Inside Higher Ed Global Boom in Private Enrollments In many countries, public higher education no longer dominates, report finds. By Ellie Bothwell for Times Higher Education March 8, 2018 One in three students globally is enrolled in private higher education institutions, according to research that reveals the huge growth and wide […]
Inside Higher Ed Global Boom in Private Enrollments In many countries, public higher education no longer dominates, report finds. By Ellie Bothwell for Times Higher Education March 8, 2018 One in three students globally is enrolled in private higher education institutions, according to research that reveals the huge growth and wide […]
Inside Higher Ed New Push to Drop Drug Offenses as Barrier to Student Aid A student receiving federal grants and loans who commits an infraction as minor as possessing marijuana faces losing aid eligibility. Some see this rule as unwise and are pushing to change it. By Andrew Kreighbaum March 7, […]
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 […]
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 […]