Reported by EdSurge, the “side-door” opportunities for students to get enrollment couldn’t have happened on a blockchain controlled campus. Those fake athletic profiles and the like just wouldn’t be possible in a tamper-proof record environment.

Reported by EdSurge, there is a growing subculture of educational podcasts run by academics outside of their office university responsibilities, often from those who want a larger audience than their university classroom provides. These podcasts provide a fascinating platform to go off-curriculum, while digging deeper into their personal passions, all completely free for the listener.

Reported by EdSurge, the most convenient university may very well win.

Reported by PR Newswire, McDonalds’ new Archways to Careers app is designed to help employees identify potential career opportunities, and be mapped to a student coach to help support their educational plan.

Reported by NPR, a Lansing, Michigan school is experimenting with a 3 to 8 pm schedule for students looking for a better way to accommodate part-time jobs, internships, dual enrollment opportunities, and family commitments.

Reported by Education Dive, research out of the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows that the college completion rate is at an 8-year high, with nearly 60% of students who entered college in 2013 having earned a credential in the past six years.

Reported by Education Dive, president Ali Houshmand consistently cut Rowan’s annual tuition increases, and aims to keep these increases at or below the rate of inflation moving forward.

Reported by Education Dive, only 50% of employers are even listing “required majors” on Handshake, a career services platform specifically designed for new graduates.

Reported by Education Dive, many of our large lecture classes handle the scope of the course the wrong way – going a mile wide and an inch deep.

Reported by Education Dive, while many have been predicting a deep consolidation of non-profit institutions, enrollment in this sector has remained roughly flat, growing slightly from 4.27 million students in 2017 to 4.28 million in 2018.