Boston Globe
A shakeup of higher education
Boston Globe
As President Obama develops his second-term agenda, his administration will no doubt focus on a range of higher-education priorities, including affordability, attainment levels, and career preparation. Yet as important as these issues are, something ...
What Northeastern's President Has Wrong About Massive Open Online EducationBostInno (blog)
Online college courses boomThe Courier-Journal
Uncertainty Abounds as MOOCs Move Toward CreditDiverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
Next Big Future -The Guardian
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Forbes
Taking The Next Step in Online Education With Credit Equivalency
Forbes
Despite recent advances being made in education technology, right now students actually have dwindling options when it comes to higher education. Between the decline of education budgets and rising tuition, there seem to be fewer opportunities and more ...
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PennLive.com
Pa. college faculty approve strike authorization
NECN
"Our members are united for a fair contract that benefits all faculty and students by maintaining quality education," union President Steve Hicks said in a statement. Officials at the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education had no comment on the ...
Board of Trustees meets; President Erickson's remarksPenn State Live
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The Atlantic
India's Bold Solution to the US College Crisis: Federal Universities
The Atlantic
Lots more people want to go to college, and they are willing to pay more. The reason for the increase is not surprising -- it's the college wage premium, combined with low unemployment among people with a college degree. No wonder everyone wants to hop ...
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EDUCATION BLOG: Students get extra help in handling college tuition costs
Sioux City Journal (blog)
Students trying to weigh the financial impact of enrolling at some colleges and universities in Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska will get extra help next year. Nearly 558 colleges and universities across the nation have adopted a federal request to give ...
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Pa. college faculty approve strike authorization
San Francisco Chronicle
Officials at the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education had no comment on the vote, but they said they remain committed to a fair settlement. The system has never had a faculty strike. The union represents more than 6,000 faculty and coaches who ...
Board of Trustees meets; President Erickson's remarksPenn State Live
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2-year colleges must keep focus on adults, branding, regents told
Helena Independent Record
“One of our best opportunities to do that will be through the kind of programs found at our two-year campuses,” said John Cech, deputy commissioner for two-year and community college education with the Montana University System. “For a decade now, the ...
Missoula College officially takes on new name, missionThe Missoulian
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Higher Education Growth Steady, Stable, And Greater Than Overall U.S. Jobs
Sacramento Bee
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Nov. 16, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- The number of jobs in higher education grew during the third quarter of 2012, continuing to outpace growth of all U.S. jobs. The "market share" of higher education jobs compared to all U.S. jobs ...
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Higher Education Growth Steady, Stable, And Greater Than Overall US Jobs
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Nov. 16, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ -- The number of jobs in higher education grew during the third quarter of 2012, continuing to outpace growth of all U.S. jobs. The "market share" of higher education jobs compared to all U.S. jobs ...
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Jim Hettinger: Great Lakes shipping and a college education
Battle Creek Enquirer
The work was hard, but the pay was good. I did not have many opportunities to spend my pay, so there were savings to finance the costs of a college education. With college campuses inflamed with protest and unrest in the late 1960s, it was also an ...
