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Daily Roundup: Other news from around higher ed
Justice Department settles fraud case with Hunter College, former researcher for $575K. Bluefield State cleared of wrongdoing by accreditor.
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Strategies for student engagement during the mental health crisis
Students who started their college careers in 2020 did not get to experience a normal academic year or the regular campus life that they expected. Now, there is a new normal for students and higher education leaders.
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Oklahoma’s public college system was ordered to detail diversity spending. Here’s its response.
Trying to root out “liberal indoctrination,” the education superintendent demanded regents identify how much money they devote to diversity programs.
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Accreditors struggle to recruit public members, incorporate them into decision-making
A Council for Higher Education Accreditation survey highlights the time-intensive process of enlisting these officials.
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Q&A
Wealthy colleges should just admit more students, one of their biggest critics says
In the second of a two-part conversation, Evan Mandery dives into specific reforms he thinks would help higher education — at the top and elsewhere.
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FTC approves order requiring Chegg to tighten data security
The ed tech provider experienced four security breaches since 2017, exposing sensitive data of millions of its customers and employees.
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Undergraduate enrollment slips only 0.6%, showing signs of stabilizing
Data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center offers hope that enrollment isn't continuing a steep pandemic-era plunge.
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Colleges used $13B in pandemic aid in 2021 to recover lost revenue
Institutions said funds helped stem financial bleeding resulting from enrollment declines and less revenue from room and board.
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State support for higher ed set to jump 6.6% in 2023 before inflation
Higher ed funding rose in 38 states, an annual early measure finds. Five-year trends are up, too. But inflation is likely taking a bite out of increases.
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Tracker
Here are publicly traded higher education companies’ 2022 earnings
2U, a prominent online program manager, shrunk its fourth-quarter net loss compared to the year before, even as revenue from degree offerings fell.
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Education Department ramping up Title IX enforcement on pregnancy issues
The agency’s recent rebuke of Troy University signals continued oversight in this area — for which colleges should prepare, experts say.
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Advocates ask Education Department to collect new racial, legacy data in college admissions
Over 30 groups, politicians and faculty call for new transparency in light of an expected Supreme Court decision that would end race-conscious admissions.
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Adult degree attainment rose across the board in 2021
Lumina's newest report found record breaking improvements to degree attainment, but Black and Hispanic adults still lag behind the national average.
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Retrieved from New College Institute on January 06, 2023
Challenges at Virginia’s New College Institute show hurdles for workforce education
NCI has struggled to lock in leadership, employer partners and students who finish programs. Is this a one-off or a warning about the latest higher ed fads?
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Opinion
DeLauro: For-profit online program management companies are the new predators in higher education
The ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee calls for an end to OPM tuition sharing based on enrollment.
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Student evaluations skew against faculty in the gender minority — whether women or men
New research documents a different kind of gender bias harming men in predominantly female fields and women in largely male fields.
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Education Department report reveals snags in student loan programs
FSA received 90,000 complaints in 2022, many of which related to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness and income-driven repayment programs.
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Opinion
I struggled with mental health as a Division I athlete. Here’s how colleges should help.
Athletic departments must diversify their administrative and coaching ranks while prioritizing mental health, the CEO of The Jed Foundation writes.
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Heterodox Academy wants to ‘lovingly’ push viewpoint diversity at colleges
Critics antagonize institutions for perceived biases. This group envisions another way with a new campus-based network.
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Q&A
Meet one of wealthy colleges’ biggest critics
Evan Mandery attacks elite colleges' practices, from admissions inequities to socioeconomic stratification. This is the first of a two-part conversation.
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What the potential acquisition of University of Phoenix says about the for-profit sector
Executives may want to flee a sector with tight rules and a poor reputation at the same time nonprofits are looking to build their online offerings, experts said.
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Staffed Up: Higher ed partnerships shine light on school mental health workforce solutions
Mental health professionals stress the need to invest in innovative programs to help recruit and retain K-12 counselors, psychologists and social workers.
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Auditor won’t give opinion on Education Department’s 2022 finances, citing flawed student loan relief estimates
Republican chair of the House education committee accused the agency of “blatantly lying,” though auditor KPMG did not say it distorted its finances.
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Hilbert College to acquire for-profit specializing in health programs
The small Franciscan institution cast the acquisition of Valley College as a way to boost transfer and efficiency.
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Education Department official renews call for free community college
In remarks at a conference for accreditors, Assistant Secretary Nasser Paydar also scolded some colleges for "chasing the rankings."
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What helps students receiving counseling stay in college?
Students facing issues like academic distress and anxiety were more likely to drop out, a new report found.