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House committee: End loophole allowing tuition-share agreements between OPMs and colleges
The Appropriations Committee took a harsh stance toward online program managers in a recent report, saying they drive up college costs.
By Natalie Schwartz • June 30, 2022 -
Asian American and Pacific Islander enrollment plummeted at California's community colleges
Colleges should support students hurt by the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes, a recent report from The Campaign for College Opportunity recommends.
By Laura Spitalniak • June 30, 2022 -
Trendline
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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Some college leaders want short-term Pell for online programs. What guardrails would be needed?
Congress is considering an amendment that would allow programs as short as eight weeks to be eligible for Pell — but it excludes online offerings.
By Natalie Schwartz • June 30, 2022 -
New Louisiana law strengthens due process protections in college disciplinary procedures
The mandates for public institutions mirror some of those in the Trump-era rule governing Title IX and how colleges must adjudicate sexual violence.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 29, 2022 -
5 proposed Title IX rule changes colleges should know
The draft regulation would broaden the scope of cases colleges must investigate and expand the definition of sexual harassment.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 29, 2022 -
Persistence rates rose last fall but didn't reach pre-pandemic levels, report finds
Three-quarters of first-time students in fall 2020 returned to class the next year, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found.
By Laura Spitalniak • June 28, 2022 -
Higher ed leaders decry the overturning of Roe v. Wade
Some college leaders expressed concern and promised to help their students and employees retain access to abortions.
By Laura Spitalniak • June 27, 2022 -
Last week's big number: $6B
A recap of last week’s major news includes the amount of student loans that will be forgiven under a settlement agreement with the Ed Department.
By Higher Ed Dive Staff • June 27, 2022 -
Delaware moves forward with 'ban the box' legislation for college admissions
A bill passed by the state's Senate would allow institutions to inquire about students' criminal histories once they're admitted, however.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 24, 2022 -
Ed Department strikes $6B settlement with students who attended for-profits
The deal will automatically clear debts for 200,000 who filed borrower defense claims against for-profit universities including Capella and Walden.
By Natalie Schwartz • June 23, 2022 -
New Title IX regulatory plan broadens sexual violence cases colleges must investigate, firms up LGBTQ protections
The proposed rule unravels many of the processes present in the current federal rule, created by former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated June 23, 2022 -
Education Department delays gainful employment proposal until 2023
Policy experts voiced concerns that pushing back the new regulation's timeline could allow poor-performing colleges to continue harming students.
By Natalie Schwartz • June 22, 2022 -
University System of Maryland ends admissions testing mandate
Individual institutions within the system will still be able to choose whether they want to require SAT or ACT scores, however.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 22, 2022 -
Full-time faculty wages fell 5% after inflation, AAUP says
Rising cost of living and low pay increases dragged the average 2021-22 salary below Great Recession levels, raising concerns about a talent drain.
By Laura Spitalniak • June 22, 2022 -
Dartmouth College replaces undergraduate student loans with grants
The Ivy League institution will exclusively offer scholarships after more than 65 families committed about $80 million to eliminate loan requirements.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 21, 2022 -
Washington attorney general sues tech sales boot camp, alleging it misled students
Lawsuit accuses Prehired, which offers a 12-week online program, of deceiving students about its job outcomes and the terms of its income-share agreement.
By Natalie Schwartz • June 21, 2022 -
Sponsored by SAP
How the University of Kentucky uses data to stay ahead of higher education trends
Cloud solutions not only enable remote work and learning, they offer greater flexibility to adapt to change in an uncertain time.
By Steve Risseeuw, VP of State, Local, Education & Healthcare at SAP • June 21, 2022 -
Sponsored by Oracle
Solving student debt starts with access, not availability
Bringing higher ed stakeholders together to swing wide campus gates.
By Nicole Engelbert, Vice President of Higher Education Development, Oracle • June 21, 2022 -
AAUP condemns UNC system for political interference, systemic racism
New resolution follows an American Association of University Professors report accusing the North Carolina system of threatening academic freedom.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 17, 2022 -
Vermont College of Fine Arts won't have on-campus programs in Vermont
The 14-year-old art school plans to move its residencies to Colorado College and hired a real estate firm to evaluate buildings on its campus.
By Natalie Schwartz • Updated June 17, 2022 -
Over 200 groups call on Education Department to release Title IX rule by law's 50th anniversary
The organizations said it is particularly urgent to clarify protections for LGBTQ students under the law banning sex-based discrimination in education.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 16, 2022 -
Second Chance Pell helps deliver degrees to over 9,000 incarcerated students
The program increased enrollment every year since its creation, despite COVID-19 challenges, according to a new report.
By Laura Spitalniak • June 16, 2022 -
Feds should improve safeguards against foreign entities stealing intellectual property from colleges, watchdog says
Federal agencies haven't assessed in depth which colleges are most at risk, the Government Accountability Office found. It recommends new safeguards.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 15, 2022 -
Education Department accidentally awarded colleges $73M in extra coronavirus aid, watchdog finds
The Office of Inspector General said 16 of 24 institutions given the extra money did not take it, while others didn't spend improperly awarded dollars.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 15, 2022 -
ACE, higher ed groups oppose paying student-athletes as employees
The organizations cite a lack of revenue for most sports and previous case law in a court brief filed last week.
By Laura Spitalniak • June 14, 2022