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Campus Computing Project takes pulse of higher ed IT

Although it has been a boon to commercial services such as Amazon, IBM, Microsoft and others, cloud computing hasn’t completely caught on in higher...

Tennessee smooths path for returning students

A series of initiatives championed by Gov. Bill Haslam in Tennessee—home of the Tennessee Promise free community college initiative—promotes higher education to learners of...

WOW News: Thomas Jefferson’s secret chemistry lab

While renovating the Rotunda at the University of Virginia, workers found a “chemical hearth” hidden behind the walls. It turned out to have been part...

Free community college movement gains momentum

Oregon’s 17 community colleges expect a jump in fall 2016 enrollment, when the first group of eligible students takes advantage of the state’s new...

A new approach to college admissions

Over the years, college applications have become increasingly similar, with seemingly generic questions and check-boxes that often leave prospective students to wonder, “What does...

Columbia combats food insecurity on campus

Columbia University students concerned with hunger on campus launched two initiatives this fall—one involving a mobile app—that help provide struggling classmates with meals. The Emergency...

Division I institutions divided on athlete perks

A resolution to the now-standard debate over college athlete compensation was reached, and measures of opposition were quick to follow. While student athletes cannot be...

Not your typical higher ed autism program

Programs for students on the autism spectrum are no longer a unique campus concept, but Austin Peay State University’s Full Spectrum Learning (FSL) initiative...

Faculty group decries findings on higher ed spending trends

Colleges and universities have made spending on administrators and part-time instructors a higher priority than raising salaries of core faculty members who have the...

Action urged on community college loan defaults

Community college students who take out the smallest loans default at the highest rates, and many borrowers who get into trouble make no effort...