Education data breaches hit record high in 2021

Nearly 2.6 million records across 771 educational institutions were exposed that year, according to a report by Comparitech.

By Anna Merod • April 13, 2023

Education Department further delays start date of third-party servicer guidance

The agency also removed a portion of the policy that would have banned colleges from working with foreign providers.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 12, 2023

President Speaks: Higher education shouldn’t perpetuate privilege. It should lift up those who would benefit the most.

Colleges have a moral imperative to help students up the economic ladder, not just promote their rankings, argues the president of CSU Dominguez Hills. 

By Thomas Parham • April 12, 2023

Education Department cuts off Florida for-profit college’s access to federal student aid

Florida Career College took in more than $99 million in Title IV funds in its fiscal year ending in 2020.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 11, 2023

Higher ed leaders chime in on the Education Department’s regulatory agenda

The agency started a series of hearings Tuesday to gather feedback on policy actions in a prelude to negotiated rulemaking.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 11, 2023

Texas lawmakers move forward with proposed bans on faculty tenure, diversity offices in public colleges

Such initiatives have drawn support from high-ranking officials, including the state’s lieutenant governor.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 11, 2023

Cardinal Stritch University to close at the end of the academic year

The Roman Catholic institution in Wisconsin cited the pandemic and troubling enrollment trends as reasons for the shutdown. 

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 10, 2023

King’s College, on the brink of closure, still fundraising to stay alive

The New York religious institution is aiming for $2.6 million to keep its doors open. It hasn’t hit the mark yet.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 10, 2023

Rutgers faculty go on unprecedented strike

The three unions representing over 9,000 faculty members voted to walk out after almost a year of working without a contract.

By Laura Spitalniak • April 10, 2023

How colleges can start up a senior living community successfully

This model can benefit students and retirees while generating revenue for institutions — but only if done correctly.

By Lilah Burke • April 10, 2023

Cannibalism as a way to increase enrollment

Colleges try to boost enrollment by recruiting students from other institutions, but it’s a declining pool, Ricardo Azziz argues.

By Ricardo Azziz • April 7, 2023

Ripe for poaching: Will DeSantis’ higher ed policies drive out Florida faculty?

One university provost has already publicly promised to recruit Florida students and professors amid the state’s political strife.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 7, 2023

Education Department proposes regulation that would block explicit bans on transgender athletes

In certain circumstances, however, federally funded schools would be able exclude transgender students from sports matching their gender identity.

By Naaz Modan • April 6, 2023

Average full-time faculty pay fell 2.4% after inflation, AAUP finds

This is the third consecutive year wage growth fell below inflation, according to the faculty organization.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 6, 2023

Job candidates struggle to add microcredentials to hiring platforms

Technology gaps could interfere with essential information about nondegree training, research from Northeastern University shows.

By Carolyn Crist • April 6, 2023

Appeals court allows remaining Sweet v. Cardona loan forgiveness cases to move forward

Two for-profit institutions and one private nonprofit fought the $6 billion class-action settlement.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 5, 2023

House Republicans press Education Department on colleges’ foreign gift reporting requirements

Virginia Foxx, chair of the House education committee, is demanding the agency detail how much it spends monitoring foreign donations and contracts.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 5, 2023

Sexual violence survivor groups ask Biden to ensure final Title IX rule comes in May

The Education Department said it will release its long-awaited regulation next month, but it’s also delayed publishing a draft version of the rule before.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 5, 2023

House progressives say Biden administration should use executive power to curb for-profit college ‘predatory behavior’

The Congressional Progressive Caucus also wants the White House to withhold federal student aid from poorly performing institutions.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 5, 2023

North Carolina lawmakers ask UNC system for information on diversity-related trainings

Legislators want background and costs of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programs from the current and last three fiscal years.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 4, 2023

University of Vermont failed to investigate allegations of antisemitism, Ed Department finds

The university and its State Agricultural College agreed to improve discrimination response protocols, in a resolution agreement entered into with the Office for Civil Rights on Monday.

By Laura Spitalniak • April 3, 2023

International applicants using the Common App increased by over a third

The biggest numbers came from China and India in the 2021-22 academic year, the organization reported.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 3, 2023

Lindenwood University acquires Michigan-based for-profit vocational college

Lindenwood said the purchase is the first step toward future acquisitions and becoming a system that serves diverse educational needs.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 31, 2023

Most Americans don’t see value in a four-year college degree, new survey finds

This matches trends in previous iterations of the Wall Street Journal-NORC poll, though the share of Americans skeptical of higher ed has grown.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 31, 2023

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville faculty object to potential acquisition of the University of Phoenix

The for-profit’s history of poor student outcomes is one reason the system should not go through with a purchase, the faculty senate said.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated March 31, 2023