Filter & Sort
Online Course Provider Shops More Affordable College Credits
TEL Education partners with institutions to offer high school students a low-cost way to start their college careers. Critics worry about quality and transferability.
Law Students Protest Research Database Contracts With ICE
Students at multiple law schools are pressuring administrators to sever ties with LexisNexis and Westlaw, which they claim help the Department of Homeland Security target undocumented immigrants.
Major Publishers Sue Shopify, Alleging Copyright Violations
Five major textbook publishers band together in a lawsuit accusing e-commerce hub Shopify of enabling digital piracy.
2 More Community Colleges Targeted by Ransomware
Butler County and Lewis and Clark Community Colleges are the most recent victims in a spate of ransomware attacks targeting higher ed institutions.
Community College’s Contested Corporate Partnership
A free college program for union members has boosted Eastern Gateway’s enrollment to nearly 47,000, but it has also raised questions about an outside company’s influence at the Ohio institution—including on academic matters.
2U Completes Purchase of edX
The online learning platform absorbs the nonprofit started by Harvard and MIT to expand its reach. Philosophical concerns linger, but edX partners will benefit from new investment.
Opinion
When Will the Library Be Open?
David Banush explores how, with climate change and operational disruptions, answering that question going forward will require embracing an even more diffuse definition of the research library.
An Enrollment Surge, a Decline in Quality—and a Sharp Rebuke
Eastern Gateway Community College offered free courses to union members, and enrollment skyrocketed. But the institution’s accreditor put the college on probation, saying the rapid growth hurt the education offered.