Minority serving institutions’ (MSIs) completion rates are substantially higher than federal data indicate, according to a new paper from the American Council on Education’s (ACE) Center for Policy Research and Strategy (CPRS). More...

A decision by Harvard University to revoke admittance to students who posted obscene content on social media likely won’t influence admissions procedures locally, college staff across the nation say. More...

The presence of women and minorities in higher-ed leadership has increased only very slightly in recent years, and typical U.S. college and university presidents continue to be white males in their early 60s who hold doctoral degrees, according to a new report from the American Council on Education (ACE). More...

InsideTrack,a provider of student success coaching services, launched its newest suite of Re-Enrollment & Re-Entry solutions to help higher education systems and institutions successfully re-engage adults with some college credit, but no degree or certificate, and assist them in completing their credentials. More...

EON Reality Inc., a provider of Virtual Reality-based knowledge transfer for industry, education, and edutainment; and Lehman College, a public, senior college located in the Bronx that is part of the City University of New York (CUNY), announced the establishment of an Interactive Digital Center (IDC) as part of Lehman College’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies. More...

With the high-school graduation season over, it’s time for grads and parents alike to celebrate and relax a bit – and maybe enjoy a long summer before recently minted graduates start college or a new job. More...

The need for highly-qualified job applicants with a variety of tech skills illustrates the need to increase education in those areas. More...

The report, “Evaluation of Ed Tech: What Technology Means to Educators Across America,” also reveals that just 13 percent of educators gave their school or university an ‘A’ when asked to rank their available ed tech’s ability to improve the learning experience for students, according to a new study. More...

In the mid-1990s, Amazon started selling books online and quickly moved to dominate the space, including running Border’s online store by 2001 and driving Borders to bankruptcy by 2011. Kodak, which once had 90 percent market share in the U.S. film market, was disrupted by digital photography and ultimately filed Chapter 11 in 2012. Corporate behemoth Xerox has struggled to find its footing after small desktop printers disrupted its larger, more complex copy machines. In each case, disruptive innovations made products that were simpler, cheaper, and more accessible—and then became so successful that they toppled the long-standing leaders of the industry. More...

Improving the strength of content preparation in all subject areas teacher candidates will be licensed to teach could lead to stronger teacher preparation programs, especially when it comes to science and social studies, according to new research. More...