By Elizabeth Redden. A study from the Australian Government Productivity Commission found that the move to a “demand-driven” system yielded mixed results from an access and student success standpoint. More...
04 juillet 2019
Australian Experiment Yielded Mixed Access, Success Results
Agreement Allows Virginia International to Continue Operating
By Elizabeth Redden. The State Council of Higher Education of Virginia voted in March to move ahead with revoking VIU’s certificate to operate after an audit found deficiencies in the quality and rigor of its online education offerings. More...
Bills Target Academic Espionage
By Elizabeth Redden. Congress is paying increasing attention to risk of foreign actors stealing American research. Two new bills take very different approaches to addressing the threat -- and universities much prefer one approach over the other. More...
U.S. Charges 3 With Student Aid Fraud Via Fullerton College
By Doug Lederman. The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday arrested three women on charges that they stole more than $1 million in federal financial aid funds through Fullerton College, in California, the San Jose Mercury News reported. More...
Judge Slashes Award in Oberlin Case -- to Only $25M
By Doug Lederman. An Ohio judge on Thursday reduced to $25 million the amount that Oberlin College is required to pay a local bakery, the Associated Press reported, down from the $44 million that a jury awarded the bakery last month after finding that the college and its officials had libeled the business and its owners when students held protests of the bakery. More...
Accreditor Warns University of Maryland on Governance
By Doug Lederman. The University of Maryland at College Park's accreditor warned the institution last week that its "accreditation may be in jeopardy because of insufficient evidence" that it is complying with standards related to how the university is governed. More...
Man Accused of Killing Utah Student Was Barred From Utah State
By Doug Lederman. The man arrested this week in last month's disappearance and death of a University of Utah student was prohibited from the campus of Utah State University in 2012, the Associated Press reported. More...
Colleges Curtail Health Benefits for Domestic Partners and Retirees
By Doug Lederman. As states across the country have responded to a 2015 Supreme Court decision by passing laws to allow same-sex marriage, colleges and universities have increasingly reined in their health-care benefits for domestic partners, be they of the same or different sexes. More...
Ex-Penn Coach Gets Probation for Accepting Admissions Bribes
By Doug Lederman. The former men's basketball coach at the University of Pennsylvania is the latest participant in the college admissions scandal to be sentenced -- and to receive a relatively light punishment. More...
Struggling Hampshire's New Freshman Class? 15 Students
By Doug Lederman. Hampshire College, whose accreditation is under review as the Massachusetts private college strives to stay open and independent, will enroll just 15 students this fall, The Boston Globe reported. More...
