By Emily Tate. United Educators reviewed 1,000 incidents of campus sexual assault and found that, in cases with litigation, the claims can cost institutions an average of $350,000. More...
Digital disruption lowers the cost of expensive masters degrees
Techno-News Blog. A round of price-cutting has broken out in the market for high-priced masters degrees with four Australian universities offering students a pathway to complete part of the degree online at a steep discount. More...
3 tech hacks that help universities cut costs (not students)
By Bob La Loggia. Technology is helping higher education maintain (or even increase) the services they provide without raising tuition and other costs. More...
Students in Mass. may be facing higher public ed costs
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Despite seven years of economic growth, the Beacon Hill budget climate in 2017 has so far not translated into major increases in funding for public higher education, leaving students and families struggling to pay for college vulnerable to another round of tuition and fee increases this fall. More...
Reed hears college cost challenges at education roundtable
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. When he completed his undergraduate and graduate studies back in the 1990s, he began a career in law with $110,000 worth of debt, he said. More...
3 Years Cost Less Than 4
By Rick Seltzer. NYU’s push to help students graduate in under four years leaves questions about who it helps and how much of a difference it can make at one of the country’s most expensive universities. Read more...
The most expensive college in every state
Submitted by Steven Wyman. Tuition at both public and private schools continues to rise at a fast clip, and Americans collectively owe more than $1.3 trillion in student loan debt. More...
Number of hungry and homeless students rises along with college costs
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. There's no way to avoid it. As the cost of college grows, research shows that so does the number of hungry and homeless students at colleges and universities across the country. More...
In the marketplace: Are contingent faculty actually cost efficient?
By Laura Ascione Devaney. Tech-savvy educators know they must stay on top of the myriad changes and trends in education to learn how teaching and learning can best benefit from technology’s near-constant change. More...