By . Back in July, the Canadian Association of University Business Officers released the results of its survey of university finances for 2013-14. The results underline the fact that institutions in Canada are facing some highly heterogeneous financial circumstances. More...
By Phil Hill. I have written several posts looking at the new College Scorecard and its inherent flaws in the data, often starting with observations from Russ Poulin at WCET. Today Susan Svrluga, education reporter at the Washington Post, posted a new article co-written by me and Russ and titled “Hundreds of colleges missing from Obama’s College Scorecard?”. The gist of the article is taking a holistic view of data problems and why they exist. More...
By Phil Hill. I shared the most recent graphic summarizing the LMS market in October 2014, and thanks to revised data sources it’s time for an update. As with all previous versions, the 2005 – 2009 data points are based on the Campus Computing Project, and therefore is based on US adoption from non-profit institutions. This set of longitudinal data provides an anchor for the summary. More...
By . A new project focused on advancing learning outcomes has demonstrated that rubric-based assessment can be scaled and can offer up valid findings, along with actionable information, about student learning. More...
By Becky Yerak. The Affordable College Textbook Act would provide grants that schools could use to publish what are essentially online materials that are free for professors, students, researchers and others. More...
Workday, Inc., a provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, has launched Workday Student Admissions, a new application that helps higher education institutions meet targeted enrollment goals through data-driven insights related to a potential student’s academic success at their institution. More...
. Emergency alert systems at Umpqua Community College may have failed to warn students and faculty of a shooter on campus Oct. 1. More...
. More than 80 colleges are creating a website where students will be able to apply to dozens of them and get help along the way. More...
By John Warner. I am concerned about the declining quality in our higher education lobbyists.
My worry was triggered by yesterday’s Inside Higher Ed commentary from Terrell Halaska, a former Bush administration Department of Education official and founding partner of HCM Strategists, which, best I can tell from the corporate gobbledygook on their website is a lobbying/consulting combo platter. Read more...
Three Senate Republicans on Thursday wrote to the U.S. Department of Defense to question its recent decision to temporarily suspend the University of Phoenix's eligibility for military tuition benefits. Read more...
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