http://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_linksetThe business and competition of higher education in the Washington region.enCopyright 2012 Washington Post CompanyTue, 12 Feb 2013 22:36:48 GMTTue, 12 Feb 2013 22:36:48 GMT5http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gifhttp://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_linksethttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/287db89a/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ccollege0Einc0Cpost0Ccollege0Einc0Ewraps0Eup0C20A130C0A20C120C72d0A9980A0E6fdb0E11e20Eac360E3d8d9dcaa2e20Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icollege0Einc/story01.htm<p>I won’t bury the lead: This blog is done.</p> <p>But for those who have followed College Inc., please know that we will continue to provide news and analysis of U.S. higher education through a new format on the Post’s Education page at <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education">washingtonpost.com/education</a>. You’ll continue to find the latest on colleges and universities in the Washington region and around the country. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/college-inc-wraps-up/2013/02/12/72d09980-6fdb-11e2-ac36-3d8d9dcaa2e2_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-inc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/287db89a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=College+Inc.+wraps+up&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fcollege-inc%2Fpost%2Fcollege-inc-wraps-up%2F2013%2F02%2F12%2F72d09980-6fdb-11e2-ac36-3d8d9dcaa2e2_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_college-inc" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155985232341/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/287db89a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155985232341/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/287db89a/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155985232341/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/287db89a/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:10:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/college-inc-wraps-up/2013/02/12/72d09980-6fdb-11e2-ac36-3d8d9dcaa2e2_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-incNick Andersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/27d5e414/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ccollege0Einc0Cpost0Ccollege0Eleaders0Efocus0Eon0Eensuring0Estudents0Eget0Edegrees0C20A130C0A10C230Cc1713f2a0E65b50E11e20E9e1b0E0A7db1d2ccd5b0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icollege0Einc/story01.htm<p>.</p> <p>Higher education leaders made public a letter Wednesday night that is notable for stressing a point that should be obvious: “College completion must be our priority.” </p> <p>Which raises the question: Since when has completion not been a priority?</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/college-leaders-focus-on-ensuring-students-get-degrees/2013/01/23/c1713f2a-65b5-11e2-9e1b-07db1d2ccd5b_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-inc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/27d5e414/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=College+leaders%3A+Focus+on+ensuring+students+get+degrees&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fcollege-inc%2Fpost%2Fcollege-leaders-focus-on-ensuring-students-get-degrees%2F2013%2F01%2F23%2Fc1713f2a-65b5-11e2-9e1b-07db1d2ccd5b_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_college-inc" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984278672/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/27d5e414/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984278672/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/27d5e414/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984278672/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/27d5e414/a2t.img" border="0"/>Barack ObamaThu, 24 Jan 2013 02:00:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/college-leaders-focus-on-ensuring-students-get-degrees/2013/01/23/c1713f2a-65b5-11e2-9e1b-07db1d2ccd5b_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-incNick Andersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/27d53ce0/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ccollege0Einc0Cpost0Cu0Eva0Eleadership0Edebate0Esimmers0C20A130C0A10C230C60A15a0Aa40E65b0A0E11e20E9e1b0E0A7db1d2ccd5b0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icollege0Einc/story01.htm<p>The debate over the leadership upheaval last June at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville continues to simmer on at least two fronts.</p> <p>The General Assembly in Richmond is heading toward final action on confirmation of U-Va. Rector Helen E. Dragas to continue as a member of the school’s governing board through June 2016. Dragas, you’ll recall, spearheaded the effort to force U-Va. President Teresa Sullivan to resign, then reversed her position to support Sullivan’s reinstatement after a campus uproar over the ouster.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/u-va-leadership-debate-simmers/2013/01/23/6015a0a4-65b0-11e2-9e1b-07db1d2ccd5b_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-inc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/27d53ce0/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=U-Va.+leadership+debate+simmers&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fcollege-inc%2Fpost%2Fu-va-leadership-debate-simmers%2F2013%2F01%2F23%2F6015a0a4-65b0-11e2-9e1b-07db1d2ccd5b_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_college-inc" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984281041/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/27d53ce0/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984281041/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/27d53ce0/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984281041/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/27d53ce0/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:44:04 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/u-va-leadership-debate-simmers/2013/01/23/6015a0a4-65b0-11e2-9e1b-07db1d2ccd5b_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-incNick Andersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/27c1df1d/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ccollege0Einc0Cpost0Ccatholic0Eu0Estarts0Ea0Ebusiness0Eschool0E0Ewithout0Embas0C20A130C0A10C210C21360A2c20E5a910E11e20E88d0A0Ec4cf65c3ad150Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icollege0Einc/story01.htm<p>Catholic University announced this month the creation of an unusual business school in which every course touches on morality and ethics.