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College leaders used the pandemic to flout shared governance, AAUP says
The faculty organization ended an investigation into eight colleges, though it says its conclusions apply broadly to the sector.
By Natalie Schwartz • May 26, 2021 -
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Rhode Island one step closer to permanent free college
The Rhode Island Promise guarantees up to two years of free tuition for some community college students.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 26, 2021 -
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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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State support for higher ed ticked up 2.9% in fiscal 2020, report finds
Despite another annual increase, colleges had historically low levels of state funding heading into the pandemic.
By Natalie Schwartz • May 26, 2021 -
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Deep DiveThe pandemic slowed tuition growth at some colleges. Will it last?
Sticker prices at several dozen of the country's priciest colleges stalled during the pandemic, our analysis found. But several are raising rates again.
By Natalie Schwartz • May 25, 2021 -
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Colorado's public colleges don't have to require SAT, ACT scores anymore
The state's governor signed a bill removing the mandate, but schools can still choose whether they want students to submit their results.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 25, 2021 -
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ProctorU scraps fully automated remote proctoring
The company will no longer use artificial intelligence to surface potential cheating to faculty members.
By Natalie Schwartz • May 24, 2021 -
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Senate backs off giving federal agencies oversight of colleges' big foreign gifts
A new proposal would still step up scrutiny but would remove a federal committee's role in it.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 24, 2021 -
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ColumnMadison College is letting students try before they buy
A weeklong free drop period intends to lower financial barriers and help students unfamiliar with online classes.
By Hallie Busta • May 21, 2021 -
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Washington's public colleges go test-optional for good
The schools are some of the first to make the policy permanent after piloting it during the pandemic.
By Natalie Schwartz • May 21, 2021 -
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Report highlights ongoing inequities in college access
New data shows high shares of historically underrepresented students attending lower-spending and less-competitive schools.
By Hallie Busta • May 20, 2021 -
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Alaska Senate passes bill to give free tuition to essential and laid-off workers
The program is similar to one launched last year by Michigan, which gave frontline employees free tuition at community colleges.
By Natalie Schwartz • May 20, 2021 -
Private college tuition discount rates hit new highs during the pandemic
A majority of responding institutions told NACUBO they expect a "significant" change in revenue from students as a result of the crisis.
By Hallie Busta • May 19, 2021 -
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College student outcomes and state funding are intertwined, report finds
A State Higher Education Executive Officers Association analysis shows the impact of changes in public investment.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 19, 2021 -
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UNCF launches coaching program to bring back 4,000 stopped-out students
The initiative aims to help people who left one of nine historically or predominately Black colleges finish their credentials.
By Natalie Schwartz • Updated May 19, 2021 -
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Guided pathways improvements lead San Antonio College to the Aspen Prize
The biennial awards program highlights community colleges whose practices improved student success and are replicable.
By Natalie Schwartz • May 18, 2021 -
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Higher ed lobby wary of new federal proposals for stricter foreign gift reporting
A bipartisan group of senators wants to lower the financial threshold for disclosing income and require some colleges to track gifts to their researchers.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 18, 2021 -
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New initiative enlists students to rethink higher ed's problems
Six public colleges are soliciting input from learners to help design and develop student success programs.
By Hallie Busta • May 17, 2021 -
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California's $49B higher ed budget proposal prioritizes worker training
Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan also calls for turning an existing public university into a polytechnic school.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 17, 2021 -
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Sponsored by BDHow COVID-19 testing can help safely bring back the college experience
Dr. Jeff Andrews of BD, a leading global medical technology company, shares his expertise on the topic.
By Dr. Jeff Andrews • May 17, 2021 -
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U of California agrees not to use SAT, ACT in admissions through 2025 to settle lawsuit
The move will likely have a profound effect on the use of entrance exams in higher education.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated May 17, 2021 -
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OpinionKentucky colleges are going beyond teaching students the soft skills employers want
Institutions are embedding these competencies into the curriculum and helping students learn how to talk about them.
By Aaron Thompson • May 14, 2021 -
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Southern New Hampshire's transfer deal with Pennsylvania schools yields 47 students in first year
Critics of the arrangement, which is now more than a year old, said it could hurt enrollment at the state's four-year colleges.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 14, 2021 -
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What does the public think about international students?
A new American Council on Education survey found limited support for coordinated efforts to bring more foreign learners to the U.S.
By Hallie Busta • May 14, 2021 -
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Zovio reports enrollment challenges at U of Arizona Global Campus
Officials are revamping their recruiting efforts in an attempt to increase numbers at the online college formed from Ashford University.
By Natalie Schwartz • May 13, 2021 -
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Biden's pick of Catherine Lhamon as civil rights head could mean a return to Obama-era policies
Lhamon previously enforced the contentious Title IX guidance at the department.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 13, 2021
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