Georgia Tech moves forward with plans to create storefronts for its online education programs, joining a growing number of institutions offering hybrid online learning experiences. Inside Higher Ed by Lindsay McKenzie Georgia Institute of Technology is considering creating brick-and-mortar “storefronts” for prospective and current students to sample its course offerings, listen to […]
Business Insider Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday restored federal recognition to an accrediting group that oversees dozens of for-profit colleges but was shut down by the Obama administration over allegations of lax supervision. Her decision says the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools was found to be “substantially […]
Education Next This year’s meeting of the for-profit higher-education industry’s principal membership association was held at Walt Disney World—which, for the 1,000 people who attended, might have seemed the second most magical place on earth. First place, at the moment, is Washington, D.C., where friends and allies have created a regulatory reprieve […]
Chronicle of Higher Education By Andy Thomason Updated (11/21/2018, 1:25 p.m.) with a comment from Liz Hill, a spokeswoman for the Education Department. The U.S. Education Department has reportedly restored federal recognition to the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, the controversial accreditor of for-profit colleges that saw its […]
By Dian Schaffhauser Personalized communication matters in higher education. According to a recent survey, not only did students say they’d be more likely to choose a school that personalized its communications to them during the recruitment process, but alumni said they’d probably donate more often if they knew their money […]
AP News By KEN SWEET NEW YORK (AP) — One of the nation’s largest student loan servicing companies may have driven tens of thousands of borrowers struggling with their debts into higher-cost repayment plans. That’s the finding of a Department of Education audit of practices at Navient Corp., the nation’s […]
Federal Register AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before January 7, 2019. ADDRESSES: To access […]
Inside Higher Ed By Ashley A. Smith The move by a growing number of community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees has generated excitement, especially in California, where the first crop of students in a pilot program are expected to graduate this spring. But a recent report from the state Legislature’s independent policy analysis […]
Chronicle of Higher Education To the Editor: Your recent interview, “Skills Gap ‘Is a Fiction’” (The Chronicle, November 11), represents the best of intellectual diversity. But we do all of higher education a real disservice if we believe the interview, or ignore the importance of middle-skills job. Yes, most graduates of […]
Education Dive Dr. Alan Kadish is president of the Touro College and University System. I would like to correct a significant misnomer in academia. The phrase “non-traditional student” is often used to describe older students, those working full-time and those juggling parenting responsibilities. College marketing materials, as well as depictions in movies, […]