What students are saying about: College tuition, homework help and loneliness
With college application season fast approaching, we chose to feature three writing prompts this week that discuss issues around higher education and the transition from adolescence to adulthood. More...
Edinboro University sees signs of hope amid declining enrollment
For years, the state university here that prides itself in sports as being the “home of the Fighting Scots” has been locked in a different and less enjoyable struggle, as have many of Pennsylvania’s other state-owned universities. More...
Duke reveals what it looks for in applicants
Duke University is pulling back the curtain and revealing to the public what happens during the college admissions process. More...
In NCAA experiment, ShotTracker will introduce data revolution to college basketball
Tech disruption is finally coming to college basketball: For the first time in Division I, live updates will be transmitted to the bench via an app during an NCAA competition. More...
Here’s one way to cut the cost of college
I frequently find myself in conversations with parents who believe they have little to no obligation to pay the entire cost of college for their children. More...
Sweet Briar College announces collaboration with Google
Sweet Briar College is excited to announce a new collaboration with Google to offer computer and data science courses to its undergraduate students. Sweet Briar is one of 10 schools collaborating with Google on these pilot courses this academic year — courses aimed to increase undergraduate access to quality computer and data science education by leveraging new technologies and teaching techniques. More...
A partnership between GradeHub, Canvas unlocks testing data
Educators have a smarter way to grade scantrons with a deep integration between GradeHub, a cloud-based grading system to grade paper answer sheets, and Canvas by Instructure, the learning management system used (and loved) by millions of passionate students and educators. More...
University of Iowa college, unit leaders could make new raise schedule permanent
After deciding earlier this year to delay pay raises for most University of Iowa faculty and staff from July until January in the wake of state funding cuts, the administration on Thursday said it’s letting deans and vice presidents choose whether to make the new pay-raise schedule permanent. More...
State board calls for shake up in higher education funding
The State Board of Education is calling for major changes to the way Idaho’s colleges and universities are funded. More...
D.C. schools partner with college to offer associate degrees to high-schoolers
Starting next school year, high school students in D.C. will have another option if they want to get their associate degrees while earning their high school diplomas. More...
