DeVos reinstated college accreditor over staff objections
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos disregarded a scathing review by her own staff this spring when she reinstated the watchdog body that had accredited two scandal-scarred for-profit universities whose bankruptcies left tens of thousands of students with worthless degrees and mountains of debt, a new report has revealed. More...
Civitas Learning adds mobile app
Civitas Learning today announced its acquisition of ClearScholar, the developer of a student engagement app for higher education. More...
The $1.5T student debt bubble is about to pop
Some 44 million people in the United States now owe more than $1.5 trillion in student loans, and not only do women carry the lion’s share of this burden, but they’ll also have the toughest time paying it back. More...
46 percent of colleges employ virtual reality in courses
About half of universities and colleges have deployed virtual reality in some form on campus, but there will be more demands to develop it — and with the technology improving and prices falling, institutions will find it easier to move ahead, according to a survey by Internet2, an advanced technology higher education consortium. More...
PROSPER Act would revolutionize higher ed
A massive revision of the federal law governing higher education has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The 590-page Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act is designed to hold students and institutions more accountable for how they use federal loans and financial aid and to help students complete the education they choose. More...
UNC-Chapel Hill researchers ask Americans 'What does God look like?'
Participants in the study saw hundreds of randomly varying face-pairs and selected which face from each pair appeared more like how they imagined God to appear. By combining all the selected faces, the researchers could assemble a composite "face of God" that reflected how each person imagined God to appear. More...
Discover offers employees a degree program
Discover announced a significant new education assistance benefit that provides all eligible U.S.-based employees the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree online from an accredited public or non-profit private university at no cost. More...
Governor, legislative leaders agree on funding boost for higher ed
The agreement, which still must be approved by the full Legislature and signed by the governor to take effect, boosts annual funding for California State University by $197 million and the University of California by $97 million. More...
UT, UH, others push back against House bill proposing cutting student aid
Higher education leaders including University of Houston Chancellor Renu Khator continue to push back against House lawmakers’ efforts to overhaul federal higher education policy as representatives inch toward a full-chamber vote. More...
Project aims to connect University of Denver, community
The University of Denver has announced a large-scale development plan that will change the landscape of the campus with the addition of more retail and dining outlets. More...
