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Should professors be forced to post syllabi online?

May 31, 2011May 25, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Requiring professors to make their syllabi publicly available on the web could draw a backlash from educators who see the document as their intellectual property, while universities and…

New textbook exchange site helps students ‘defy’ publishers

May 25, 2011May 23, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

After a bachelor’s degree, a law degree, and a business degree, Derek Haake estimates his total textbook costs at around $20,000 -- and now he's hitting back at…

Campus Leadership

Student loans eyed by budgeteers

May 24, 2011May 23, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

The White House and key lawmakers are considering reductions in student loan subsidies, farm payments, and support for federal workers' pensions as they search for cuts that can…

IT Leadership

As regulations loom, a call for cooperation between states

May 25, 2011May 16, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Members of an influential online-learning task force said states should create uniform standards for online colleges and universities, making it easier for institutions to comply with a federal…

Campus Leadership

Ga. college student a reluctant immigration symbol

May 11, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

Jessica Colotl has always tried to keep a low profile--obeying the speed limit, making sure her lights work properly--knowing that a brush with law enforcement could lead to…

Campus Leadership

For-profit colleges face more state scrutiny

May 6, 2011 by From wire service reports

Tired of waiting for action from the federal government, several states are moving ahead with plans of their own to tighten regulation of for-profit colleges—including some of the…

IT Leadership

For-profit colleges concede defeat on new rules, vow to fight on

April 19, 2011April 18, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Efforts by lobbyists from for-profit colleges – including some of the largest online education programs – fell short last week when Congress passed a compromise budget bill that…

IT Leadership

Arizona defies public opinion, passes guns on campus bill

April 12, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

Two days after the Jan. 8 Tucson shootings, as Rep. Gabrielle Giffords lay in a medically induced coma, Arizona's House of Representatives introduced the session's very first piece…

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For-profit regulations, Pell Grants survive budget compromise

April 12, 2011April 11, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Washington’s last-minute budget deal did not include a provision that would have killed a stringent for-profit college regulation, and Pell Grants remained intact despite deep cuts in education…

IT Leadership

New federal rule could have worst impact on small states

March 30, 2011March 28, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Colleges with online programs might withdraw from states, mostly in the northeast, that have small populations and stringent requirements for distance education courses when the Education Department’s “state…

Should professors be forced to post syllabi online?

New textbook exchange site helps students ‘defy’ publishers

Student loans eyed by budgeteers

As regulations loom, a call for cooperation between states

Ga. college student a reluctant immigration symbol

For-profit colleges face more state scrutiny

For-profit colleges concede defeat on new rules, vow to fight on

Arizona defies public opinion, passes guns on campus bill

For-profit regulations, Pell Grants survive budget compromise

New federal rule could have worst impact on small states

Regis University Partners with Collegis Education to Modernize IT Infrastructure and Strengthen Denver’s Higher Ed Innovation Footprint

Beyond the Degree: The Rise of Skills-Based Hiring and What It Means for Higher Ed

Bridging the Skills Gap: How Universities Can Align Curricula With Workforce Needs

HEA Policy Shifts Update: How Are Educational Stakeholders Responding?

Nation’s Premier Collegiate Honor Society Inducts Talethia Jean Nevaeh Gray-Nance Into Membership

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