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Former Kentucky State president sues financially embattled university for $270K severance
M. Christopher Brown II alleges he was forced to resign, but the university argues he breached his contract by mismanaging the budget.
By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 18, 2022 -
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Student loan giant Navient inks $1.85B settlement over fraud claims
The company will cancel the student loan debt of about 66,000 borrowers in an agreement with 39 state attorneys general.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 13, 2022 -
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TrendlineArtificial 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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SCOTUS upholds stay on OSHA’s vaccine mandate
The justices opted to dissolve injunctions placed on a separate vaccination mandate for healthcare workers.
By Ryan Golden • Jan. 13, 2022 -
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6 higher education lawsuits to watch in 2022
We're keeping an eye on cases including a challenge to affirmative action that could reach the Supreme Court and alleged price fixing by wealthy colleges.
By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 11, 2022 -
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Top-ranked colleges illegally conspire to limit financial aid offers, lawsuit alleges
Five former students say 16 selective colleges violated antitrust laws, artificially raising the price of attendance and favoring wealthy students.
By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 10, 2022 -
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New York's governor shares ambitious new vision for SUNY
The plan calls for boosting enrollment to 500,000 students but could pit newly designated flagships against others in the 64-campus system.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 6, 2022 -
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Legislation would create new routes for sexual assault survivors to sue U of Michigan
A proposal would open a 30-day window for students abused by a former sports doctor to file lawsuits beyond the statute of limitations.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 6, 2022 -
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Q&AGovernment encouraged to step up on college accountability
Simply providing data about student outcomes won't overcome the higher education market's failures, an education policy expert argues.
By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 5, 2022 -
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Bates College fights federal labor board's decision on union vote
The liberal arts institution says that nontenured faculty shouldn't be grouped together with staff, who have different interests.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 5, 2022 -
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Deep Dive7 higher education trends to watch in 2022
Politics bleeding into college operations, new regulatory action, continued expansion of online ed and more are stories we'll be following in 2022.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 4, 2022 -
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Deep DiveWhat happened when one campus flip-flopped on mask mandates
To faculty, on-again off-again requirements at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville looked like sinking time and resources into pleasing lawmakers.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 22, 2021 -
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Arizona scholarship to start covering tuition for low-income students attending 4-year universities
The promise program is meant to boost college enrollment in a state where just 17% of current 9th graders are on pace to have four-year degrees by 2029.
By Laura Spitalniak • Updated Dec. 23, 2021 -
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Ed Dept expects to issue Title IX proposal in April 2022, displeasing advocates
The Biden administration moved up the release date by a month, but survivor advocates call for more steps to change enforcement in the meantime.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 13, 2021 -
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Colleges roll back employee vaccine requirements after injunction blocks federal contractor mandate
Colleges kept encouraging vaccination, even after removing requirements that employees get the shots.
By Rick Seltzer • Dec. 8, 2021 -
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U of Florida faculty leaders, president hammer out deal to protect free speech
An agreement comes after the university tried to block three professors from participating in a lawsuit against the state, prompting them to sue.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Dec. 10, 2021 -
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2 Kansas universities’ coronavirus vaccine policies broke new state law, AG says
The University of Kansas already updated processes to conform to a statute passed last month easing religious exemption requirements.
By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 1, 2021 -
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Former Temple University business dean convicted of wire fraud in rankings scandal
Moshe Porat was found guilty of submitting fraudulent data to U.S. News & World Report to boost Fox School of Business in the rankings.
By Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 30, 2021 -
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Q&AWhat should college leaders know about undergraduates joining unions?
A labor and employment lawyer discusses issues college leaders might want to consider after a historic vote at Hamilton College.
By Rick Seltzer • Nov. 23, 2021 -
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New federal legislation aims to strengthen public transit for colleges
A bipartisan proposal would authorize grant funding for institutions to help improve transportation and subsidize student costs.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 23, 2021 -
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National AAUP condemns bill to end tenure at South Carolina public colleges
The faculty group deemed the bill "misguided" and said it would irreparably damage the educational quality of the University of South Carolina system.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Dec. 2, 2021 -
Judge dismisses Grand Canyon U lawsuit seeking more COVID-19 aid
The university argued it was entitled to more funds because of its nonprofit status with the IRS, but the Ed Department considers it a for-profit school.
By Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 19, 2021 -
Labor complaint against NCAA sets stage for fight over college athlete unionization
An advocacy group says the NCAA interferes with labor laws and student-athletes' union rights.
By Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 18, 2021 -
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Sponsored by SophosInside higher education’s ransomware crisis: How colleges and universities can fight back
Ransomware has exploded into a full-blown global crisis, striking across countries and industries indiscriminately.
By Dan Schiappa, Chief Product Officer, Sophos • Nov. 15, 2021 -
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Biden plan draws wide ire for excluding for-profit colleges from Pell increase
The spending package breaks from tradition of federal student aid being available across sectors.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 10, 2021 -
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79 House Democrats call for Ed Dept guidance on surveys gauging campus sexual violence
Reviews should be standardized and conducted every other year, the lawmakers wrote in a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 10, 2021
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