President Speaks: How colleges can help turn out the student vote

The president of Muhlenberg College shares strategies the institution used in Pennsylvania to sharply boost voting.

By Kathleen Harring • Jan. 9, 2023

Massachusetts Senate leader calls for free community college

Karen Spilka, who's backed higher education investment, proposed the idea during the start of the legislative session Wednesday.

By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 6, 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

Here’s the Education Department’s next regulatory agenda

A final Title IX rule, as well as negotiated rulemaking on topics like accreditation and distance education, are on the horizon.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 5, 2023

Biden administration defends student loan forgiveness plan in Supreme Court brief

White House lawyers argued a group of six Republican-led states has no standing to sue over mass loan cancellation.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 5, 2023

Here’s a look at which colleges are blocking TikTok

Several governors banned the app from state-owned devices over privacy concerns and China. Some public institutions are following suit.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 5, 2023

Are college e-scooter bans an overreaction to safety concerns?

Scooters bring risks and benefits, mobility experts say. Dangers are heightened by infrastructure built for cars.

By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 5, 2023

NCAA panel recommends more benefits for DI college athletes, sport-specific governance

But the committee rejected calls to divide Division I sports, arguing its “breadth and diversity” is crucial to college athletics. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 4, 2023

7 higher education trends to watch in 2023

Federal financial aid will continue to hog the spotlight, but we're also waiting for the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on race-conscious admissions.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 4, 2023

U.S. News & World Report reworks law school rankings, but Yale won’t return

Other law school deans aren’t satisfied, either. The magazine also said it has no intention of ending its rankings system.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 3, 2023

5 top perspectives from 2022

We’ve rounded up five links to our best-read opinion pieces.

By Higher Ed Dive Staff • Jan. 3, 2023

5 top trends stories of 2022

We’ve rounded up five links to our best-read features.

By Higher Ed Dive Staff • Dec. 28, 2022

5 top news stories of 2022

We've rounded up five links to our best-read news.

By Higher Ed Dive Staff • Dec. 26, 2022

Rising debt levels could hurt graduate programs’ ROI, report finds

Earnings have held steady, but median debt for borrowers with master’s degrees nearly doubled in under two decades, the Urban Institute found.

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 22, 2022

USC and 2U misled online students through doctored U.S. News rankings, lawsuit says

Students brought a class-action lawsuit this week alleging the university and online program manager violated California’s consumer law.

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 21, 2022

Here’s a breakdown of how federal funding counts toward for-profit colleges’ 90/10 rule

The list puts into practice congressional changes limiting revenue for-profit colleges can draw from federal education funds — including military aid.

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 21, 2022

Fix HBCU underfunding with bipartisan legislation, report says

States like Maryland and Tennessee offer examples for how to fund HBCUs equitably, the Hunt Institute argues.

By Laura Spitalniak • Dec. 21, 2022

How can colleges adapt their financial aid offices for prison education programs?

A ban on Pell Grants for people in prison is ending. Replicating standard practices won’t work for incarcerated students, a new NASFAA report says.

By Laura Spitalniak • Dec. 20, 2022

Birmingham-Southern College needs $37.5M in government money to stay open, officials say

The private Alabama liberal arts institution is requesting public funding to give it “breathing room to operate.”

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 20, 2022

McGraw Hill exposed student data and grades, online privacy firm says

VpnMentor said the data breach exposed over 117 million files filled with hundreds of thousands of grades and email addresses.

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 19, 2022

Texas bill would ban diversity offices at public colleges

The proposal includes a provision that would force institutions to pay legal costs for people who successfully sue them for violations.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 19, 2022

Is the era of college nonprofit conversions over?

A recent federal court ruling and coming regulations could deter some for-profit colleges from attempting to become nonprofits under complex deals. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 19, 2022

University of Arizona plans accreditor switch set in motion by controversial online college acquisition

The change comes after the Education Department in 2019 started allowing regional accreditors to recruit colleges outside of their historical boundaries. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 15, 2022

Colleges’ expenses rose 5.2% in FY22, the biggest increase since 2001

But higher education still experienced less significant inflation than the U.S. as a whole, according to new data.

By Laura Spitalniak • Dec. 15, 2022

New NACAC committee will add students to discussion of admissions practices

New group follows up on January report about barriers to equitable admissions. Half of its members will be students.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 15, 2022

It isn’t just top-ranked law schools rejecting U.S. News rankings anymore

Campbell University revolts against the list for similar reasons as others. But its lower ranking means it could have more to lose.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 15, 2022