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Free MOOCs Face the Music
In its quest to find a sustainable business model, online course provider edX will test charging users for access to previously free content. Observers say the move was inevitable.
Community College Research Center Director Named
Thomas Brock was announced Wednesday as the next director of the Community College Research Center at Teachers College, Columbia University...
Iowa Student Accused of Harassing Dozens of Women Online
The University of Iowa responded Tuesday to hundreds of allegations on social media that Nick Caracci Jr., a student at...
Academic Minute: Immigration and Higher Education
Today on the Academic Minute, Lisa Wisniewski, assistant professor of sociology at Goodwin College, discusses the challenges foreign-born students can...
Ivanka Trump to Press Senate on Career-Training Bill
The White House said Wednesday that Ivanka Trump, a senior adviser to President Donald Trump, plans to meet with Senate...
States Struggle to Close Degree-Attainment Gaps
Across the country very little progress has been made in closing degree-attainment gaps among white, black and Latino adults, hindering goals to increase the overall number of adults with degrees.
Study: Fairness in the Classroom Reduces 'Evaluation Retaliation'
Some research suggests that student evaluations of teaching are influenced by students’ expected grades. And some professors report feeling pressure...
Seeking Votes on PROSPER, GOP Appears to Come Up Short
GOP leaders quiet on next step for PROSPER Act after gauging member support this week, suggesting little chance of floor vote soon on House Republicans' bid to overhaul Higher Education Act.