May 19 Threatened with closure, one historically black university charts a path to recovery By Kyla Calvert Mason When Darian James walks across the South Carolina State campus in her hometown of Orangeburg she sees a place where much of her life to this point has played out. It’s the place where she went to preschool through middle… Continue reading
May 07 Can for-profit colleges survive their slump? By Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed The dramatic collapse of Corinthian Colleges isn’t the only shake-up happening in for-profit higher education, as a broad swath of the sector is shutting down or selling off campuses after years of declining revenue and enrollment. Continue reading
May 06 Watch 8:38 Why Starbucks is offering workers a college education, hold the debt By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 30 Once invisible, college boards of trustees push into the spotlight By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Read more about higher education. Except for the desert sun pouring in through floor-to-ceiling windows, the hearing room… Continue reading
Apr 24 Researchers cut down procrastination by making it less fun By Carl Straumsheim, Inside Higher Ed The key to making online students focus on their course work may be making procrastination as unenjoyable as possible, according to a study out of Cornell University. It’s a familiar problem to anyone with a deadline and a computer:… Continue reading
Apr 17 Private college scholarships less likely to go to poorest students By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report Families that need private scholarships the most are less likely to get them than higher-income ones. Continue reading
Apr 14 6 rules to help you make the best college decision By Alan Benson, Raimundo Esteva, Frank Levy It's that time of year again. If they haven't already, high school seniors are preparing to settle on their college choices by May 1. But then again, should they even go to college? Here to encourage them to go, with… Continue reading
Apr 02 Who is taking MOOCs? Teachers, says MIT-Harvard study By Kirk Carapezza, WGBH A new MIT-Harvard study released on Wednesday finds that nearly 40 percent of learners who take open online courses are teachers. That finding has researchers wondering whether they can better design online courses once predicted to upend students’ experience to… Continue reading
Mar 30 How much is too much when it comes to spending on college sports? By Kirk Carapezza, WGBH With tuition and fees on the rise, a poll from Monmouth University finds a majority of Americans think universities with big-time athletic programs spend too much time and money on sports. Continue reading
Mar 19 Here’s why it’s so hard to figure out how Millennials feel about racism By Laura Santhanam What explains the conflicting data about how young people feel about race in America?… Continue reading