Income-driven repayment regulatory proposal would cost at least $230B, Congressional Budget Office says

The nonpartisan CBO estimates the plan would drive up the cost of new and outstanding loans over the next decade.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 13, 2023

Shuttered for-profit college firm to pay $28M settlement over closures

The Education Corporation of America stranded its former students with no way to complete their degrees, according to a lawsuit.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 13, 2023

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Emerging Technology

As higher ed deals with enrollment declines and other challenges, colleges need to consider how increased and changing use of technology affects students and campus finances. 

By Higher Ed Dive staff

5 state plans to restrict faculty tenure you’ll want to watch

For years, mostly Republican lawmakers have tried to limit or end tenure. But that campaign has picked up steam amid new scrutiny on colleges.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 13, 2023

New College of Florida students have a surprising new transfer opportunity. It’s to a private institution out of state.

Hampshire College has promised matching tuition for these students, who say Gov. Ron DeSantis has marred their liberal arts experience.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 10, 2023

Texas bill would overhaul community college funding

The proposed legislation would tie a majority of the state's junior college funding to performance and student outcomes.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 10, 2023

Biden’s proposed $90B Education Department budget features tuition-free community college

The president’s fiscal 2024 blueprint, which would also boost the maximum Pell Grant, has virtually no chance of surviving Congress as drafted.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 9, 2023

Loan servicers charged late fees, interest after on-time payments, federal agency finds

Some providers reversed credit card payments without warning student loan borrowers, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 9, 2023

Bard College the latest institution to spurn U.S. News undergraduate rankings

The private nonprofit college in New York said the rankings methodology relies on “flawed and irrelevant metrics.”

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 9, 2023

More than half of jobs don’t need 4-year degree requirements, report says

More employers — public and private — are pushing for skills-first hiring, but doing so requires an investment some employers may still be wary of making.

By Kathryn Moody • March 9, 2023

Upward transfer enrollment plummeted 14.5% since pandemic began

However, new National Student Clearinghouse Research Center data shows other types of transfers are on the rise.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 9, 2023

Ivy League sued over ban on athletic scholarships

Current and former Brown University basketball players allege the institutions have violated antitrust laws.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 8, 2023

Legislators urge Education Department to expand race, legacy data in admissions

Eighteen congressional Democrats are making the call to the agency before the U.S. Supreme Court rules on race-conscious admissions.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 8, 2023

Performance-based funding linked to higher SAT scores in bottom quarter

Moderately selective colleges also saw enrollment declines among racial minorities the more they relied on the funding model, new research shows.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 8, 2023

SoFi sues Biden administration over student loan moratorium

The loan provider alleges the most recent extension of the repayment freeze was illegal.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 7, 2023

Texas universities eschew DEI initiatives at governor’s direction

The domino effect of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s DEI ban is in full tilt.

By Caroline Colvin • March 7, 2023

Kansas Republicans move to block state’s public colleges from using DEI statements in hiring

One state legislator called diversity, equity and inclusion statements “ideological loyalty oaths.”

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 7, 2023

Fewer than half of alumni of online for-profits report being very satisfied

A new survey found online nonprofit colleges get higher marks than for-profits in areas like instructors.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 7, 2023

U.S. News escalates battle over rankings, saying ‘elite’ colleges don’t speak for higher ed

The magazine also wrote to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, a rankings critic, suggesting he require more data from institutions.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 6, 2023

‘Mother’ of disability rights movement Judy Heumann dies at age 75

Heumann's work in civil rights included leading the Education Department's special education office from 1993 to 2001.

By Kara Arundel • March 6, 2023

College politically engages students, but doesn’t make them more liberal

Higher ed mobilizes women politically more than men and produces few moderates, new research finds.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 3, 2023

How colleges can incorporate DEI values into physical spaces

Campus buildings and classrooms can boost — or undermine — inclusion efforts just as much as diversity initiatives, one higher ed architect says.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 3, 2023

Nondegree providers face high costs, challenges standing out in a crowded space, report finds

Researchers studied Coursera, Udemy and 2U to gain a better understanding of the nondegree market as a whole.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 3, 2023

First-of-its-kind court ruling says college esports don’t fall under Title IX

The Florida Institute of Technology sought to use esports to comply with the federal law requiring balance between men’s and women’s athletics.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 3, 2023

Columbia University becomes first Ivy League institution to go permanently test-optional

The university said applicants will not be disadvantaged if they do not submit SAT or ACT scores.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 2, 2023

Most students interested in study abroad pick a college based on where they can travel

Colleges can make study abroad more accessible by sharing financial aid information, students said in a new survey.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 1, 2023