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Rick Levin, CEO of Coursera: The Future of MOOCS (Video)
Rick Levin is the Chief Executive Officer of Coursera and President Emeritus of Yale University. Levin experiments with online education date back to 2000. He talks about the role of Coursera and MOOCs and how that differs from traditional higher education. Read More
May 16, 2017
Other News
Why Purdue Bought Online Diploma Firm
Mitch Daniels, the president of Purdue University, shocked the world of higher education on April 27 by announcing the public institution has agreed to purchase Kaplan University. Kaplan is a for-profit school that primarily caters to working adults seeking professional degrees online. It is really more of an invited corporate takeover than a purchase, with […]
May 16, 2017
Other News
For-Profits Reinvent, Target Needy Students
Since the mid-1990s, enrollment at for-profit trade schools and colleges has grown by 225 percent. In 2010, 12 percent of those in post-secondary programs attended a proprietary program, getting a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or taking courses in fields like cosmetology, medical testing or computer or automotive repair. Today, roughly 1.4 million men and women […]
May 16, 2017
Other News
U.S. Crackdown in For-Profits Said to Go Idle
The Education Department’s sweeping crackdown on fraudulent practices at for-profit colleges has stalled under the Trump administration’s appointees, several current and former department employees say. Current and former employees, who requested anonymity for fear of retaliation, said tight restrictions have been put on staff members scrutinizing for-profit institutions, constraining their contact with other state and […]
May 16, 2017
Students
Bethune-Cookman Graduates Chose Which Way They Wanted to Go
The decision by the students to show resistance was solidified. They could not straddle the fence. The Trump administration is quickly forcing people to choose sides.
May 15, 2017
Students
House Democrats to Seek Increase in Pell Grant
House Democrats on Monday said they plan to seek an increase in the Pell Grant to make college more affordable but conceded the increase would only be by a couple hundred dollars.
May 15, 2017
Students
Protesting Students in Puerto Rico Committed to Saving Higher Ed Access
Students on strike in the University of Puerto Rico system have settled in for the long haul as the island struggles to come to a resolution regarding its massive debt crisis.
May 15, 2017
Students
Tuition Discounts not Paying Off for Private Colleges
A survey shows that private nonprofit colleges are providing students a record level of tuition discounts but those efforts have not been enough to stave off a steady decline in enrollment.
May 15, 2017
Students
Mizzou Sees Effect of Declining Enrollment in Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri in Columbia is seeing the negative effects of budget cuts and declining enrollment. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports the university is expecting its smallest incoming freshman class in nearly two decades this fall, with as much as a 6 percent decline compared to last year. Local landlords are […]
May 15, 2017
Students
Auburn Pays $29,000 to End Suit Over White Nationalist
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Auburn University’s failed, one-day fight to prevent a white nationalist from speaking on campus will cost nearly $30,000 in legal fees under an agreement approved by a federal judge. School officials said they agreed to pay $29,000 in legal fees “to avoid more costly litigation costs” stemming from the university’s attempt to […]
May 15, 2017
Students
Family: Pledge Who Died at Penn State Treated Like ‘Roadkill’
NEW YORK — A fraternity pledge who was ordered to guzzle alcohol during a hazing ritual and twice fell down a flight of stairs before his death was treated like “roadkill,” his father said Monday, days after criminal charges were filed against 18 of his son’s Penn State fraternity brothers. Jim Piazza, the father of […]
May 15, 2017
Students
4 Plead Guilty in Baruch College Student’s Hazing Death
STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Four men charged in a brutal fraternity hazing ritual that resulted in the 2013 death of a New York City college student have pleaded guilty in a Pennsylvania court to voluntary manslaughter. Fraternity members at Pi Delta Psi physically abused Chun “Michael” Deng, a Baruch College student. They then tried to cover […]
May 15, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Trump Contradictions on Women’s Health Week
Mother’s Day marks the start of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Women’s Health Week. With a stated goal of “[empowering] women to make their health a priority,” Women’s Health Week aims to focus on some of the unique health issues women face, including maternal health. As the program is an official government […]
May 15, 2017
Other News
Trumpcare Bad for W.Va., Senator Says
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives approved a Trump-backed healthcare bill that would repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Sen. Joe Manchin believes the bill has major issues and will likely move slowly through the U.S. Senate. Manchin called the new healthcare bill “troubling” Wednesday and says it will hurt thousands of West […]
May 15, 2017
Other News
Project: Cut Mercury for Women, Keep Fish
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Health is working with health clinics to reduce the level of mercury in women of child-bearing age without sacrificing the benefits of eating fish. The department worked with health clinics in Cook County and on the Grand Portage Indian Reservation to sample the blood of nearly 500 […]
May 15, 2017
Other News
Massachusetts Weighs Tax on Sugary Drinks
BOSTON — Lawmakers on Beacon Hill are joining activists in other states pushing for taxes on sodas that they say will ease the rise in obesity-related diseases and bring in money for programs aimed at improving the health of children in Massachusetts. Supporters of the tax say that too many children and families in Massachusetts […]
May 15, 2017
Disparities
Colorado Welcomes 2 Projects for Veterans’ Care
DENVER — Two civilian initiatives are coming to Colorado to help veterans and their families deal with traumatic brain injuries, post-traumatic stress and other problems, the University of Colorado has announced. A five-year, $38 million gift from the Marcus Foundation will create the Marcus Institute for Brain Health at the university’s Anschutz Medical Campus in […]
May 15, 2017
Policies
Schools Worry About Medicaid Cuts
For school districts still getting their financial footing after the Great Recession, the Medicaid changes being advanced as part of the health care overhaul are sounding familiar alarms. Administrators say programming and services even beyond those that receive funding from the state-federal health care program could be at risk should Congress follow through with plans […]
May 15, 2017
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