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DoorDash launches DashPass for Students
The $4.99 monthly subscription gives U.S. college students access to free delivery from grocers, convenience stores and restaurants.
By Julie Littman • Updated April 12, 2022 -
Rhode Island bills would tax private colleges' endowments, properties
Municipalities could impose up to a 2% tax on endowments, which would benefit K-12 school districts. Property taxes would go to local general funds.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 11, 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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What 7 experts want included in Biden's new Title IX regulation
We asked lawyers, academics and a college president what they want to see from the rule governing campus sexual misconduct.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 8, 2022 -
UNC system extends test-optional admissions through fall 2024
North Carolina governing board cited a desire for institutions to remain competitive with peers that have also suspended SAT and ACT requirements.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 7, 2022 -
University of Arizona Global Campus shouldn't get federal student aid after court ruling, groups say
A dozen groups and policy advocates argue a $22M court ruling against UAGC's former owner for misleading students should end its Title IV access.
By Natalie Schwartz • Updated April 7, 2022 -
15 Republican attorneys general urge Ed Dept to halt Title IX rule change
The attorneys general are threatening to take legal action if the Biden administration issues a regulation protecting transgender students.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 7, 2022 -
California weighs $100M for community college cybersecurity amid application fraud
The funding would partly go toward hiring cybersecurity staff after the system was flooded with fake student applications last year.
By Natalie Schwartz • April 6, 2022 -
Georgia passes law banishing free speech zones
These areas of public campuses designated for protest and other forms of expression quickly fell out of favor in the last several years.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated May 4, 2022 -
Battle heats up over 'viewpoint diversity' survey in Florida public colleges
A faculty union encourages a boycott of the voluntary questionnaire after a federal judge allows it to go ahead.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 4, 2022 -
University of Arizona Global Campus loses access to GI Bill benefits
Experts warn of mass student exodus if the university doesn't soon regain access, even as it offers grants to affected students.
By Natalie Schwartz • April 4, 2022 -
Opinion
President Speaks: I lead a university becoming a polytechnic. It's possible thanks to public investment.
Tom Jackson Jr. discusses how Cal Poly Humboldt is using $458 million to expand its academic offerings and meet the state's STEM shortages.
By Tom Jackson Jr. • April 4, 2022 -
27 senators call on Cardona to change policies on student debt bankruptcy claims
Too often, borrowers must show "a certainty of hopelessness" to have their loans cleared, the lawmakers argue.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 1, 2022 -
Q&A
How can college trustees oversee equitable student success?
Governing boards must actively work to ensure fair student outcomes, say two leaders at the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.
By Laura Spitalniak • April 1, 2022 -
Lincoln College, a predominantly Black institution, to close in May
The 157-year-old private nonprofit in Illinois said the pandemic and a cyberattack exacerbated existing enrollment challenges.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 31, 2022 -
Emergency microgrants help students graduate quicker, with less debt
A retention grant program at Georgia State helped students who were close to graduating but had financial challenges, report finds.
By Laura Spitalniak • March 31, 2022 -
Watchdog fines loan servicer $1M as feds say more crackdowns could follow
Edfinancial Services said in a new statement it opted to settle with the federal government to avoid "protracted and costly litigation."
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated March 31, 2022 -
Student affairs workforce faces retention issues, report says
Over 80% of survey respondents said burnout and low salaries could lead people to leave, NASPA found.
By Laura Spitalniak • March 30, 2022 -
Nearly a third of women working for colleges say gender hurt their careers
Hispanic and Asian women were more likely to report being skipped for promotions because of their gender, according to a new Gallup survey.
By Laura Spitalniak • March 29, 2022 -
Colleges pour money into technology for managing finance and employees, report finds
Institutions resumed long-term technology projects in 2021 that were paused because of pandemic-related disruptions, according to the Tambellini Group.
By Natalie Schwartz • March 28, 2022 -
MIT bucks trend, revives standardized test score requirement for admissions
The private research university is reinstating the SAT and ACT even as the test-optional movement gains major ground in the wake of the pandemic.
By Natalie Schwartz • March 28, 2022 -
Most college admissions staff are White. What should the field do about it?
NACAC report suggests ways to diversify the admissions field, but leaders face the issue of students of color being pushed toward higher-paying careers.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 28, 2022 -
Opinion
New Carnegie Classifications will elevate colleges promoting equity and social mobility
Changes will feature institutions that were always model colleges, writes the head of the National Association for Diversity Officers in Higher Education.
By Paulette Granberry Russell • March 28, 2022 -
Louisiana’s public colleges end remedial coursework
Students will no longer enroll in classes in which they can't earn credit. Instead, they'll receive more academic support.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 25, 2022 -
Months after plea, Bloomfield College will remain open with help from Montclair State U
The institutions are eyeing a merger after the private nonprofit MSI openly sought financial help amid pandemic-era enrollment declines.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 24, 2022 -
California State University drops standardized testing requirements from admissions
The decision by the largest four-year public college system in the U.S. is expected to resonate across the country.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 23, 2022