Education Dive Hospitality group looks to strengthen worker pipeline through online courses AUTHOR Patti Zarling PUBLISHED March 1, 2018 Dive Brief: The American Hotel and Lodging Association’s foundation has launched a program that will make it easier for hotel industry employees to earn an associate’s or a bachelor’s degree at […]
Education Dive What is the future of for-profit higher ed? The business model of the future is one that combines for-profit and traditional models together. AUTHOR Autumn A. Arnett@A2Arnett PUBLISHED March 7, 2018 The latest of John Grisham’s New York Times bestsellers, The Rooster Bar, centers around three third-year law students who “all […]
Inside Higher Ed Look Who’s Championing the Degree Coursera and other purveyors of massive open online courses supposedly signaled the end of traditional credentials and, as some told it, universities. Now the company is betting big on both. By Doug Lederman March 6, 2018 If you dig through the ancient (circa […]
Inside Higher Ed Accreditor Backs Purdue-Kaplan Deal By Paul Fain March 6, 2018 A regional accreditor has approved Purdue University’s acquisition of Kaplan University, clearing the way for Purdue University Global, a boundary-testing online venture that is slated to launch in April. The Higher Learning Commission was the final regulatory hurdle for Purdue Global, which […]
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The Evolllution Reducing Transactional Distance: Engaging Online Students in Higher Education Amanda Major | Instructional Designer in the Center for Distributed Learning, University of Central FloridaJennifer Sumner | Director of the UCF Online Connect Center and Strategic Initiatives for UCF Connect, University of Central Florida Reducing transactional distance is […]
Inside Higher Ed Ditching Profit Grand Canyon University’s accreditor soon will decide whether or not the institution can become a nonprofit, the latest among several similar — and controversial — conversion attempts. By Ashley A. Smith March 2, 2018 The Higher Learning Commission’s decision on Grand Canyon University’s application to convert from a […]
evolllution Stackable and Sub-Degree: How Postsecondary Institutions Can Support the Middle-Skill Economy Matt Sigelman | Chief Executive Officer, Burning Glass Technologies By identifying job market needs and providing programming aimed at helping to retool the skill sets required for middle-skill jobs, universities and colleges can help middle-skilled workers increase […]
Institute for Women’s Policy Research Understanding the New College Majority: The Demographic and Financial Characteristics of Independent Students and their Postsecondary Outcomes Lindsey Reichlin Cruse, M.A., Eleanor Eckerson, Barbara Gault, Ph.D. DOWNLOAD REPORT FEBRUARY 20, 2018 BRIEFING PAPER, ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION, INVESTING IN SINGLE MOTHERS’ HIGHER EDUCATION, STUDENT PARENT SUCCESS INITIATIVE ID: IWPR #C462 Independent […]
Inside Higher Ed Overconfident Students, Dubious Employers A new study identifies the gaps between graduates’ views of their skills and the views of those who hire them. By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf February 23, 2018 College students may believe they’re ready for a job, but employers think otherwise. At least, that’s according to […]