</p> <p>Interestingly, none of the business degrees offered at the D.C. university will include the traditional staple of business schools: a master’s in business administration.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/catholic-u-starts-a-business-school--without-mbas/2013/01/21/213602c2-5a91-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-inc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/27c1df1d/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Catholic+U.+starts+a+business+school+%E2%80%94+without+MBAs&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fcollege-inc%2Fpost%2Fcatholic-u-starts-a-business-school--without-mbas%2F2013%2F01%2F21%2F213602c2-5a91-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_college-inc" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984168932/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/27c1df1d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984168932/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/27c1df1d/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984168932/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/27c1df1d/a2t.img" border="0"/>business schoolsCatholic UniversityMon, 21 Jan 2013 23:33:08 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/catholic-u-starts-a-business-school--without-mbas/2013/01/21/213602c2-5a91-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-incNick Andersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/27822c1c/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ccollege0Einc0Cpost0Cqanda0Edragas0Ethe0Eu0Eva0Erector0Ediscusses0Ewhy0Eshe0Ewants0Ea0Esecond0Eterm0C20A130C0A10C140Cb7580A4460E5deb0E11e20E9940A0E6fc488f3fecd0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icollege0Einc/story01.htm<p>We have a new story online about a <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/a-u-va-showdown-looms-in-legislature/2013/01/13/b93c6aa2-5b95-11e2-9fa9-5fbdc9530eb9_story.html">showdown coming </a>in the Virginia General Assembly over whether to keep Helen E. Dragas on the University of Virginia's Board of Visitors. A vote is expected as early as Tuesday in a state Senate committee.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/qanda-dragas-the-u-va-rector-discusses-why-she-wants-a-second-term/2013/01/14/b7580446-5deb-11e2-9940-6fc488f3fecd_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-inc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/27822c1c/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Q%26%2338%3BA%3A+Dragas%2C+the+U-Va.+rector%2C+discusses+why+she+wants+a+second+term&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fcollege-inc%2Fpost%2Fqanda-dragas-the-u-va-rector-discusses-why-she-wants-a-second-term%2F2013%2F01%2F14%2Fb7580446-5deb-11e2-9940-6fc488f3fecd_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_college-inc" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151540707763/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/27822c1c/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151540707763/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/27822c1c/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151540707763/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/27822c1c/a2t.img" border="0"/>Virginia General AssemblyTeresa SullivanMon, 14 Jan 2013 14:54:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/qanda-dragas-the-u-va-rector-discusses-why-she-wants-a-second-term/2013/01/14/b7580446-5deb-11e2-9940-6fc488f3fecd_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-incNick Andersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/275bd2f1/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ccollege0Einc0Cpost0Cflyover0Eat0Ecapitol0Estokes0Eu0Eva0Edebate0Ein0Erichmond0C20A130C0A10C0A90Cfc78cd860E5a930E11e20E88d0A0Ec4cf65c3ad150Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icollege0Einc/story01.htm<p>From Richmond, my Post colleague Errin Haines spotted this intriguing item Wednesday afternoon from the Times-Dispatch: Critics of University of Virginia Rector Helen E. Dragas have taken to the skies above the state Capitol to drum up opposition to her confirmation to a seat on the university’s governing board.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/flyover-at-capitol-stokes-u-va-debate-in-richmond/2013/01/09/fc78cd86-5a93-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-inc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/275bd2f1/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Flyover+at+Capitol+stokes+U-Va.+debate+in+Richmond&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fcollege-inc%2Fpost%2Fflyover-at-capitol-stokes-u-va-debate-in-richmond%2F2013%2F01%2F09%2Ffc78cd86-5a93-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_college-inc" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/153443024311/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/275bd2f1/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/153443024311/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/275bd2f1/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/153443024311/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/275bd2f1/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:31:46 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/flyover-at-capitol-stokes-u-va-debate-in-richmond/2013/01/09/fc78cd86-5a93-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-incNick Andersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/275aad1a/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ccollege0Einc0Cpost0Cmoocs0E0Ehere0Ecome0Ethe0Ecredentials0C20A130C0A10C0A90Ca1db85a20E5a670E11e20E88d0A0Ec4cf65c3ad150Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icollege0Einc/story01.htm<p>The most widely used platform for massive open online courses, or MOOCs, has just introduced another idea to shake up higher education: identity verification through keystrokes.