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A Shuttered For-Profit Re-emerges
The Obama administration shut down Globe U, but an affiliated university bought four of its Wisconsin campuses with the backing of the Trump administration and a state regulator with a tough reputation on for-profits.
Syllabus Offering Self-Grading Pulled at Georgia
Professor’s “stress-reduction policy,” mocked by conservative websites, found to violate university policy.
Study: OPM Deals Could Hurt Colleges’ Financial Stability, Student Data
As reported in Inside Higher Ed, the Century Foundation, which describes itself as a "progressive, nonpartisan think tank" aimed at...
Harvard Teams Up With 2U for Online Certificate Program
As reported in Inside Higher Ed, Harvard University announced Monday that three of its schools will create a new business...
U of Maine Adds Competency-Based Degree
As reported in Inside Higher Ed, the University of Maine at Presque Isle has created an online, competency-based degree aimed...
Pulling Back on Title IX Enforcement
Georgia’s state higher education board votes to pull the most serious investigations to the central office, a shift that angers many advocates for assault victims, who already believe the new policies are out of line with federal law.
Speed and Power
The University of Texas at Austin has unveiled Stampede2, said to be the most powerful supercomputer at any campus in the U.S.
New Programs: Music Entrepreneurship, Medical Spanish, Food Studies, Cybersecurity, Creative Writing, Data Science, Neuroscience, Nursing, Business
Azusa Pacific University is starting a master of arts in music entrepreneurial studies. Cedarville University is starting a minor and...