Career Education Corporation disclosed Monday that it received a "civil investigative demand" from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Aug. 20, according to a corporate filing. Read more...

Massive open online course platform Coursera has raised another $49.5 million in its most recent round of funding, a number that is expected to grow to $60 million this fall. The sum pushes Coursera well past the $100 million mark in total funding received, as the company stood at $85 million after its series B round, according to CrunchBase. Read more...

Old Dominion University is not the only institution talking about "welcome" banners at off-campus homes that are sexist and that critics say make light of sexual assault. Ohio State University students put up banners at a house saying, “Dads, we’ll take it from here,” and “Daughter day care 2.0,” WCMH News reported. Read more...

Apple has a new way of promoting its Apple Watch this fall: as a secret in-class communication device. According to 9to5Mac, retail workers are being encouraged to pitch the wearable to students as a means to sneak peeks at a screen without their instructor noticing. Read more...

Cengage Learning will offer the 24,000 members of the Association of Career and Technical Education (ACTE) access to a portal of online courses and professional development tools. Read more...

State University of New York Chancellor Nancy Zimpher will announce today a new transfer policy.
Starting this fall, SUNY is guaranteeing that students can transfer from a community college with all of their general education requirements and courses toward their major to and from any SUNY campus. Read more...

Old Dominion University officials and many others have condemned banners that were placed on a private house as students arrived at the university. Read more...

Facing a planned graduate student worker walkout over its decision to drop health insurance subsidies for teaching and research assistants, the University of Missouri at Columbia on Friday announced it will reinstate the subsidies indefinitely. Read more...

Several Ohio universities report that they are tightening admissions standards in light of the state's new performance-based funding system, which punishes institutions with low graduation rates, The Dayton Daily News reported. Read more...

By Kerry Ann Rockquemore. Congratulations on your new job and the fact that you already know how to ask highly specific mentoring questions! While there are many things that you could do the week before classes start to alleviate stress and ensure you keep your priorities clear, here are the three tasks I recommend for this week. Read more...