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San Francisco Art Institute shuts down after merger collapses
The institution would have joined with the University of San Francisco, the second time such a deal was attempted.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 18, 2022 -
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Court temporarily halts Ed Dept from enforcing LGBTQ protections under Title IX
The decision applies to 20 predominantly conservative states, who sued arguing the agency guidance interfered with their ability to govern.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 18, 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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New Vermont State University secures accreditation, ensuring path to merger
Accreditor approval is a crucial step in the unification of Vermont Technical College, Castleton and Northern Vermont universities.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 15, 2022 -
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U of Michigan won't give new president Santa Ono a faculty job if fired, breaking precedent
Mark Schlissel, the former president dismissed for an alleged inappropriate employee relationship, was allowed to keep his tenured professorship.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 15, 2022 -
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For-profits oppose plan to forgive $6B in student loans to settle borrower defense case
The deal would relieve debts for 200,000 borrowers, but several institutions say it sidesteps regulations.
By Natalie Schwartz • Updated July 15, 2022 -
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Faculty members support open access, don't trust research fraud protections, survey finds
Educators also increasingly prize college libraries' contributions to student success.
By Laura Spitalniak • July 14, 2022 -
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U of Michigan picks Santa Ono as new president, months after ouster of Mark Schlissel
Ono, president and vice chancellor of the University of British Columbia, is one of the most prominent names in higher education leadership.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 13, 2022 -
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10 colleges, including Columbia, now kicked off 2022 U.S. News rankings
Most of the institutions will likely be featured in the next iteration of the database, which typically publishes in September.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 13, 2022 -
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Faculty focus on belonging can improve student experiences and grades, report finds
The Student Experience Project shares lessons from work with 295 professors.
By Laura Spitalniak • July 13, 2022 -
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Wave Leadership College, a nonprofit religious institution, closes
Declining enrollment through the coronavirus pandemic and a subsequent need to fundraise more caused the Virginia college's demise, officials said.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 12, 2022 -
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Entrepreneurship education company acquires University of Antelope Valley to build 'metauniversity'
Genius Group has plans to grow the for-profit institution, which counted about 730 mostly in-person students in fall 2020.
By Natalie Schwartz • July 12, 2022 -
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3 major changes in Biden's borrower defense proposal
New draft regulations would make it much easier for borrowers to receive debt relief, but for-profit colleges say they wouldn't have due process.
By Natalie Schwartz • July 12, 2022 -
Pennsylvania system receives 'historic' $553M in state funding
In addition to the nearly 16% increase in operating money, lawmakers gave PASSHE a one-time $125 million in federal aid.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 11, 2022 -
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2 in 5 Utah college students experience food insecurity, survey finds
Researchers also found that food insecurity disproportionately affected minority groups, caregivers and rural students.
By Laura Spitalniak • July 11, 2022 -
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92% of NAIA members want psychiatry resources for athletes, survey says
But respondents said those services weren't generally available. They also wished for resources like mental health training for coaches.
By Laura Spitalniak • July 11, 2022 -
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OpinionPresident Speaks: I was a first-gen student. Here's what's changed, and what work is left to do.
Cal State East Bay’s leader discusses how the first-generation experience changed since she was an undergraduate — and how colleges can respond.
By Cathy Sandeen • July 11, 2022 -
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Justice Department suggests continuing antitrust lawsuit against top-ranked colleges
The agency weighed in on a lawsuit alleging 17 top-ranked schools engaged in a price-fixing scheme.
By Natalie Schwartz • July 8, 2022 -
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U.S. News removes Columbia U from this year's rankings amid investigation
The Ivy League university didn't respond to the publication’s requests to verify data that was publicly called into question.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 8, 2022 -
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Researchers could only collect asset manager diversity data for 16 of 50 wealthy colleges
More than two-thirds of the wealthiest 25 private and 25 public colleges declined to share their asset manager rosters for analysis.
By Laura Spitalniak • July 7, 2022 -
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Q&AUMass Global's new chancellor wants to triple the university's size
David Andrews oversaw enrollment growth at National University. He wants to do it again at UMass Global, an online adult-serving institution.
By Natalie Schwartz • July 7, 2022 -
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Ed Department proposes regulatory changes to borrower defense, PSLF, other student loan protections
The rules would change beleaguered programs and also seek to limit cases when interest is added to loans' principal balances.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated July 6, 2022 -
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New York yanks Olivet University’s power to grant college credit
The evangelical school with locations in several states is reportedly under investigation for money laundering, but New York’s decision is separate.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 5, 2022 -
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Biden's draft Title IX rule would allow the single-investigator model. Should it?
Policy experts see major flaws in the system that combines the roles of investigator and decision-maker in sexual misconduct cases.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 5, 2022 -
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Last week's big quote: Roe overturning is 'worthy of righteous anger'
A recap of last week's major higher ed news starts off with one reaction to the Supreme Court's decision to roll back the right to an abortion.
By Higher Ed Dive Staff • July 4, 2022 -
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Columbia U will skip next U.S. News rankings amid probe into data accuracy
The Ivy League institution said it was still reviewing allegations made by one of its professors that it was providing inaccurate information.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 1, 2022
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