</p> <p> MOOC provider Coursera announced Wednesday that it would offer “verified certificates” for students who submit photo identification via webcams and typing samples as they turn in their work. These certificates would cost anywhere from $30 to $100. The idea is being piloted with MOOCs from Duke University, Georgia Tech, the University of California-San Francisco and the University of Illinois.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/moocs--here-come-the-credentials/2013/01/09/a1db85a2-5a67-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-inc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/275aad1a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=MOOCS+%E2%80%94+Here+come+the+credentials&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fcollege-inc%2Fpost%2Fmoocs--here-come-the-credentials%2F2013%2F01%2F09%2Fa1db85a2-5a67-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_college-inc" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/153443019803/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/275aad1a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/153443019803/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/275aad1a/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/153443019803/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/275aad1a/a2t.img" border="0"/>CourseraSebastian ThrunMOOCWed, 09 Jan 2013 17:35:07 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/moocs--here-come-the-credentials/2013/01/09/a1db85a2-5a67-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-incNick Andersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/2750954e/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ccollege0Einc0Cpost0Comalley0Ewants0Ehigher0Ecollege0Ecompletion0Erates0C20A130C0A10C0A80Cfb6ab7d20E59ae0E11e20E88d0A0Ec4cf65c3ad150Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icollege0Einc/story01.htm<p>Gov. Martin O’Malley urged Maryland’s higher education leaders Tuesday to spur innovation to ensure that more students get through college with a degree.</p> <p>In a meeting of public and private college officials at Morgan State University in Baltimore, O’Malley (D) said that college is becoming more accessible to all classes of students but that too many fail to obtain a credential. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/omalley-wants-higher-college-completion-rates/2013/01/08/fb6ab7d2-59ae-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-inc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/2750954e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=O%E2%80%99Malley+wants+higher+college+completion+rates&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fcollege-inc%2Fpost%2Fomalley-wants-higher-college-completion-rates%2F2013%2F01%2F08%2Ffb6ab7d2-59ae-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_college-inc" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/153442966886/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/2750954e/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/153442966886/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/2750954e/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/153442966886/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/2750954e/a2t.img" border="0"/>Maryland governorUniversity of Maryland University CollegeTue, 08 Jan 2013 16:45:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/omalley-wants-higher-college-completion-rates/2013/01/08/fb6ab7d2-59ae-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-incNick Andersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/27462c44/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ccollege0Einc0Cpost0Cthe0Ebig0Efreeze0Eone0Esmall0Ecolleges0Etuition0Estrategy0C20A130C0A10C0A70C4a8c4fb80E55c90E11e20Ebf3e0E76c0Aa789346f0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icollege0Einc/story01.htm<p>They call it “The Big Freeze.”</p> <p>At the University of Evansville, a private institution in Indiana, tuition for students who enter next fall will be the same ($29,740) as it is now. And the price will be locked in for the four years those students are in school; the price also will be locked in for current students as they finish their bachelor’s degrees.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/the-big-freeze-one-small-colleges-tuition-strategy/2013/01/07/4a8c4fb8-55c9-11e2-bf3e-76c0a789346f_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-inc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/27462c44/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=%E2%80%98The+Big+Freeze%E2%80%99%3A+One+small+college%E2%80%99s+tuition+strategy&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fcollege-inc%2Fpost%2Fthe-big-freeze-one-small-colleges-tuition-strategy%2F2013%2F01%2F07%2F4a8c4fb8-55c9-11e2-bf3e-76c0a789346f_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_college-inc" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151540367159/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/27462c44/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151540367159/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/27462c44/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151540367159/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/27462c44/a2t.img" border="0"/>University of Evansvillefinancial aidMon, 07 Jan 2013 15:08:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/the-big-freeze-one-small-colleges-tuition-strategy/2013/01/07/4a8c4fb8-55c9-11e2-bf3e-76c0a789346f_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-incNick Andersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/2731e463/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ccollege0Einc0Cpost0Cmorgan0Estates0Epresident0Ewilson0Ewill0Estay0Eon0Eafter0Eall0C20A130C0A10C0A40C0A477cf0A40E567b0E11e20Ebf3e0E76c0Aa789346f0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icollege0Einc/story01.htm<p>After the holidays, we’re catching up to this a week a little late. But it’s still worth noting: Morgan State University’s governing board has reversed its decision to change the school’s leadership.