The American Institutes for Research will help the Jefferson Education Accelerator identify efficacious educational technology, the two organizations announced on Wednesday. Read more...
13 septembre 2015
13 septembre 2015
Alumni Investment Option
Alumni from three New England colleges may have an easier time investing in one other’s companies after the launch today of several new private venture capital funds. Read more...
13 septembre 2015
'U.S. News' Adjusts Survey Calculations
U.S. News & World Report's rankings are out today, and while the methodology hasn't changed, the way the rankings operation calculates "assessment of excellence" (widely known as the reputation survey) has changed, apparently in response to the participation rates of college presidents and high school guidance counselors. Read more...
13 septembre 2015
80,000 Cal State Students Hit in Data Breach
Nearly 80,000 students on eight California State University System campuses have had their data breached, The Los Angeles Times reported. Read more...
13 septembre 2015
Report Urges Creation of Student-Level Data System
It will be difficult to understand and ultimately improve the performance of American higher education without a better data infrastructure, and a federal student-level data system would be the best method for producing such data, a report from the Institute for Higher Education Policy argues. Read more...
13 septembre 2015
Women Challenge Harvard Group's All-Male Shows
Female students at Harvard University have signed up for auditions to perform in the Hasty Pudding Theatricals' productions this year, The Boston Globe reported. If any of the women are selected, they would break a tradition of all-male burlesque productions in which some male students portray women. Read more...
13 septembre 2015
Berkeley Starts New Effort for Black Students
The University of California at Berkeley last week announced the African-American Initiative, which will aim to increase support for black students and to attract more black students to the campus. Read more...
13 septembre 2015
Industry-Financed Study Projects Divestment Losses
A new study -- financed by an industry group -- predicts significant losses for universities with large endowments if they sell holdings in fossil fuel companies, as many student and environmental groups are urging. The study was released by the Social Science Research Network and was based on investment models for Columbia, Harvard, New York and Yale Universities, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Read more...
13 septembre 2015
Sam Houston State Won't Punish Student for Tweet
Sam Houston State University announced Friday that it will not punish Monica Foy, a student whose Twitter comment has infuriated many and led to calls that the university punish her. Read more...
13 septembre 2015
Texas State Promotes Free Frosh (MOOC) Year
The Texas State University System on Thursday announced a Freshman Year for Free program in which students can earn a full year of credit through massive open online courses offered by edX and coordinated by a new nonprofit called the Modern States Education Alliance. Read more...
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