By Stefanie Botelho. Earlier this month, Adam Davidson wrote a fascinating yet deeply troubling piece in the New York Times titled: "Is College Tuition Really Too High?" Davidson explores the relationship between the student and the aid offered to the student by the college or university in which the student enrolls. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. Immigration advocates say some colleges and universities in Missouri are discriminating against undocumented students by charging them higher tuition. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. Along with competitive pay, employers offer a range of benefits in hopes of attracting the best and brightest workers. But few companies actually break out their checkbooks to help younger employees cope with what many experts say is a burgeoning financial crisis: soaring student debt. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. Cengage Learning, a leading global education company, today announced the acquisition of Learning Objects, a Washington, D.C.-based education technology company. Learning Objects powers innovative, customized and adaptive online learning programs and courses to higher education institutions through its state-of-the-art learning platform and instructional design services. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. A simplified financial-aid calculator — much easier to use than the federally mandated calculators that most colleges create — has begun spreading beyond Wellesley College, where it began two years ago. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. The presidents of Virginia’s public colleges and universities are warning that the state no longer can assume that everything will be okay with their institutions. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. Aruba Networks, an HP company, (NYSE: HPQ) today announced that it has expanded the coursework offered by its Aruba Mobility Academy, which has been adopted by higher education institutions around the globe since its launch in 2014. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. In an era of state funding cutbacks and declining enrollments, some community colleges are finding that the corporate college model can be a great way to grow revenue. But they have many other benefits, from increasing enrollment to encouraging philanthropy. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. Is graduate school “broken”? I ask this advisedly, for talk about “broken” institutions has become a tired cliché. But it’s a tricky question in this case, because you can declare something broken only if you know how it’s supposed to work in the first place. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. Facing some of America’s biggest education challenges, Benjamin Castleman thinks small. In his new book, The 160-Character Solution: How Text Messaging and Other Behavioral Strategies can Improve Education, the University of Virginia education professor argues that the humble text message can boost student achievement, improve study habits and help students stay on track in the transition from high school to college. More...
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