</p> <p>The Baltimore Sun reported last week that the Board of Regents of the historically black institution had voted to extend president David J. Wilson’s contract for a year.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/morgan-states-president-wilson-will-stay-on-after-all/2013/01/04/0477cf04-567b-11e2-bf3e-76c0a789346f_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-inc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/2731e463/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Morgan+State%E2%80%99s+president+Wilson+will+stay+on%2C+after+all&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fcollege-inc%2Fpost%2Fmorgan-states-president-wilson-will-stay-on-after-all%2F2013%2F01%2F04%2F0477cf04-567b-11e2-bf3e-76c0a789346f_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_college-inc" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151540267750/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/2731e463/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151540267750/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/2731e463/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151540267750/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/2731e463/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:09:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/morgan-states-president-wilson-will-stay-on-after-all/2013/01/04/0477cf04-567b-11e2-bf3e-76c0a789346f_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-incNick Andersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/27294450/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ccollege0Einc0Cpost0Clloyd0Eh0Eelliott0Egwus0E14th0Epresident0C20A130C0A10C0A30Cff9faaa40E55b40E11e20Ebf3e0E76c0Aa789346f0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icollege0Einc/story01.htm<p>Just about every story we journalists write leaves out details from our notebooks that we wish had gotten into print. So here are a few from my <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/former-gwu-president-lloyd-h-elliott-94-helped-modernize-the-university/2013/01/02/f10f91bc-5531-11e2-bf3e-76c0a789346f_story.html">obituary</a> of George Washington University’s 14th president, Lloyd H. Elliott, who died on New Year’s Day at age 94. He led the university nearly a quarter century, from 1965 to 1988.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/lloyd-h-elliott-gwus-14th-president/2013/01/03/ff9faaa4-55b4-11e2-bf3e-76c0a789346f_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-inc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/27294450/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Lloyd+H.+Elliott%2C+GWU%E2%80%99s+14th+president&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fcollege-inc%2Fpost%2Flloyd-h-elliott-gwus-14th-president%2F2013%2F01%2F03%2Fff9faaa4-55b4-11e2-bf3e-76c0a789346f_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_college-inc" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151540216195/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/27294450/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151540216195/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/27294450/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151540216195/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/27294450/a2t.img" border="0"/>George Washingtoninternational affairsGeorge Washington UniversityThu, 03 Jan 2013 15:51:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/lloyd-h-elliott-gwus-14th-president/2013/01/03/ff9faaa4-55b4-11e2-bf3e-76c0a789346f_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-incNick Andersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/26e856c2/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ccollege0Einc0Cpost0Chundreds0Eof0Ecollege0Epresidents0Eurge0Egun0Econtrol0C20A120C120C240C2c0A9ea540E4dd20E11e20E950Aa0E7863a0A13264b0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icollege0Einc/story01.htm<p> <em>(This post was updated Jan. 7).</em> </p> <p>More than 300 college presidents, including several from the Washington region, have signed a letter urging Congress to enact new gun controls in the aftermath of December’s elementary school massacre in Connecticut. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/hundreds-of-college-presidents-urge-gun-control/2012/12/24/2c09ea54-4dd2-11e2-950a-7863a013264b_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-inc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/26e856c2/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Hundreds+of+college+presidents+urge+gun+control&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fcollege-inc%2Fpost%2Fhundreds-of-college-presidents-urge-gun-control%2F2012%2F12%2F24%2F2c09ea54-4dd2-11e2-950a-7863a013264b_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_college-inc" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151539868216/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/26e856c2/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151539868216/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/26e856c2/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151539868216/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/26e856c2/a2t.img" border="0"/>George WashingtonGallaudet Universitygun controlMon, 24 Dec 2012 15:25:16 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/hundreds-of-college-presidents-urge-gun-control/2012/12/24/2c09ea54-4dd2-11e2-950a-7863a013264b_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-incNick Andersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/26b86488/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ccollege0Einc0Cpost0Cmarymount0Eus0Emystery0Eshoppers0C20A120C120C180C174a47d20E49110E11e20Eb6f0A0Ee851e741d1960Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icollege0Einc/story01.htm<p>Marymount University President Matt Shank has a notion: If you pay to go to a private school, you should not only get excellent academics — you should get excellent customer service in every other aspect of campus life.