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New Zoom Competitor Targets Higher Ed Users
Ed-tech start-up Engageli has raised $14.5 million to build a videoconferencing platform. Unlike Zoom, the platform has been purposefully designed with college and university faculty members and students in mind.
A Generation Defined by the Pandemic
A new survey about student experiences during the fall semester and the coronavirus pandemic found that stress, anxiety and loneliness were their overriding concern. The data are representative of the real-life challenges and uncertainty that students say they face.
Report: Enrollment Continues to Trend Downward
Several concerning enrollment trends are holding strong as the latest, and more comprehensive, data show. Experts and advocates are particularly worried about community colleges.
Pa. State System Moves Forward With Modified Merger Plan
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is moving toward combining six of its universities into two different accredited entities...
Graduate Enrollment Grew in 2019
Survey finds gains among underrepresented minority students as well as international students. The biggest enrollment increases by field were in mathematics and computer sciences and engineering.
Occidental College Discontinues Football Team
Occidental College, a liberal arts college in Los Angeles, will discontinue its football program due to ongoing funding and recruitment...
Academic Minute: Helping Those With Dementia
Today on the Academic Minute, where we’re celebrating a decade of the program this week with one segment from each...
Groups Call on Education Department to Withhold Funds for Nonprofit Chain
Nineteen groups including the Century Foundation called on the Education Department to withhold federal funds from the Center for Excellence...