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Indiana Backs Purdue-Kaplan Deal
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education on Thursday approved Purdue University's acquisition of Kaplan University, Purdue announced. The decision, which...
Research Institutions Urged to Plan for Disasters
Academic research institutions need to do much more to plan for disasters, which might include natural disasters such as hurricanes...
Mixed Prospect for Growth of Competency-Based Ed
Most competency-based education programs remain nascent, highly localized and of limited size, according a new report from Eduventures, Ellucian and...
Georgia College Will Maintain Flannery O’Connor’s Home
Andalusia (at right), the home and farm where the writer Flannery O'Connor lived for 13 years before she died in...
High-Deductible Plans Rise in Higher Ed
Colleges and universities increasingly offered high-deductible health plans, health-care benefits for part-time employees and stand-alone vision plans in 2017, according...
DeVos Reflects on Her Comment on Black Colleges
In an interview with the Associated Press Wednesday, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos aimed for further conciliation with African-Americans alienated by...
Feds Agree to Loan Discharge for Some Students
A federal court judge Tuesday approved a settlement that could clear the federal student loan debt held by as many...
Scientists Investigate Power of Selfies
A team of scientists from across the country has today launched a crowdfunding campaign to investigate how researchers can use...