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/marymount-us-mystery-shoppers/2012/12/18/174a47d2-4911-11e2-b6f0-e851e741d196_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-inc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/26b86488/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Marymount+U.%E2%80%99s+mystery+shoppers&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fcollege-inc%2Fpost%2Fmarymount-us-mystery-shoppers%2F2012%2F12%2F18%2F174a47d2-4911-11e2-b6f0-e851e741d196_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_college-inc" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/153442244541/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/26b86488/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/153442244541/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/26b86488/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/153442244541/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/26b86488/a2t.img" border="0"/>Catholic UniversityTue, 18 Dec 2012 13:50:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/marymount-us-mystery-shoppers/2012/12/18/174a47d2-4911-11e2-b6f0-e851e741d196_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-incNick Andersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/269b192f/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ccollege0Einc0Cpost0Cuproar0Eat0Emorgan0Estate0Eafter0Eboard0Esays0Eit0Ewont0Erenew0Epresidents0Econtract0C20A120C120C140C51e828a40E45f70E11e20E96480Ea2c323a991d60Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icollege0Einc/story01.htm<p>A leadership transition announced this week at Morgan State University in Baltimore has sparked an uproar on campus. </p> <p>Word leaked out Monday that the board of regents of the historically black university had chosen not to renew President David Wilson’s contract when it expires in June. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/uproar-at-morgan-state-after-board-says-it-wont-renew-presidents-contract/2012/12/14/51e828a4-45f7-11e2-9648-a2c323a991d6_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-inc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/269b192f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Uproar+at+Morgan+State+after+board+says+it+won%E2%80%99t+renew+president%E2%80%99s+contract&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fcollege-inc%2Fpost%2Fuproar-at-morgan-state-after-board-says-it-wont-renew-presidents-contract%2F2012%2F12%2F14%2F51e828a4-45f7-11e2-9648-a2c323a991d6_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_college-inc" target="_blank"><img 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University, Steele Burrow, has a heavy responsibility. He and a dozen other students on the Executive Committee at the school in Lexington, Va., sit in judgment of peers who have been accused of lying, cheating or stealing. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/matters-of-honor-and-testing-at-college/2012/12/13/c43d3db6-451d-11e2-8061-253bccfc7532_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-inc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/269110ea/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Washington+and+Lee%E2%80%99s+honor+system+the+real+deal&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fcollege-inc%2Fpost%2Fmatters-of-honor-and-testing-at-college%2F2012%2F12%2F13%2Fc43d3db6-451d-11e2-8061-253bccfc7532_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_college-inc" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" 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online higher education to the world.</p> <p>The announcement was the latest development in the fast-unfolding movement to provide massive open online courses, or <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/elite-education-for-the-masses/2012/11/03/c2ac8144-121b-11e2-ba83-a7a396e6b2a7_story.html">MOOCs</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/wellesley-to-offer-moocs-on-edx/2012/12/04/86d7562e-3e19-11e2-bca3-aadc9b7e29c5_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-inc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/264123c3/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Wellesley+to+offer+MOOCs+on+edX&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fcollege-inc%2Fpost%2Fwellesley-to-offer-moocs-on-edx%2F2012%2F12%2F04%2F86d7562e-3e19-11e2-bca3-aadc9b7e29c5_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_college-inc" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151539123747/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/264123c3/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151539123747/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/264123c3/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151539123747/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/264123c3/a2t.img" border="0"/>University of Texasliberal artsTue, 04 Dec 2012 14:19:56 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/wellesley-to-offer-moocs-on-edx/2012/12/04/86d7562e-3e19-11e2-bca3-aadc9b7e29c5_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-incNick Andersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/2610cc2c/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ccollege0Einc0Cpost0Cnew0Elaw0Eschool0Edean0Eat0Ecatholic0Eu0C20A120C110C280Ce8e22a9c0E39870E11e20Eb0A1f0E5f55b193f58f0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icollege0Einc/story01.htm<p>There are so many academic deans among Washington area colleges and universities that it is impossible to note all of their comings and goings.</p> <p>But I’m told that the announcement this week of a new law school dean at Catholic University of America merits some attention because of his background.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/new-law-school-dean-at-catholic-u/2012/11/28/e8e22a9c-3987-11e2-b01f-5f55b193f58f_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-inc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/2610cc2c/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=New+law+school+dean+at+Catholic+U.