EDUCAUSE 2024: How Automated Cloud Monitoring Promotes Accountability
As higher education institutions continue to discover the benefits of hosting data in the cloud, these environments are becoming increasingly complex.
As election looms, undocumented students worry
The vice president frequently refers to the immigration system as “broken” and told the Democratic National Convention in August that “we can create an earned pathway to citizenship and secure our border.” She’s also championed DACA in the past.
Through education partnerships, Johnson Controls looks to get its ‘fair share’ of technical talent
The academy’s talent pipeline begins with three Lincoln Tech recruiters working on Johnson Controls’ behalf to identify and build relationships with students at the technical college’s 14 — soon to be 18 — training campuses, Feilen said in an interview.
What Are Ghost Students, and How Do They Operate?
And once colleges are aware of the problem, the process of closely scrutinizing applications and monitoring students’ behavior once enrolled can cost an enormous amount of time and effort for admissions officials, faculty members, IT teams and others.
Webster University to close its military campuses
As of Oct. 31, Webster continued to highlight its physical offerings, which combined with its online coursework makes the university “uniquely positioned to serve the educational needs of active-duty military.”
Harris needs to finish the job on for-profit college loan discharges
Our client, Jaime Maldonado, remembers nearly ten years ago when Harris, then her state's attorney general, announced findings of significant misconduct against thenow-defunct Corinthian Colleges.
EDUCAUSE 2024: Lessons from a Data-Driven Institution
Some of that was out of necessity, because there is no in-person interaction with students at WGU, but some was by design as the university’s early leaders took a technology-forward approach.
Cal State will emphasize postgrad success in new campaign
“The initiative will deepen the CSU’s relationship and alignment with industry partners and benefit California’s workforce by strengthening the pipeline of career-ready graduates to fill critical positions in growing fields,” according to documents from a previous board meeting.
More U.K. university history departments cutting jobs, courses
“For trained historians, the implications of such changes are far-reaching and include: the threat of redundancy; reduced scope for innovative teaching and research; greater inequality between institutions; and a diminishing of history’s influence and contribution beyond the university sector,” warns the report, which adds that students, too, will find their opportunities more limited.
The college affordability gap shrank during the pandemic, research suggests
They based a college’s affordability on whether the average in-state students’ federal financial aid awards, family contributions and 12 weeks of full-time minimum wage work could cover the institution’s total price, plus $300 in emergency expenses.
The scramble for college voters in Arizona
“College campuses are the easiest way to completely run up our numbers with young voters and ensure they’re voting for Kamala Harris, Ruben Gallego [Republican Kari Lake’s Senate opponent] and Democrats all the way down the ballot, including judges, school board members, state legislators and propositions.”
Lawsuit targets Illinois college scholarships aimed at increasing teacher diversity
“Illinois can offer assistance to young, aspiring teachers, but not when they exclude a significant number of applicants based on their skin color,” said Pacific Legal's attorney Erin Wilcox in a statement on Tuesday.
Metropolitan College of New York looks to sell main campus amid financial woes
The Metropolitan College of New York is planning to sell some of its Manhattan campus as part of an agreement struck with bondholders that will let the institution delay a $1.7 million bond payment due in November, according to a regulatory filing last week.
Nebraska regents campaign on antiabortion measures
Regents Rob Schafer and Jim Scheer, both Republicans, donated money for commercials reportedly produced by the Nebraska Family Alliance, a group that opposes abortion rights.
U.S. has certified unions for 50,000 student employees
The list of ways next week’s presidential election could affect higher education is long, with Trump and Harris administrations likely to differ significantly on issues such as student loans, accreditation, diversity and Title IX, to name just a few.
Brown U suspends Students for Justice in Palestine chapter
One pro-Israel trustee, Joseph Edelman, resigned from the corporation before the vote, saying the fact that the university would even consider divestment was “morally reprehensible.”
Beware of the Zombie College Scam Haunting Higher Education
At its heart, the zombie scam is an impersonation scheme, and that kind of manipulation takes place all the time in higher education, with bad actors bobbing for apples among current students, faculty and staff.