A common ground proposal to improve higher ed data
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. This month, millions of students will head off to college hoping to earn the skills and degrees they need to secure well-paying jobs in today’s economy. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. This month, millions of students will head off to college hoping to earn the skills and degrees they need to secure well-paying jobs in today’s economy. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Can we fix higher education? Is it possible to reform an institution so plagued by bloated costs, academic failure, debt and political correctness? And why would this time be different. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Coursera, the education tech platform that offers online courses from prestigious colleges and universities, is branching into corporate learning and development and has officially launched Coursera for Business today. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The new academic year is just getting underway and as millions of students flock to college campuses around the country, the first thing they’ll do before unpacking a dorm room box or stepping foot in a classroom is probably fret about how the heck they’re gonna pay for it. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The first time a program in El Dorado, Ark., sent the city’s high school graduates to college with money to cover tuition at any public school in the state in 2007, many students showed up to the local high school expecting a bus to take them to college. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. When Western Illinois University cut its African-American studies major this summer, enrollment and graduation numbers were dismal. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Open Educational Resources (OER) in higher education have the potential to triple in use as primary courseware over the next five years, from 4 percent to 12 percent, according to a survey of more than 500 faculty by Cengage Learning. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Students from rural communities who want to attend college face challenges on their pathways to higher education, according to a new study from a University of Georgia researcher. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. A freshman tentatively raises her hand and takes the microphone. “I’m really scared to ask this,” she begins. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. A professor steps up to the lectern in a large introductory course and looks out into a sea of faces. More...