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College Applicants Can Now Use LinkedIn
Dec 5, 2013
This admissions season, teens applying to college can now use the professional networking site LinkedIn to research universities and to create profiles highlighting accomplishments.
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New Research Questions Performance-Based Funding
Nov 21, 2013
Studies on systems that allocate funds to colleges based on performance indicators, rather than enrollment, suggests that such programs are not effective at increasing degree completion.
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Study Looks Closer at Graduation Rates of Students Who "Stop-Out"
Nov 21, 2013
Community college students who "stop-out" more than once are less likely to earn a bachelor's degree.
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Senators Form Task Force to Assess Regulatory Burdens
Nov 21, 2013
Experts will review federal regulations and reporting requirements for institutions and make recommendations to reduce and streamline rules.
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Gainful Employment Negotiations Extended
Nov 21, 2013
Rulemaking panel will reconvene in December due to delayed data from the Education Dept. on how the rule would affect colleges.
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Education Dept. Announces New Program Integrity Rulemaking for Aid Programs
Nov 20, 2013
Agency to write new rules governing state authorization for online programs, clock-to-credit hour conversions, repeat coursework, and other program integrity issues.
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Obama Launches $100 Million Grant Program Overhaul Tech Training
Nov 20, 2013
Grants would incentivize collaboration between educators and employers to let students earn college and industry credentials while still in high school.
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Proposed Bill Promotes Open Access Textbooks
Nov 20, 2013
Pair of Senators introduces legislation that provides incentives to states that experiment with open educational resources.
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Congressional Committees Consider Proposals to Restructure Student Aid
Nov 20, 2013
HEA reauthorization hearings look at ways to simplify the administrative barriers for students applying for aid and rework Pell Grants to better incentivize completion.
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Proposed Gainful Employment Rules Would Tighten Eligibility for Programs
Nov 14, 2013
Draft regulatory language is more complex and stringent than any of the Dept. of Education's previous proposals.
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Appeals Court Rehears Fisher v. University of Texas Case
Nov 14, 2013
Court tasked with applying strict judicial scrutiny to the institution's claim that achieving sufficient levels of student diversity requires its consideration of at least some applicants' race.
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Education Dept. Continues Tour Gathering Input on Obama's College Ratings Plan
Nov 14, 2013
Speakers warned that a ratings system, done poorly, would have a host of unintended consequences.
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Survey Finds Increases in International Enrollments and Study Abroad
Nov 14, 2013
U.S. remains the world's top destination for international students.
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Obama Nominates Advocacy Group Official to Key Higher Ed Post
Nov 14, 2013
White House picks Ericka Miller to lead the Office of Postsecondary Education.
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House Panel Discusses Opportunities to Streamline Federal Aid Programs
Nov 14, 2013
Hearing explores a number of proposals to simplify federal financial aid programs and make it easier for students and their families to understand the higher education investment.
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Student Engagement Survey Finds Quantitative Reasoning Skills Lacking
Nov 14, 2013
Annual survey findings reveal differences according to gender and field of study.
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Google to Fund New Research to Improve Veterans' Higher Education
Nov 14, 2013
Internet giant provides $3.2 million to assess student veterans' academic performance and determine what kinds of campus-based programs were most effective in helping them.
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Many Students' Planned Majors Don't Match Their Academic Interests
Nov 14, 2013
New ACT report finds poor alignment between students' abilities and their intended majors.
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Lincoln U. of Missouri Faces $275,000 Fine for Clery Act Violations
Nov 14, 2013
Institution failed to maintain a crime log and distribute annual security reports, among other things.
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Report Finds First-Generation Students Lack College Readiness
Nov 7, 2013
Only nine percent of first-generation students who took the ACT in 2013 met all four of the exam's college readiness benchmarks.