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5 août 2015

Nonprofit colleges take up a new subject: Default

University Business LogoBy Stefanie Botelho. Moody's Investors Service Inc. has never seen any of the colleges it rates default on their debt. Only two nonprofit colleges rated by Standard & Poor's have defaulted in the past dozen years. More...

5 août 2015

Ivy Tech achieves high grad rates among first-generation students

University Business LogoBy Stefanie Botelho. Ivy Tech Community College’s nationally-recognized Associate Accelerated Program (known as ASAP) has achieved a 66 percent graduation rate, one of the highest graduation rates in the nation amongst at-risk, first-generation college students who are at a greater risk of not completing a college degree. More...

5 août 2015

Cheating, student authentication and proctoring in online programs

University Business LogoBy Stefanie Botelho. This pitch is more than incredibly crass. It is really just outright pimping of hired poseurs to online students willing to “pay for performance.” With the massive growth of online education, such parasitic companies have sprung up like weeds, presenting a serious threat to program integrity. More...

5 août 2015

Confessions of a college rankings guru

University Business LogoBy Stefanie Botelho. I spend several months each year helping FORBES compile its annual rankings of colleges and universities. Why do I do it? It does not increase my income (I get paid by the Center for College Affordability and Productivity whether we do the rankings or not) or personal name recognition. More...

5 août 2015

The future of higher education in America

University Business LogoBy Stefanie Botelho. More students are graduating college than ever before. But for too many students, the nation’s higher education system isn’t delivering what they need and deserve. Earlier today, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan outlined a new vision for higher education in America at a speech at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. More...

5 août 2015

Obama poised to give financial aid to federal, state prisoners

University Business LogoBy Stefanie Botelho. More prisoners may soon have access to federal subsidies to pay for college under a new Obama administration initiative, ending a 20-year ban on Pell grants for state and federal prisoners. More...

5 août 2015

What university presses have done for urban design

University Business LogoBy Stefanie Botelho. Think of universities as a series of ivory tower silos? Think again. Not only can urban-set institutions of higher learning be vital anchor institutions in their neighborhoods, university presses throughout the U.S. play a pivotal role in publishing game-changing work about cities. Those books, both practical and philosophical, result in real benefits to our built environments. More...

5 août 2015

Meaningful experiences for millennials means engagement post grad

University Business LogoBy Stefanie Botelho. As the influence of millennials increases, their donations after college to their alma maters will be critical to the institutions’ growth. However, because the increasing costs of higher education, many millennials do not feel like they owe their alma maters any monetary donation after they graduate. More...

5 août 2015

Florida officials approve performance-based funding for higher ed

University Business LogoBy Stefanie Botelho. A new performance-funding system for state colleges was approved Thursday by the State Board of Education, the latest step in Florida officials' drive to tie money for higher education to how well institutions and their students do. More...

5 août 2015

West Virginia University to hire 'Wikipedian in residence'

University Business LogoBy Stefanie Botelho. West Virginia University will aim to close Wikipedia’s gender gap during the upcoming fall semester by hiring a “Wikipedian in residence.” More...

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