Connecting on Climate Change Research
By Paul Fain. Indiana University’s new “grand challenge” takes a practical approach by seeking to connect university research on environmental change to the lives and work of people across the conservative state. More...
New Data on Nondegree Credentials
By Paul Fain. More than a quarter of Americans hold a nondegree credential, with 21 percent completing a work experience program, according to new federal data. And many of these credential holders have well-paying jobs. More...
Top Rating for U.S. on Skills Training
By Paul Fain. The U.S. gets high marks on World Economic Forum index on human capital development, which could ease worries about higher education's contribution to a skills gap. But some experts are skeptical. More...
Completion Goals Unlikely to Be Met, ETS Says
By Paul Fain. Ambitious college-completion goals set by the Obama administration and the Lumina Foundation are unlikely to be met, according to a new analysis from Educational Testing Service, the standardized-assessment organization. More...
Extension for ACICS Colleges in Senate Funding Bill
By Paul Fain. A U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations on Thursday approved a funding bill that includes an 18-month extension for colleges that are overseen by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to find a new accreditor. More...
Report: Education Department Hires Enforcement Chief
By Paul Fain. The U.S. Department of Education has hired a community college administrator and former DeVry University official to run its enforcement unit, Politico reported Tuesday night. Julian Schmoke is executive director of campus relations for West Georgia Technical College, a two-year public institution. More...
Archway to a Better Job
By Paul Fain. McDonald’s brings a flexible approach and free career and college advising to its tuition assistance program, which is aimed in part at keeping employees on the job longer. More...
Going All In on Personalized Learning
By Paul Fain. National University is working to create a personalized education platform that combines three of the buzziest innovations in higher education -- adaptive learning, competency-based learning and predictive analytics for student retention. More...
For-Profit Law School Blows Deadline
By Paul Fain. The Charlotte School of Law missed two deadlines set by state regulators and has asked for an extension to stay open. More...
A Shuttered For-Profit Re-emerges
By Paul Fain. The Obama administration shut down Globe U, but an affiliated university bought four of its Wisconsin campuses with the backing of the Trump administration and a state regulator with a tough reputation on for-profits. More...
