Reported by Inside Higher Ed, at the University of Hawaii, full-time students who take at least one online course persist and graduate at a higher rate than those who don’t.

The concept of getting credit for competency rather than classroom time is a wonderful one.

Yet, reported by Education Dive, an American Institutes for Research and Eduventures survey indicates only 5% of institutions have at least one full Competency-Based Education (CBE) program.

Reported by Education Dive, University of Utah students can receive up to $10,000 per semester in exchange for 2.85% of the student’s income after graduation for up to 10 years depending on their total loan and their academic major. These re-payments can be freezed if the student chooses to attend graduate school or has a full-time job that pays less than $20,000 a year

In a world where many are questioning the value of higher education, are we doing ourselves any favors with the language we use when defending it?

Reported by Education Dive, this year’s Association of American Colleges and Universities conference focused on “reclaiming the narrative on the value of higher education”. One potential conclusion? That our insistence on using the phrase “liberal arts” may be a turn-off, or at the very least, confusing to the prospective student market.

Reported by EdSurge, Dominican University of California has partnered with the Make School coding bootcamp to create a new minor in computer science, while helping Make School add a liberal arts portion to their curriculum on their way to offering a 4-year degree themselves.

Reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education, while non-white students are currently underrepresented in graduate school, receiving only 15% of doctorates while making up 30% of the population, City University of New York has created a Pipeline Fellows Program largely designed to better educate their undergraduate students about their opportunities post-graduation, including matching undergrads with a graduate fellow.

Signs of an English-only world? More than 650 college foreign-language programs closed between 2013 and 2016.

Reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education, this trend may show that foreign language programs are at the top of the chopping block for institutions looking for budget savings.

Reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education, group chats and virtual communities can be powerful ways for students to find and connect with other like-minded students. Especially for students who leave their home communities for a very different and different-looking campus culture, finding a new strong network is really important.

Robots are all over George Mason University’s campus. But right now, they’re just delivering pizzas.

Reported by Education Dive, self-driving bots are currently making on-campus deliveries from a handful of local restaurants and coffee shops. Students can use an app to order to the food, and then access the delivery when it arrives.

661,000 low-income students left $2.6 billion in financial aid on the table last year.

Reported by Education Dive, one third of students who didn’t complete a FAFSA didn’t think they were eligible for aid, and 23% said they didn’t have enough information about how to do the paperwork.