By Doug Lederman. One University of Texas at Austin student was stabbed to death and three other students were hospitalized after an attack Monday afternoon, The Austin-American Statesman reported. Austin and UT police identified Kendrex White, a 20-year-old junior, as the alleged attacker. Read more...
21 mai 2017
Student Killed, 3 Wounded in Attack at UT Austin
Who's up and who's down in online enrollments?
By Doug Lederman. Newly analyzed federal data show drops for many for-profit providers and two-year colleges and growth for Sun Belt publics and some newly visible nonprofit universities. Read more...
Perspectives from the field on the Purdue-Kaplan marriage
By Doug Lederman. In the wake of last week's stunning news about Purdue University's planned takeover of Kaplan University, experts assess the deal's impact on the digital learning landscape. Read more...
InsideTrack Becomes Part of Strada
By Doug Lederman. Strada Education Network, which recently changed its name from USA Funds and is now focused on supporting college completion and success, announced Monday that it had purchased InsideTrack, which provides student coaching services for hundreds of colleges. Read more...
Our Cartoon Contest Is on Fire!
By Doug Lederman. The cartoon in our caption contest for May is open to interpretation: Do you see an offering to the gods of academe, or an homage to Jimi Hendrix? Please weigh in with your thoughts here. Read more...
Challenges in Enrollment
By Doug Lederman. "Challenges in Enrollment" is a print-on-demand collection of articles, the latest in Inside Higher Ed's series. The booklet can be downloaded, free, here. Read more...
The Pulse podcast offers a scenario for the future of education
By Doug Lederman. This month’s edition of the Pulse podcast presents a scenario of a technology-enhanced future for education. Read more...
The Learning Management Landscape
By Doug Lederman. There are many conclusions one might draw from e-Literate's latest report on the state of the learning management system market, highlights of which the analysts published on their website this week. Read more...
'Flipped Learning'
By Doug Lederman. It's easy to be distracted by the bright shiny objects in higher education. This innovation or that technology is often presented as the Next Big Thing that is going to change how (or how much) students learn. Read more...
A Veteran’s Ground War With Stanford
By Doug Lederman. An undergraduate who served in the Navy tirelessly challenges the university’s financial aid policies -- and helps bring about changes. Read more...
