By Alex Usher. Barring some sort of catastrophe, it now seems pretty clear that Hillary Clinton will be the 45th President of the United States. There is a reasonable chance (51.6% in Monday’s FiveThirtyEight forecast) that the Democrats could regain the Senate and an outside chance that they could also regain the House. More...
Why lower-income students are drawn to for-profit schools
By Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz. Lack of information, urgency to land a job can drive lower-income students to enroll in for-profits they often can’t afford. More...
Presidential Election: Who is the best president for higher education?
By Meris Stansbury. eCampus News presents an informal guide on where the two main candidates stand on education issues; reveal results of our presidential poll. More...
EDUCAUSE: The top 10 IT issues in 2017
By Meris Stansbury. Contrary to a commonly-held belief that low-income students are more likely to struggle in a four-year institution, new data indicates students from low-income households are, in fact, likely to thrive in four-year institutions, according to a new survey. More...
Dispelling myths around switching college majors
By Stefanie Botelho. Students who arrive at college with a declared major don’t necessarily graduate in a timely manner, and taking the time to explore different academic routes doesn’t always add time to a student’s college career, according to recent research from EAB. More...
Helping displaced energy workers form a new college path
By Stefanie Botelho. Universities are creating scholarships and entrepreneurial opportunities to help the unemployed and underemployed gain footing in an ever-greening economy. More...
Why for-profit education fails
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Earlier this year, LeapFrog Enterprises, the educational-entertainment business, sold itself for $1 a share. The deal came several months after LeapFrog received a warning from the New York Stock Exchange that it would be delisted if the value of its stock did not improve, a disappointing end to the public life of a company that had the best-performing IPO of 2002. More...
Why historically black colleges matter
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. I was selected as Clark Atlanta University’s fourth president in February 2015. I am deeply honored to have been asked to lead this internationally recognized epicenter of African American higher education as its new chief executive officer. More...
Why engaging more first gen students in higher ed matters
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. In this special time of demagoguery and democratic politics, much is made of the need to sustain the nation’s competitiveness in an ever increasing global economy. But as most states know quite well, the competitiveness of any community rests primarily on the education and training of their workforce. More...
Edmission launches low-cost, tech-enabled college admissions evaluation services
Submitted by Tim Goral. Edmission has launched Edmission Insight, a low-cost, tech-enabled college admissions evaluation service. Edmission, founded in January 2016, is a web application that offers affordable, high quality, and personalized college admission advice to high school students. More...