&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fcollege-inc%2Fpost%2Fnew-law-school-dean-at-catholic-u%2F2012%2F11%2F28%2Fe8e22a9c-3987-11e2-b01f-5f55b193f58f_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_college-inc" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151538741805/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/2610cc2c/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151538741805/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/2610cc2c/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151538741805/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/2610cc2c/a2t.img" border="0"/>job marketCatholic University of AmericaWed, 28 Nov 2012 19:40:38 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/new-law-school-dean-at-catholic-u/2012/11/28/e8e22a9c-3987-11e2-b01f-5f55b193f58f_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-incNick Andersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/26043a9e/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ccollege0Einc0Cpost0Ckipp0Eand0Ecolleges0Ethe0Elist0C20A120C110C270Ce5825b10A0E38a60E11e20Eb0A1f0E5f55b193f58f0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icollege0Einc/story01.htm<p>Here’s a postscript to my story on <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/colleges-agree-to-recruit-kipp-alumni/2012/11/26/06f46bec-33d1-11e2-9cfa-e41bac906cc9_story.html">KIPP charter schools and colleges</a>. </p> <p>It’s a complete list of the 20 colleges and universities that have signed agreements with the Knowledge Is Power Program to recruit students from the national charter school network. Also included are totals of KIPP alumni currently enrolled in the colleges. The first agreement was signed by the University of Houston in October 2011, according to KIPP, followed by deals reached with Tulane University and Franklin &#38; Marshall College. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/kipp-and-colleges-the-list/2012/11/27/e5825b10-38a6-11e2-b01f-5f55b193f58f_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-inc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/26043a9e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=KIPP+and+colleges%3A+The+list&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fcollege-inc%2Fpost%2Fkipp-and-colleges-the-list%2F2012%2F11%2F27%2Fe5825b10-38a6-11e2-b01f-5f55b193f58f_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_college-inc" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151538836759/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/26043a9e/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151538836759/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/26043a9e/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151538836759/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/26043a9e/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tulane UniversityTue, 27 Nov 2012 15:51:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/kipp-and-colleges-the-list/2012/11/27/e5825b10-38a6-11e2-b01f-5f55b193f58f_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-incNick Andersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/26032042/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ccollege0Einc0Cpost0Cdo0Ekipp0Estudents0Eenjoy0Ean0Eunfair0Eadvantage0Ewith0Ecollege0Eprogram0C20A120C110C270C9c7c3c0A0A0E38930E11e20E8a970E363b0Af9a0Aab30Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icollege0Einc/story01.htm<p>What grabbed my attention were the details and the brand names.</p> <p>The memoranda of understanding between the charter school network called KIPP and numerous colleges and universities, which The Post <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/colleges-agree-to-recruit-kipp-alumni/2012/11/26/06f46bec-33d1-11e2-9cfa-e41bac906cc9_story.html?hpid=z5">reported Tuesday</a>, spell out in extraordinary specificity what each side would do to build a pipeline to higher education for disadvantaged students.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/do-kipp-students-enjoy-an-unfair-advantage-with-college-program/2012/11/27/9c7c3c00-3893-11e2-8a97-363b0f9a0ab3_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-inc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/26032042/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Do+KIPP+students+enjoy+an+unfair+advantage+with+college+program%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fcollege-inc%2Fpost%2Fdo-kipp-students-enjoy-an-unfair-advantage-with-college-program%2F2012%2F11%2F27%2F9c7c3c00-3893-11e2-8a97-363b0f9a0ab3_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_college-inc" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151538667005/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/26032042/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151538667005/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/26032042/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151538667005/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/26032042/a2t.img" border="0"/>Colby Collegehigher educationTue, 27 Nov 2012 13:57:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/do-kipp-students-enjoy-an-unfair-advantage-with-college-program/2012/11/27/9c7c3c00-3893-11e2-8a97-363b0f9a0ab3_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-incNick Andersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/259e0e55/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ccollege0Einc0Cpost0Cgw0Epresidents0Eknapp0Eand0Etrachtenberg0Ecurrent0Eand0Eformer0Eon0Eus0Enews0Ede0Eranking0C20A120C110C150C52add8d0A0E2f20A0E11e20E9f50A0E0A30A8e1e754450Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icollege0Einc/story01.htm<p>Here are the takeaways from my telephone conversations Wednesday with two George Washington University presidents, past and current, after U.S. News &#38; World Report designated the school as “unranked.”