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    This week in 5 numbers: Another private nonprofit college plans cuts

    We’re rounding up some of our top stories of the week, from job eliminations at Marietta College to insights into why community college students stop out. 

    By • Feb. 16, 2024
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    Most HR leaders say half of workers will need reskilling in coming years

    The clock is ticking as leaders try to tackle the skills gap, emphasizing a need for skills-based talent strategies, a recent report says.

    By Carolyn Crist • Feb. 14, 2024
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    Enrollment and Retention

    A look at the pandemic's continuing impact on enrollment and how colleges can ensure students stay on course.

    By Higher Ed Dive staff
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    This week in 5 numbers: Few community college students earn 4-year degrees

    We’re rounding up some of our top recent stories, from disappointing transfer data to an effort to smooth the FAFSA rollout.

    By • Feb. 9, 2024
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    Baldwin Wallace University unveils job and program cuts to address budget deficit

    The private Ohio institution has operated in the red for the past two years and has seen a decline in enrollment over the last decade.

    By • Feb. 6, 2024
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    This week in 5 numbers: Another FAFSA delay

    We’re rounding up recent big stories, from a wrinkle in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid’s rollout to the closure of Florida Career College.

    By • 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 • Feb. 1, 2024
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    Higher education’s outlook for 2024

    We’re rounding up three pieces predicting the national, state and legal trends that will shape the sector this year.

    By • Jan. 31, 2024
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    3 state policy trends that will shape higher ed in 2024

    Lawmakers have set their sights on restricting diversity, equity and inclusion and eliminating degree requirements for government jobs.

    By • Jan. 30, 2024
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    This week in 5 numbers: Undergraduate enrollment ticks up

    We’re rounding up some of our top stories from the week, from an uptick in undergraduates to a whistleblower lawsuit against Colorado Technical.

    By • Jan. 26, 2024
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    This week in 5 numbers: Republican bill pitches college borrowing limits

    We’re rounding up some of our biggest stories this week, from a GOP bill that would reshape federal loans to job cuts at the University of New Hampshire. 

    By • Jan. 19, 2024
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    Why reliable and flexible communications are the foundation of university public safety

    Public safety officials at universities and colleges face many of the same challenges that municipal police and fire departments do.

    Jan. 16, 2024
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    Republican bill would cap student borrowing, make colleges liable for unpaid loans

    Rep. Virginia Foxx said her proposal would cut down on the "astronomical" levels of student debt in the country.

    By • Jan. 12, 2024
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    This week in 5 numbers: Top colleges face new House inquiry

    We’re rounding up our biggest stories from the week, from the continued fallout of the hearing on antisemitism to new higher education initiatives in New York.

    By • Jan. 12, 2024
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    7 higher education trends to watch in 2024

    Colleges will likely grapple with continued consolidation, the rise of artificial intelligence and more attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion.

    By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Jan. 8, 2024
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    This week in numbers: Education Department officials pitch accreditation changes

    We’re rounding up some of our biggest stories of the week, from new federal policy proposals to the rocky FAFSA rollout.

    By • Jan. 5, 2024
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    FAFSA launch hindered by technical glitches

    NASFAA criticized the federal aid form's limited rollout and said delays will have ripple effects on colleges and students.

    By • Jan. 4, 2024
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    This week in 5 numbers: Penn rejects outside influence

    We’re rounding up some of our top stories from the week, from a faculty letter at the University of Pennsylvania to a petition at the University of Utah.

    By • Dec. 22, 2023
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    Jury orders Jefferson University to pay $15M after investigation allegedly ran afoul of Title IX

    The plaintiff said he encountered gender bias during the investigation "as a male accused of sexual assault."

    By Emilie Shumway • Dec. 19, 2023
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    Naval Academy can continue factoring race into admissions — for now, judge rules

    SFFA, the group that successfully sued over Harvard and UNC-Chapel Hill’s race-conscious policies, brought lawsuits against military academies.

    By • Dec. 15, 2023
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    This week in 5 numbers: Christian Brothers unveils cuts

    We’re rounding up some of our top stories of the week, from budget reductions at a private college to slowing inflation in the higher education sector.

    By • Dec. 15, 2023
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    Union Institute appeals Education Department’s $4.3M fine, decision to cut off aid

    The agency accused the private nonprofit college of illegally taking in more financial aid than it gave to students.

    By • Dec. 15, 2023
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    AAUP accuses Spartanburg Community College of ‘abuses of power’

    The administration’s decision to dissolve its faculty senate earlier this year was a “direct attack on academic freedom,” the organization said.

    By • Dec. 15, 2023
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    Oklahoma governor moves to restrict public colleges’ DEI funding

    State policymakers must receive a report by May 2024 on which diversity programs and jobs that institutions eliminated.

    By • Dec. 13, 2023
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    Short-term Pell bill advances out of House education committee

    Some Democrats expressed fears that for-profit programs would try to skirt consumer protection guardrails proposed in the legislation.

    By • Dec. 12, 2023
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    579 colleges consider legacy status, new Education Department data finds

    The agency recently started asking about the contentious practice of giving admissions preference to alumni’s relatives.

    By • Dec. 12, 2023