New survey finds college administrators ditching tenure
College administrators will continue to rely heavily on adjunct instructors and faculty who won't be eligible for tenure, according to a new poll of higher education officials, the…
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Professor has 180,000 students in MOOC
If college professors think a lecture hall full of 300 students is a big class, that would seem like private tutoring compared to the enrollment of a single…
Massachusetts University charges students a pedestrian fee
If you want to walk on the campus of Worcester State University in Massachusetts, it's going to cost you, the Huffington Post reports.
Financial aid fix may reverse college dropout crisis
An influential group of college presidents, civil rights leaders and advocates sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is highlighting what it calls a growing higher education…
12 best colleges for undergraduates
American universities are known for innovations and world-class research, but much of that takes place at the graduate level. So which ones are all-stars for how they teach…
University of California president to retire
Mark Yudof, the president of the University of California system, announced Friday he will end his tenure on Aug. 31, 2013, the Huffington Post reports.
The safest colleges in the country
This week, the University of Southern California announced new safety measures, including a campus lock down at night, the Huffington Post reports.
Grading the president: Obama’s education approval stats
All week long, you've heard about how states are doing on education. Now it's the president's turn to be graded, the Huffington Post reports.
Opinion: How MIT and Harvard are connected to Reddit co-founder’s death
Open democracy advocate and internet pioneer Aaron Swartz was found dead Friday in an apparent suicide, flooding the digital spectrum with an outpouring of grief, says the Huffington…
No one knows how many vets graduate: Why it’s a problem
The federal government has spent more than $20 billion helping 817,000 veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan go to college, the Huffington Post reports.