Posts Tagged with "Higher Ed"
Coursera, edX Continue To Expand
INSIDE HIGHER ED. MAY 22, 2013. Coursera and edX, the two major providers of massive open online courses, continue to partner with more institutions. On Tuesday, edX, a nonprofit started with money from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of …Continue reading »
Continue reading...Homeland Security Updates Systems to Address Visa Issues
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
INSIDE HIGHER ED. MAY 22, 2013. NAFSA: Association of International Educators has issued an update to its members regarding new procedures in place to verify Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) status at border checkpoints. NAFSA reports that the U.S. Department …Continue reading »
Continue reading...Bucking the Trend
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
INSIDE HIGHER ED. MAY 22, 2013. Although the Affordable Care Act is intended to increase access to health insurance, a growing number of community colleges have been moving in the opposite direction by cutting adjuncts’ hours and, consequently, their eligibility for coverage. …Continue reading »
Continue reading...Capacity Fix That Rankles
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
INSIDE HIGHER ED. MAY 22, 2013. The idea of creating a second tier of tuition for California’s community colleges is as resilient as it is controversial. For the third time in recent years, a state lawmaker has introduced a bill to allow …Continue reading »
Continue reading...Push for Tiered Tuition at California Community Colleges
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
INSIDE HIGHER ED. MAY 21, 2013. The California Assembly on Monday passed a bill that would authorize community colleges to charge out-of-state tuition to in-state residents for some courses during the summer and winter terms, The Sacramento Bee reported. The idea is …Continue reading »
Continue reading...Let’s Make a Deal
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
INSIDE HIGHER ED. MAY 21, 2013. Sure, Aramark may be able to provide delicious sandwiches, brew a mean cup of coffee, cater important university functions, and do it all at the lowest price. But can it help a sophomore get …Continue reading »
Continue reading...Confusion on State Authorization
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
INSIDE HIGHER ED. MAY 20, 2013. The Education Department announced Friday that it would push back by a year the deadline for complying with a rule requiring states to authorize colleges within their borders, but did little to clarify a regulation that …Continue reading »
Continue reading...Senate Leaders Introduce Student Loan Interest Rate Bill
Friday, May 17, 2013
INSIDE HIGHER ED. MAY 16, 2013. Senate Democrats introduced a bill Wednesday that would keep the interest rate on subsidized student loans at 3.4 percent for another two years at a cost to the government of $8.6 billion — a measure that …Continue reading »
Continue reading...House Cmte. Passes Bill on Higher Ed. Data Transparency
Thursday, May 16, 2013
On a bipartisan voice vote that took place in record time yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce approved sending the "Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act" (HR 1949) to the full...
Continue reading...Is a Billboard a College?
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
INSIDE HIGHER ED. MAY 15, 2013. Colleges regularly promote themselves to prospective students. They send viewbooks. They buy names and addresses. They craft web advertising. And they use billboards, like one with the image above. In Tennessee, Berry College says, …Continue reading »
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