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Final overtime rule clears White House review
If adopted, the Labor Department's proposal would bump the annual salary threshold that determines overtime pay eligibility from $35,568 to $55,068.
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Harvard University revives standardized testing requirements
With the reversal, the top-ranked college becomes the latest Ivy League school to shed test-optional policies for applicants.
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Biden’s new income-driven repayment plan faces another legal challenge
Seven Republican-controlled states filed a lawsuit against the plan, arguing that it amounts to an unauthorized grant program.
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Ohio’s Sinclair Community College to shutter 2 locations
Although the two sites together enrolled around 5,500 students at their peak, they hosted just one class between them this semester.
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‘Crisis of credibility’: FAFSA rollout panned during congressional hearing
One financial aid expert said trust is eroding in data from the U.S. Department of Education as issues continue to plague the new form’s debut.
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Goddard College in Vermont to close
With insolvency looming, the institution opted to shutter permanently and struck a teach-out partnership with Prescott College in Arizona.
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Louisiana bill would allow governor to select higher ed board chairs
The proposal comes as lawmakers across the nation look to gain more power over college governance.
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Broward College launches search to find permanent leader
The Florida institution is once again searching for a new leader amid recent turnover in the president role.
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Dartmouth basketball vote shows unionization ‘can happen anywhere,’ attorney says
The Ivy League school’s saga isn’t over yet, but the potential wage-and-hour implications of the vote are vast.
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FAFSA submissions from high school seniors are down 27.1%
Concerns about possible enrollment declines are growing amid the fraught rollout of the new federal student aid form.
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Education Department is ‘concerned’ about potential OPM failures as groups sound alarm on 2U
2U acknowledged that it needs to improve its financial position but stressed it is not considering options that would cease its operations.
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Federal court blocks borrower defense rules, says legal challenge will likely succeed
An appellate panel wrote that the regulations upend decades of regulatory practice. But one student advocate called the ruling “exactly backwards.”
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Northland College misses fundraising target, but will stay open — for now
The Wisconsin institution declared financial exigency to revamp its model and budget in a bid for survival.
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In reversal, Education Department to reprocess all FAFSAs hit by tax error
The process will affect between 15% and 20% of previously submitted federal financial aid applications.
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Republican attorneys general blast Federal Work-Study guidance on election-related jobs
The state officials urged the Education Department to reconsider allowing students to be paid under the program for help with nonpartisan voter drives.
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Campus spending on existing buildings jumped over 26% in 2023
College leaders are acknowledging the need to maintain their old facilities. But inflation has eaten into the increased spending.
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New Hampshire should explore uniting public college systems, task force says
The group issued recommendations to keep the state’s community colleges and universities sustainable in the face of declining enrollment and revenue.
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Entry-level hiring predicted to remain steady during 2024 graduation season
Recent graduates and entry-level workers can bring new ideas and skills, a talent executive said.
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University of Arizona president to step down amid budgetary issues
Robert Robbins told the institution’s governing board that he will leave his post by the end of his current contract, which expires in 2026.
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330,000 FAFSAs must be reprocessed, Education Department says
A tax data issue affecting about 5% of submitted applications will be corrected starting in early April.
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Northland College raises $1M on its last-ditch $12M goal
The college is trying to avoid closure with the fundraising blitz while also exploring partnerships and other financial options.
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Vermont College of Fine Arts to become wholly owned subsidiary of CalArts
VCFA said it will have its own board, president and faculty under the deal while benefiting from California Institute of the Arts’ facilities and resources.
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Gainful employment reporting delayed amid political pressure
The Education Department will give colleges more time to gather data in light of the fraught financial aid cycle.
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Texas lawmaker ramps up oversight of college DEI ban
The state's seven public systems have until May 3 to report on their efforts to ensure no diversity programming is offered on their campuses.
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Healthcare-focused Oak Point University to close abruptly in April
The private nonprofit has faced dramatic enrollment declines and accreditation challenges in recent years.