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Community colleges, Head Start partner to expand affordable child care access
The “Kids on Campus” campaign includes a user guide with model programs and recommendations for launching successful partnerships.
By Kara Arundel • Feb. 9, 2024 -
University of California and Cal State push back May 1 commitment deadline
The two systems, which collectively enroll more than 600,000 undergraduates, are moving back the date amid Free Application for Federal Student Aid delays.
By Lilah Burke • Feb. 8, 2024 -
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Just 16% of community college students transfer and earn a bachelor’s degree
This rate hasn’t increased much over the past several years, according to new research from a trio of organizations.
By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 7, 2024 -
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High school senior FAFSA submissions drop almost 57% year over year, NCAN finds
The form was available about three months later than usual, and seniors submitted roughly 676,000 forms by late January.
By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 6, 2024 -
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Title IX regulations advance to White House after significant delay
The Education Department is closer to finalizing the controversial regulation, which it aimed to release in March after two previous delays.
By Naaz Modan • Feb. 6, 2024 -
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Dartmouth College revives standardized testing requirement for applicants
Data suggested that high-achieving but less-advantaged students were withholding scores that would have benefited them, researchers found.
By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 5, 2024 -
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Opinion // President SpeaksColleges need a deliberate online strategy to better serve first-generation students
Higher education leaders won’t meet the moment if their virtual courses merely replicate face-to-face learning, Western Governors University’s leader says.
By Scott Pulsipher • Feb. 5, 2024 -
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Colleges begin pushing back deadlines amid FAFSA delay
The moves come after the U.S. Department of Education said it wouldn’t transmit Free Application for Federal Student Aid data to colleges until March.
By Lilah Burke • Feb. 2, 2024 -
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Does completing college influence borrowers’ ability to pay back their loans?
Students who didn’t complete their studies collectively owed more four years after entering repayment than they originally borrowed, a new analysis finds.
By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 2, 2024 -
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Colleges should extend May 1 decision deadline amid FAFSA delays, higher ed groups say
Nine higher ed groups said institutions should provide prospective students and their families with flexibility during a tumultuous application cycle.
By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 1, 2024 -
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31% of hiring managers say they steer clear of Gen Z
Many Gen Z members spent college predominantly in remote or hybrid settings, impacting their ability to hone crucial workplace skills, one expert said.
By Ginger Christ • Updated Feb. 1, 2024 -
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OpinionHigher education’s accomplishments you may have missed in 2023
Two leaders in the higher ed industry kick off the new year by rounding up 24 wins "for which the sector can be justly proud.”
By Eileen Strempel and Stephen Handel • Jan. 31, 2024 -
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New York Gov. Hochul unveils direct admissions, mandatory FAFSA proposals
The initiatives, which include admitting the top 10% of high schoolers to the state’s public systems, are part of broader efforts to boost enrollment.
By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 10, 2024 -
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How private colleges are grappling with growing partisan divides
Leaders shared how these issues are affecting their campuses during the Council of Independent Colleges’ annual Presidents Institute.
By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 9, 2024 -
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Black students who enroll at HBCUs have higher bachelor’s degree attainment, research finds
But those who initially attended a historically Black college also had higher debt loads than their similarly situated peers, a working paper found.
By Lilah Burke • Jan. 5, 2024 -
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Higher ed groups, researchers ask Education Department to preserve key sample studies
The organizations want to keep three large-scale studies that track college students, their outcomes and how they pay for their education.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 22, 2023 -
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Over 70 University of Utah employees express support for student protestors facing charges
A petition demands the administration stop its "pattern of intimidation” after it pulled sponsorship of the campus group that organized the protest.
By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 21, 2023 -
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Deep DiveColleges want to move away from expensive textbooks. Can it be done?
West Texas A&M University is one of the latest institutions exploring using more open educational resources.
By Danielle McLean • Dec. 18, 2023 -
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Exclusively online students are less likely to complete bachelor’s degrees, research finds
They also fared differently depending on what type of institution they attended, according to a new working paper.
By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 15, 2023 -
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Employers, educators are filling in Gen Z’s etiquette gap
Studies indicate that employers might be the new “post-secondary colleges.”
By Caroline Colvin • Dec. 6, 2023 -
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National college completion rate stagnates at 62.2%, new data finds
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center also found declines across all types of four-year colleges.
By Laura Spitalniak • Nov. 30, 2023 -
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Jewish groups sue UC system over alleged ‘unchecked spread of anti-Semitism’
University of California and UC-Berkeley officials permitted discrimination through student groups' anti-Zionist policies, the lawsuit says.
By Laura Spitalniak • Nov. 29, 2023 -
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Employers willing to pay ‘premium’ for AI-skilled workers, survey finds
Companies are addressing the AI talent crisis by partnering with educational institutions and using on-demand and gig workers.
By Alexei Alexis • Nov. 29, 2023 -
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Basic needs funding can boost student persistence, report suggests
Students at Southern New Hampshire University stayed enrolled in greater numbers when they received emergency grants to help cover necessities.
By Laura Spitalniak • Nov. 27, 2023 -
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Is there significant potential for apprenticeships in the US market?
Apprenticeships remain outside the mainstream in the U.S., but broader adoption could open up a cohort of trained workers.
By Kathryn Moody • Nov. 21, 2023
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