Reported by EdSurge, once judged by the size of their collections, the modern university library is now being valued for how well it helps our students navigate the information age.

Reported by EdSurge, online students are increasingly disconnected from the channels that spark social learning, interaction, and educational development. The late-night dorm experiences. The serendipitous bumping into new people, opportunities, and experiences on the quad.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, the results of this Global Freshman Academy have been disappointing.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, with more and more institutions exploring income share agreements to provide students with an alternative financing option, Simmons University is launching an income-based tuition alternative, allowing a nursing student to defer their tuition until after graduation, and then pay off their tuition interest-free. The difference being that the repayment amount is only ever equal to the deferred tuition, not potentially more based on the post-degree salary attained.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, many institutions are seeing up to 50% increases in their on-campus students seeking appointments for psychological services. But how can we address these same challenges for our online student populations?

Reported by Education Dive, while a long-term College Board study recently came back showing low effectiveness of student-focused nudge communications, a different randomized trial has shown more promising results.

Reported by Education Dive, a new study from the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) shows that nearly all state flagships are largely unaffordable for their low- and middle-income residents.

Reported by Education Dive, Aramark’s recent acquisition of Good Uncle has prompted the launch of their own Home Chef meal service.

Reported by Education Dive, Calbright will offer three academic pathways, including medical coding, information technology support and cybersecurity. Today, these courses do not offer credit that can be transferred to other colleges. Instead, the college offers job placement assistance upon completion through their employer partners.

Reported by Education Dive, the growing popularity of artificial intelligence, big data, blockchain and cryptocurrency are all creating new curriculum and governance questions about cross-department collaboration for these emerging programs.