</p> <p>Steven Knapp, GWU president since 2007, says he still can’t put a date on the beginning of the admissions data-reporting problem that led to the surprising <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/us-news-and-world-report-removes-george-washington-university-from-college-rankings/2012/11/14/53954596-2e8d-11e2-89d4-040c9330702a_story.html">U.S. News action</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/gw-presidents-knapp-and-trachtenberg-current-and-former-on-us-news-de-ranking/2012/11/15/52add8d0-2f20-11e2-9f50-0308e1e75445_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-inc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/259e0e55/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=GW+presidents+Knapp+and+Trachtenberg%2C+current+and+former%2C+on+U.S.+News+%E2%80%98de-ranking%E2%80%99&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fcollege-inc%2Fpost%2Fgw-presidents-knapp-and-trachtenberg-current-and-former-on-us-news-de-ranking%2F2012%2F11%2F15%2F52add8d0-2f20-11e2-9f50-0308e1e75445_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_college-inc" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659501296/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/259e0e55/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659501296/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/259e0e55/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148659501296/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/259e0e55/a2t.img" border="0"/>high schoolRobert MorseThu, 15 Nov 2012 14:22:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/gw-presidents-knapp-and-trachtenberg-current-and-former-on-us-news-de-ranking/2012/11/15/52add8d0-2f20-11e2-9f50-0308e1e75445_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-incNick Andersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/2598155e/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ccollege0Einc0Cpost0Con0Egwu0Eunrankings0Eand0Eclass0Erank0C20A120C110C140C73a99d4a0E2eb10E11e20E89d40E0A40Ac9330A70A2a0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icollege0Einc/story01.htm<p>The tale of George Washington University and the loss of its U.S. News ranking is, on one level, simple.</p> <p>The university systematically overstated the credentials of its incoming freshmen for several years. It disclosed that problem last week. U.S. News, as a result, removed GWU Wednesday from its list of top national universities. GWU had been in a three-way tie for 51st with Boston and Tulane universities. <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/us-news-and-world-report-removes-george-washington-university-from-college-rankings/2012/11/14/53954596-2e8d-11e2-89d4-040c9330702a_story.html">Now it is unranked</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/on-gwu-unrankings-and-class-rank/2012/11/14/73a99d4a-2eb1-11e2-89d4-040c9330702a_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-inc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/2598155e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=On+GWU%2C+%28un%29rankings+and+class+rank&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fcollege-inc%2Fpost%2Fon-gwu-unrankings-and-class-rank%2F2012%2F11%2F14%2F73a99d4a-2eb1-11e2-89d4-040c9330702a_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_college-inc" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659462261/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/2598155e/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659462261/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/2598155e/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148659462261/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/2598155e/a2t.img" border="0"/>high schoolRobert MorseGeorge Washington UniversityThu, 15 Nov 2012 01:59:57 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/on-gwu-unrankings-and-class-rank/2012/11/14/73a99d4a-2eb1-11e2-89d4-040c9330702a_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-incNick Andersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/25952452/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ccollege0Einc0Cpost0Cgrades0Eare0Ein0Efor0Ea0Epioneering0Efree0Ejohns0Ehopkins0Eonline0Eclass0C20A120C110C140C1bd60A1940E2e6b0E11e20E89d40E0A40Ac9330A70A2a0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icollege0Einc/story01.htm<p>This week, the final grades came in for a Johns Hopkins University course in biostatistics.</p> <p>Ordinarily, that wouldn’t be news. This is a special case.</p> <p>More than 740 students passed the class taught by JHU associate professor Brian Caffo. They paid nothing to take the class, and they will get no formal credit, only a statement of completion. But these students, a small fraction of more than 15,000 who signed up for the seven-week online class, are pioneers in an experiment that is taking the higher education world by storm. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/grades-are-in-for-a-pioneering-free-johns-hopkins-online-class/2012/11/14/1bd60194-2e6b-11e2-89d4-040c9330702a_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-inc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/25952452/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Grades+are+in+for+a+pioneering+free+Johns+Hopkins+online+class&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fcollege-inc%2Fpost%2Fgrades-are-in-for-a-pioneering-free-johns-hopkins-online-class%2F2012%2F11%2F14%2F1bd60194-2e6b-11e2-89d4-040c9330702a_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_college-inc" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659452282/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/25952452/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659452282/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/25952452/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148659452282/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/25952452/a2t.img" border="0"/>Johns Hopkinshigher educationMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyWed, 14 Nov 2012 16:30:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/grades-are-in-for-a-pioneering-free-johns-hopkins-online-class/2012/11/14/1bd60194-2e6b-11e2-89d4-040c9330702a_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-incNick Andersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/25564e2d/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ccollege0Einc0Cpost0Cmd0Ecollege0Epresidents0Epraise0Edream0Eact0Evictory0C20A120C110C0A70Cc48e3e4a0E28ea0E11e20Ebab20Eeda29950A36840Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icollege0Einc/story01.htm<p>Maryland’s fight over in-state tuition benefits for undocumented college students — illegal immigrants, as some prefer — turned out to be no fight at all but instead a walkover.