Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. OnCourse Learning is offering a new Military Lending Act course geared toward informing bank and credit union employees about the expanded MLA and helping institutions mitigate risk to their businesses for non-compliance. More...
Testing times as South Korean students sit for college exam
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Financial markets stayed closed and aircraft grounded as students in South Korea sat down on Thursday morning for the annual college entrance exam that could make or break their careers. More...
Trump’s win leaves Obama’s higher education reforms in doubt
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Donald Trump’s defeat of Hillary Clinton in the election places eight years of higher-education reform under President Obama in doubt, raising questions about the direction of policies governing financial aid and for-profit colleges. More...
Ohio State University agrees to performance audit
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Ohio State University has agreed to undergo a performance audit, which would be the first of a public higher education institution. More...
Tuition increases on the table for R.I.'s public institutions
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Students at Rhode Island’s public colleges and university could see a tuition hike next year. The state Board of Education is slated to vote Wednesday on a proposal that would increase the cost of Rhode Island College by about $600 a year. More...
Acquisition brings capabilities to Echo360
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Echo360 announced, today, the acquisition of online learning company Astute Technology, whose testing and certification platform allows organizations and institutions to evaluate user comprehension of video content and generate cloud-based certificates as users master new skills and competencies. More...
Iona announces high-tech business school expansion
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Iona College last week announced plans to expand its business school as the cornerstone project in its campus development plan. More...
How to train 1,000 dual-enrollment teachers? Minn. State has a plan
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Stakeholders are finalizing a plan for getting more than 1,000 teachers the graduate credits necessary to continue leading college-level courses for Minnesota high school students in 2022 and beyond. More...
Building an engine for innovation
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Students collaborate to manipulate a larger-than-life robotic arm. A 4-legged pet-sized robot jumps and leaps higher than it is tall. GPS-robot hybrid technology navigates indoor spaces turn by turn. More...
Grad rates at core of potential accreditation overhaul
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. A recent joint statement from higher education accrediting bodies has heightened the focus on college and university graduation rates, but some advocates and executives say that accountability requires a greater value of institutional context. More...