner of the SAT, is taking new security measures to try to stem cheating in the United States and abroad, calling them “the most robust and direct actions taken by a college entrance exam provider.” But critics say the action isn’t enough to stop cheaters, especially those overseas, where security problems have been ongoing for years. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. VitalSource Technologies LLC, Ingram Content Group’s global leader in digital education content delivery, today announced that it has entered into a Letter of Intent to acquire Verba Software, Inc., a San Francisco-based company dedicated to using technology to support campus bookstores and help students save money on course materials. More...

Submitted by Tim Goral. The $300 state grant Devon Graves got his senior year at Cal Poly Pomona was only enough for gas and groceries — it didn’t make his $20,000 in student loans any easier to manage. Still, it meant a lot to the teen from Murrieta, a commuter town on the edge of Riverside County. More...

Submitted by Tim Goral. This week has not been great for free speech in the U.S. The Trump administration excluded certain news outlets from an informal briefing with Sean Spicer, Republican lawmakers across the U.S. have been introducing bills aimed at curbing protesting in at least 18 states, and Betsy DeVos decided to reinforce the dubious argument that universities currently pose a threat to free speech. More...

Submitted by Tim Goral. A little competition never hurt anybody, so it’s a bit dismaying to see Michigan’s state-run universities banding together to prevent community colleges from offering more bachelor’s degrees. More...

Submitted by Tim Goral. The Purdue University brand is fragmented and diluted, according to research conducted by the institution. More...

Submitted by Tim Goral. Traditionally, many students attended the same university for their entire college career. More...

Submitted by Tim Goral. Demonstrating its ongoing commitment to learning innovation, Penn Foster Education Group has launched the Penn Foster Experience (PFx), a competency-based mobile learning platform that integrates self-paced learning and adaptive feedback to allow faculty and administrators to focus on helping students build career-ready skills, and to empower students to manage their online education. More...