By Morgan Jacobsen. Utah Commissioner of Higher Education David Buhler is hoping to bring greater rewards for colleges and universities that meet certain benchmarks in student success.
For now, the rewards aren't much when compared to an institution's overall budget. But they represent a growing movement toward performance-based funding in education. More...
By Beth Akers. Earlier this year, I coauthored a report that questioned the national dialogue about a pending student loan crisis. This report revealed evidence that ran counter to the notion that the majority of borrowers with student loan debt were struggling financially, or that the condition of borrowers has been deteriorating over time. Our analysis showed that onerous debt burdens were less common than many imagined, with only seven percent of young borrowers holding balances in excess of $50,000. We also found that the widely publicized increases in borrowing seen over the past two decades were accompanied, for the most part, by increases in earnings, despite stagnant growth in wages in the broader economy. More...
By . Data algorithms cover millions of grades from thousands of students.
For years, Stephanie Dupaul would jokingly consult her collection of Magic 8 Balls when students asked her questions such as, “Will I get an A in that class?” Now, she can give them an answer far more accurate than anything predicted by a toy fortune-teller. More...
By . Many students going to community college next year will have their tuition covered by Tennessee Promise, but that only pays for a portion of what their education actually costs. As higher education officials are reminding the governor, schools rely largely on state funding to pay the difference.
While presenting a budget proposal Friday, Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor John Morgan said tuition covers a little more half of the total price tag of community college. The school still has to dish out about $3,000 per student. More...
By Matthew T. Lambert. The popular discourse today about higher education is largely negative—college costs too much, students learn too little, jobs are too scarce for the graduates who rack up debt to earn back their investment, and universities change at a pace that can only be measured by geologists...glacial. On the other hand, technology has enabled more non-traditional students to access a higher education than ever before and more students are graduating with certificates and degrees than at any point in human history. As Dickens once remarked, it is the best of times and the worst of times. More...
By Brian C. Mitchell. By the end of sophomore year, tradition suggests that most college students should think about how they can narrow their interests to a range of opportunities after graduation. It's not that college is over for them, it's just more a case of the need to plan ahead.
While many began their college careers thinking that they knew what they wanted out of life, few students are so mature and have had all the tumblers kick into place. More...
By Vincent Smith. For the first time in more than a year, good news has surfaced for those aspiring to work in higher education. According to a report conducted by HigherEdJobs, a posting site for university-level positions, higher education jobs increased by 0.2 percent in this latest quarter after four previous quarters of decline. More...
By Paul Welizkin. Illinois State University (ISU) has signed agreements with Wuhan University in China to exchange students and faculty members.
"Wuhan is considered one the top 10 universities in China so we are happy to have this relationship," Luis Canales, director of the ISU office of international studies and programs, told China Daily in an interview. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. The University of Wisconsin-Madison's College of Letters & Science has received a $150,000 Career Ready Internship Grant from the Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation to help students with financial need reap the educational and career-boosting benefits of internships. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. Lone Star College opened its doors to more than 2,400 international students from 100 different countries for fall 2014 semester – ranking it fourth in the nation for the number of international students attending a community college.
Students from Albania to Zambia and all points in between have chosen to attend LSC for their higher education. More...
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