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Deep DiveWhy one Ivy League university joined the move to ditch enrollment deposits
University of Pennsylvania was waiving its $400 deposit for about a fifth of its students. Abandoning it aims to reduce barriers for low-income students.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Dec. 15, 2022 -
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Deep disparities spoil uptick in on-time completion rates
Part-time, community college students earn diplomas on time less frequently than four-year and full-time students, Complete College America finds.
By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 13, 2022 -
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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.
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Text communication isn’t enough to improve nontraditional students’ enrollment and outcomes, paper suggests
Personalized college information and an offer of professional advising didn't affect veterans' college decisions, researchers found.
By Laura Spitalniak • Dec. 13, 2022 -
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Q&AInside an ambitious plan to reenroll California’s stopped-out students
A coalition of higher ed groups will focus on outreach and coaching services for residents who are just shy of completing a college degree.
By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 9, 2022 -
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Why do top universities produce more research than others? Their people have more labor backing them up.
Prestigious institutions employ more graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, giving them a major labor advantage, new research finds.
By Laura Spitalniak • Dec. 8, 2022 -
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Democrats seek to create oversight committee governing for-profit colleges
A list of institutions that have engaged in illegal or fraudulent activities would be published annually under newly introduced legislation.
By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 8, 2022 -
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Cazenovia College says it will close in spring 2023, citing financial stress and rising inflation
The nearly 200-year-old private nonprofit institution blamed the pandemic, inflation and uncertainty in the bond and stock markets for its closure.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 7, 2022 -
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CEHE sues Education Department for $500M, alleging agency forced its colleges to close
The former college operator says the agency wanted to push its institutions to suddenly shutter so it could impose financial penalties.
By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 6, 2022 -
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Most colleges don’t provide accurate financial aid offers, federal watchdog says
The U.S. Government Accountability Office recommended Congress pursue legislation that would require institutions to give clear, standardized information.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 6, 2022 -
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Battle lines form over new borrower defense to repayment rules
New regulations will allow the agency to review debt forgiveness claims for groups rather than individuals. For-profits question whether that’s fair.
By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 6, 2022 -
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Former Education Secretary John King named new SUNY chancellor
King’s predecessor, Jim Malatras, resigned amid revelations he disparaged a woman accusing former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 5, 2022 -
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Lawmakers ask Education Department to review legal status of OPM tuition-share agreements
These arrangements may incentivize online program managers to push students into expensive programs, Democrats suggested.
By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 5, 2022 -
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Are U.S. News undergraduate rankings at risk with the exodus of law schools?
Experts think the answer is probably not, but they see cracks in the foundation of a rankings system college admissions professionals largely abhor.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 5, 2022 -
Judge rejects Grand Canyon University’s bid to overturn its for-profit status
The ruling says the Education Department has the power to determine whether it considers colleges for-profits for federal financial aid purposes.
By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 2, 2022 -
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Supreme Court agrees to expedited review of Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan
The justices plan to hear oral arguments in February. An injunction against the program will remain in place while they review the case.
By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 1, 2022 -
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Michigan State trustee resigns over transparency, Title IX concerns
Pat O'Keefe called for information about the firing of a former business dean and the selection of the university's interim president.
By Laura Spitalniak • Dec. 1, 2022 -
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Purdue University reinstates admissions test requirements for fall 2024
Like many colleges, the public institution waived SAT and ACT mandates amid the pandemic. It joins MIT bucking a trend of remaining test-optional.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 1, 2022 -
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Stanford University investigates its president over research misconduct accusations
A major academic journal is also reviewing one paper President Marc Tessier-Lavigne helped author.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 30, 2022 -
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Penn State will work to re-merge its law schools
Maintaining two separately accredited schools is not the best use of resources in a competitive landscape, according to the university's president.
By Laura Spitalniak • Nov. 30, 2022 -
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Why doesn’t the Education Department collect racial data on college applicants?
A new report calls for gathering deeper information on other admissions factors, too, like institutions’ legacy preferences and early decision programs.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 29, 2022 -
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College completion rates stall at 62.3%, report finds
The latest rate, which is essentially the same as the prior year’s figure, masks concerning declines among White, Black and Latinx students.
By Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 29, 2022 -
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Cornell, University of Chicago law schools stick with U.S. News rankings
The decisions in part stem rankings' bleeding after others pulled out. Cornell dean asks what leaving lists based on public data will actually accomplish.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 29, 2022 -
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Zovio sells last remaining business, Fullstack Academy, to boot camp provider
Fullstack will now be owned by Simplilearn, but it will keep its branding, leadership and employees.
By Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 28, 2022 -
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Research shows deep class and wealth divisions between faculty and broader society. Can colleges change that?
Amid worries that faculty backgrounds limit what gets taught and researched, some critics say upper-class faculty are a feature of the system, not a bug.
By James Anderson • Nov. 28, 2022 -
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TL;DR: Women prefer text contributions over talk in remote classes
While all students liked having a live chat option, women were more likely to say the feature made it easier for them to participate.
By Laura Spitalniak • Nov. 25, 2022
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