The possibility that the Chinese University of Hong Kong will take over the defunct Daniel Webster College in Nashua and turn it into a branch of the Asian college could open up a new chapter in New Hampshire’s long history of higher education. More...
Western Kentucky University regents approve diversity plan
Western Kentucky University regents have approved a five-year plan to promote diversity, equity and inclusion on the Bowling Green campus. More...
Digital transforms higher ed business models
Higher education CIOs recognise that key organisational priorities are enrolment and student success, but fail to show innovation with regard to the top technologies required to differentiate themselves and win, according Gartner. More...
Top public universities are shutting out poor students
Since the late 1990s, almost two-thirds of selective public universities have reduced the share of students they enroll who come from families earning less than $37,000 a year, according to a report released Thursday by New America. More...
Part-Time MBA expansion at Temple's Fox School of Business
The Part-Time MBA program at Temple University’s Fox School of Business is expanding into the Philadelphia suburbs. More...
Harvard’s surplus may be ‘high-water mark’
The population of college-bound students is on the decline. The cost of tuition is growing increasingly unaffordable for many families. And endowment returns are expected to decrease. More...
The mental health crisis in Indian campuses
Sagar Mondal had a peculiar habit of propping up a bedsheet on a rope and cordoning himself off in a room he shared with two others in the boys hostel of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata. More...
D2L's Brightspace delivering CBE to address N.C. teacher shortage
D2L, the leader in learning technology, announces that two flagship universities of the University of North Carolina System, North Carolina State University (NC State) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), have used Brightspace to launch a joint Competency-based Education (CBE) program. More...
UM System encourages faculty to use more OER
As part of a University of Missouri System initiative on educational resources that are free to access online, the four campuses will be launching an incentive grant program next week. This is intended to encourage faculty members to incorporate more of these resources in their courses. More...
College installs facial recognition for students
Facial recognition is becoming increasingly common in China, where it has been installed at ATM machines and KFC restaurants. Now the technology has arrived in university classrooms to track student attendance. More...