2U plans 6 more bachelor's degrees with London School of Economics

The new programs, which cover economics, business and management, are geared toward adults and cost around $26,000.

By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 4, 2020

Top Hat raises $55M to expand digital courseware, OER

The funding will help grow publisher partnerships and support the company's efforts to help instructors create and use digitized textbooks and OER.

By Hallie Busta • Feb. 4, 2020

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This Trendline examines how colleges are adapting their mental healthcare to pandemic-era constraints.

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UC System task force: Keep SAT and ACT in admissions

While the decision is a blow to advocates pushing for colleges to scrap the requirement, the panel called for more research on going test-optional.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 4, 2020

Arkansas State mulls opening veterinary school with for-profit

The university and Adtalem Global Education, which owns the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, is planning a 180-day exploration period.

By Hallie Busta • Feb. 3, 2020

UT Austin gets $100M to help low-income students

With the Dell Foundation's gift, students with the greatest need will receive $20,000 for costs of attendance. All Pell-eligible learners will get extra support.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 3, 2020

3 trends impacting major for-profit college operators in 2020

The election could be a key deadline for complex nonprofit conversions and change of control applications, and colleges are "at the wire," one analyst said.

By Hallie Busta • Jan. 31, 2020

New dual enrollment data points to unequal access

Black and Latinx high school students in California were less likely than their peers to take college courses, a new study finds, mirroring a nationwide trend. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 31, 2020

New rules limit states' oversight of online colleges. How will they react?

We've updated this article, which looks at how the new state authorization regulations could limit oversight of some institutions, with a comment from NC-SARA and clarification of how the rules will impact state law.

By Lorelei Laird • Updated Feb. 7, 2020

College endowment spending up 10% in 2019

But annual returns were lower than in 2018, and 10-year rates only capture the recession recovery period, according to new data from NACUBO and TIAA.

By Hallie Busta • Jan. 30, 2020

Report: Students earn associate degrees, certificates at equal rates to bachelor's

Depending on field of study, these programs can lead to higher pay than four-year degrees, Georgetown's Center on Education and the Workforce found.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 29, 2020

Southern New Hampshire's play for Pennsylvania students will hurt state's colleges, Moody's says

Analysts say the online giant's transfer agreement with the state's community colleges will amp up competition among four-year schools there. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 29, 2020

Survey: More trustees worry about higher ed's future

With projected enrollment declines looming, board members are also growing concerned about the financial stability of their own institutions.

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 29, 2020

Democratic congressional inquiry targets OPMs

Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown are asking for details on five companies' university contracts amid calls for more transparency in the sector. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 28, 2020

U of Maine System takes step toward single accreditation. Would it work elsewhere?

It would likely be the first U.S. university system accredited in such a manner, and the arrangement raises a host of questions for higher ed oversight groups.

By Hallie Busta • Jan. 28, 2020

Speaking to accreditors, Ed Dept's Auer Jones emphasizes autonomy in new rules

The top agency official discussed the reason for nixing regional accreditation and whether new accreditors will form to address alternative education.

By Hallie Busta • Jan. 28, 2020

Can helping older adults find their 'next act' pay off for colleges?

As institutions tap into growing demand for lifelong learning, some are bringing accomplished professionals back into the classroom — as students.

By Hallie Busta • Jan. 27, 2020

President Speaks: 7 ways to build a better career launchpad for low-income students

Entering the workforce can be more challenging for disadvantaged students than their higher-income peers. Here's how one university is narrowing the gap.

By Adam Weinberg and Laurel Kennedy • Jan. 27, 2020

A quick fix is unlikely for California colleges' capacity woes

Institutions nationwide expect enrollment declines, but the Golden State is struggling to meet demand. Freeing up seats is a start, observers say.

By Daniel C. Vock • Jan. 24, 2020

Coursera launches first US online bachelor's degree

It will work with the University of North Texas and target students with some college credit, as more online providers eye undergraduate education.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 24, 2020

DeVos proposes protections for faith-based colleges, student groups

But experts say the U.S. Department of Education's draft regulations are redundant and that religious organizations aren't under fire.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 23, 2020

5 HBCU funding trends to watch in 2020

Democratic presidential candidates have big-ticket proposals for these institutions, but financial challenges remain.

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 23, 2020

Howard U gets $10M for STEM program — its largest gift yet

The news comes as donors eye historically black institutions, many of which are struggling to improve their enrollment and financial positions.

By Hallie Busta • Jan. 22, 2020

Indiana U's flagship goes test-optional

The Bloomington campus, and six others in the system, will no longer require the SAT or ACT for admissions, signaling new momentum in the test-optional fight.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Jan. 23, 2020

Running without state approval, Lambda School shows challenge of regulating new entities

The agency that oversees private education in California says the popular coding academy has not properly registered and told it to stop operating.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 22, 2020

The truth about mobile tech benefits in classrooms

In a recent survey of college instructors, over half said they used mobile to access e-books and digital course materials. So why are there still doubters?

Jan. 22, 2020