EAB Daily Briefing September 30, 2015 Today's EAB Daily Briefing View the Archives Print Today's Stories Subscribe EAB Insight Hardwiring Student Engagement with Career Development Explores best practices for coupling high-value career services with student milestones to engage students with career exploration and development across their time on campus. More Latest News University of Arizona cuts 320 positions after state slashes $28M in funding September 30, 2015 To accommodate state funding cuts, the University of Arizona eliminated more than 300 positions through layoffs, retirements, terminating vacant positions, and other strategies. Officials say they are working to minimize effects on students. More Community college aims to improve completion by 800% September 30, 2015 Ivy Tech Community College's East Central region plans to raise its two-year completion rate from just 1.2% to 10% within a few years. The institution's statewide graduation rate is so low that the Legislature froze funding for all new campus construction until it improves. More The nation's five fastest growing flagship universities September 30, 2015 Southern flagship universities are growing faster than the nation's other state flagships, according to a Washington Post analysis. More Why Harvard Medical School's dean thinks Twitter is a (risky) bet worth taking September 30, 2015 How does the dean of Harvard Medical School use Twitter? Cautiously, and with an eye toward building connections, promoting thoughtful discussion, and learning from others, dean Jeffrey Flier writes in the Wall Street Journal. More Moody's: Small college closures to triple by 2017 September 30, 2015 The rate of small college and university closures will triple and mergers will double by 2017, according to a report from Moody's Investor Service that blames falling enrollment for the schools' financial struggles. More Around the industry: Kansas may not expel a student for tweets September 30, 2015 Kansas University erred in expelling a student for tweets, a state court of appeals ruled Friday in today's bite-sized higher education roundup from Kansas, New York, and Ohio. More This year's 'genius' winners: A university president, a Harvard sociologist, and more September 29, 2015 The MacArthur Foundation on Tuesday named its latest 24-person class of "genius award" winners, and 13 honorees this year are affiliated with colleges and universities. More