</p> <p>Tuesday’s <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/md-voters-deciding-on-dream-act-law/2012/11/06/d539fe66-282f-11e2-bab2-eda299503684_story.html">vote on Question 4</a> showed a resounding 58 percent majority choosing to uphold the 2011 state law known as the Dream Act. The law sets a path for undocumented students to obtain in-state tuition rates if they attended a Maryland high school for three years, meet various other conditions and go first to community college.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/md-college-presidents-praise-dream-act-victory/2012/11/07/c48e3e4a-28ea-11e2-bab2-eda299503684_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-inc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/25564e2d/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Md.+college+presidents+praise+Dream+Act+victory&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fcollege-inc%2Fpost%2Fmd-college-presidents-praise-dream-act-victory%2F2012%2F11%2F07%2Fc48e3e4a-28ea-11e2-bab2-eda299503684_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_college-inc" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659091373/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/25564e2d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659091373/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/25564e2d/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148659091373/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/25564e2d/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:42:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/md-college-presidents-praise-dream-act-victory/2012/11/07/c48e3e4a-28ea-11e2-bab2-eda299503684_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-incNick Andersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/25417e96/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ccollege0Einc0Cpost0Cmoocs0Eand0Eentrepreneurial0Eprofessors0C20A120C110C0A50C2fe37c10A0E250A20E11e20Eac850Ee669876c6a240Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icollege0Einc/story01.htm<p> <em>(This post has been updated.)</em> </p> <p>What if two professors at a university launched their own university? Would the first university cheer them on?</p> <p>Surprisingly, it might.</p> <p>At least that is the case with George Mason University, George Mason economists Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok and the free online education platform they have launched called Marginal Revolution University.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/moocs-and-entrepreneurial-professors/2012/11/05/2fe37c10-2502-11e2-ac85-e669876c6a24_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-inc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/25417e96/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=MOOCs+and+entrepreneurial+professors&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fcollege-inc%2Fpost%2Fmoocs-and-entrepreneurial-professors%2F2012%2F11%2F05%2F2fe37c10-2502-11e2-ac85-e669876c6a24_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_college-inc" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659304238/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/25417e96/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659304238/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/25417e96/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148659304238/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/25417e96/a2t.img" border="0"/>George Mason Universityhigher educationTyler CowenMon, 05 Nov 2012 17:32:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/moocs-and-entrepreneurial-professors/2012/11/05/2fe37c10-2502-11e2-ac85-e669876c6a24_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-incNick Andersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/2534d550/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ccollege0Einc0Cpost0Cfree0Eonline0Ehigher0Eed0Evoices0Efrom0Ethe0Efrontier0C20A120C110C0A40C13dbb6b20E23640E11e20Eac850Ee669876c6a240Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icollege0Einc/story01.htm<p>Let’s hear from students around the country and the world about their experiences with free online higher education.</p> <p> For a <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/elite-education-for-the-masses/2012/11/03/c2ac8144-121b-11e2-ba83-a7a396e6b2a7_story.html">Washington Post story about massive open online courses</a>, aka MOOCs, I looked at a class in biostatistics Johns Hopkins University offers on the Web site Coursera, one of several emerging MOOC platforms.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/free-online-higher-ed-voices-from-the-frontier/2012/11/04/13dbb6b2-2364-11e2-ac85-e669876c6a24_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-inc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636556/s/2534d550/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Free+online+higher+ed%3A+Voices+from+the+frontier&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fcollege-inc%2Fpost%2Ffree-online-higher-ed-voices-from-the-frontier%2F2012%2F11%2F04%2F13dbb6b2-2364-11e2-ac85-e669876c6a24_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_college-inc" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659203150/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/2534d550/kg/342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659203150/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/2534d550/kg/342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148659203150/u/0/f/636556/c/34656/s/2534d550/kg/342/a2t.img" border="0"/>Johns HopkinsFacebookMOOCSun, 04 Nov 2012 06:57:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/free-online-higher-ed-voices-from-the-frontier/2012/11/04/13dbb6b2-2364-11e2-ac85-e669876c6a24_blog.html?wprss=rss_college-incNick Anderson