University of Tennessee System to guarantee spots for top 10% of high school students

The policy means to entice students to attend institutions in the state, especially as college-going rates decline.

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 8, 2023

Yale changes admissions policies to end lawsuit from anti-affirmative action group

Students for Fair Admissions led complaints against Harvard and UNC-Chapel Hill’s race-conscious admissions, which the Supreme Court struck down.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 8, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence

As AI continues its forward march in education and the workplace, colleges are grapplling with how best to incorporate the emerging technology into admissions, courrsework and elsewhere

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Is the political climate in southern states driving a faculty exodus?

One-third of faculty in Florida, Texas, Georgia and North Carolina said they would pursue out-of-state jobs in the coming year, AAUP found.

By Laura Spitalniak • Sept. 8, 2023

Webster University sued over accusations of $75K in unpaid rent

The lawsuit compounds financial troubles for the private nonprofit college in Missouri.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 7, 2023

Brown University to review legacy, early decision and test-optional admissions

Colleges are reconsidering which applicants get priority following the Supreme Court's ban on race-conscious policies.

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 7, 2023

Cal State would face new sexual harassment reporting requirements under recently passed bill

The proposal, passed by the state Legislature last week, would require the  system to annually publish how it handled and investigated such reports.

By Laura Spitalniak • Sept. 5, 2023

Legacy admissions under fire: Carleton abandons, Georgetown students petition, Pa. senator proposes ban

Criticisms against legacy preferences have escalated since the Supreme Court decision striking down race-conscious admissions.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 1, 2023

Final Title IX rules likely to be pushed beyond October

The Education Department hasn’t even sent its regulatory plans to the Office of Management and Budget, which can take up to 120 days to review them.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 31, 2023

Georgia public colleges put end to required DEI statements in hiring

The 26-institution system also prohibited colleges from requiring diversity statements as part of employee training.

By Laura Spitalniak • Aug. 31, 2023

University of Arizona may be partly on the hook for $72M in discharged Ashford loans

A senior Education Department official said the agency would seek to recoup the cost from both the online college’s current and previous owners.

By Natalie Schwartz • Updated Aug. 30, 2023

MOVEit attack victim count surpasses 1,000 organizations

At least 173 colleges and universities have been swept up so far in the mass hack, according to one group.

By Matt Kapko • Aug. 30, 2023

Justice Department settles with Kansas college accused of discriminating against Black students

Highland Community College will need to rework policies around discipline, campus security, housing and racial harassment.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 29, 2023

Arkansas lawmakers to study college DEI policies in prelude to legislation

State Sen. Dan Sullivan, a Republican, said that he planned to introduce related legislation after the review wraps up next year.

By Natalie Schwartz • Aug. 28, 2023

Accreditors are in the perfect position to support diversity, New America says

Accreditation standards can help counteract recent blows against race-conscious policies and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

By Laura Spitalniak • Aug. 28, 2023

How the FAFSA delay could impact colleges and students

The December release could affect institutional staffing, financial aid deadlines and what colleges students attend.

By Danielle McLean • Aug. 28, 2023

Can the farm bill help fix underfunding for HBCUs?

Lawmakers have until the end of September to reauthorize the spending package, which is a significant source of funding for land-grant universities. 

By Lilah Burke • Aug. 25, 2023

Education Department settles with 5 law schools that it said improperly distributed financial aid

Institutions including New England Law Boston and New York Law School were accused of expending Title IV money on students in unaccredited programs.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 24, 2023

Florida state colleges must fire repeat violators of anti-trans bathroom law, board votes

The state’s education board passed rules Wednesday mandating workers be fired if they twice use bathrooms that don’t align with their sex at birth. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Aug. 23, 2023

University of Michigan offers striking graduate employees ‘last, best and final’ deal

The graduate student union could ratify the proposal as early as this week.

By Laura Spitalniak • Aug. 21, 2023

Will new state definitions of ‘sex’ exclude transgender students?

Four states have enacted laws this year limiting the definition of "sex" to "male" or "female," setting up potential Title IX disputes.

By Naaz Modan • Aug. 21, 2023

California community college professors sue over classroom DEI policies

The lawsuit takes aim at documents that advise instructors to avoid inflicting “curricular trauma” on students and define merit as protecting White privilege.

By Natalie Schwartz • Aug. 21, 2023

North Carolina restricts transgender college athletes in veto override

A Republican supermajority voted to prohibit transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams aligning with their gender identity.

By Laura Spitalniak • Aug. 17, 2023

Federal loans for graduate students on track to outpace those for undergraduates

A new report from the Education Department’s chief economist office looks at how the federal loan landscape is shifting.

By Natalie Schwartz • Aug. 17, 2023

Lawmakers urge Education Department to help end legacy and donor admissions

A trio of prominent senators called on Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to take steps like aggressively pursuing complaints against the practice.

By Natalie Schwartz • Aug. 16, 2023

House Republicans’ bill would freeze Education Department hiring

Lawmakers characterize it as a first step in returning education policy decisions to the local and state levels.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 16, 2023