DeVos pushes alternative credentials, flexibility in speech to business leaders

The education secretary contended that high school students have been pushed to attend traditional colleges at the expense of the workforce. 

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 13, 2019

InStride funders expect more colleges to tap corporate tuition benefit market

Two partners of The Rise Fund, which partnered with Arizona State to launch the workforce education venture, discuss higher ed's role in the growing trend.

By Hallie Busta • Nov. 13, 2019

Ed Dept outlines decision to keep Grand Canyon U for-profit

In a letter shared with Education Dive, the department claims separating the university aimed "to drive shareholder value." Grand Canyon has pushed back.

By Hallie Busta • Updated Nov. 13, 2019

Nondegree programs drive 2U's Q3, future plans

Enrollment growth during the period and efforts to streamline operations have the company continuing to eye programs its new CFO calls "more capital-light."

By Hallie Busta • Updated Dec. 13, 2019

Report: Growth in state aid to college students hits decade high

States gave out $13.6 billion in student aid in 2017-18, up from $12.8 billion the year before, says an association representing state agencies. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 12, 2019

Report: Tuition revenue growth slows at public, private colleges

Nearly two-thirds of public institutions don't expect net tuition revenue to grow by more than 3% in 2020, while discount rates climb at private schools.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 11, 2019

DACA students’ future hinges on an argument about procedure

Colleges have rallied around the program, whose future was argued before the Supreme Court Tuesday in a legal challenge that could be protracted.

By Daniel C. Vock • Nov. 11, 2019

Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity splits from national group over student safety concerns

The fraternity said the North American Interfraternity Conference isn't doing enough to address underage drinking and alcohol abuse on campus.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 11, 2019

President Speaks: Shared governance key to becoming an 'empowered university'

The president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County shares how his institution works to include staff, faculty and students in decision-making. 

By Freeman Hrabowski III • Nov. 8, 2019

Ed Dept to cancel loans of over 1,500 Dream Center students

The move comes amid a lawsuit alleging the department knew two of the chain's schools were unaccredited but kept supplying them with federal aid. 

By Hallie Busta • Nov. 8, 2019

To feed today's 'on-demand' students, colleges turn to robots and mobile apps

Taking cues from students' approach to dining off campus, colleges are adding convenience and variety to their own dining offerings.

By Wayne D'Orio • Nov. 8, 2019

Ed Dept loosens requirements for academic term lengths

The changes will make it easier for programs with shorter or longer terms than traditional semesters and quarters to disburse federal aid.

By Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 7, 2019

Higher ed groups push back on Ed Dept's foreign gift reporting proposals

Thirty organizations say the department's changes could require colleges to disclose every foreign donation they receive.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 7, 2019

Emerson College explores absorbing small liberal arts school

Marlboro College is looking to fold into the larger institution after experiencing years of falling enrollment and mounting financial troubles. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 6, 2019

Grand Canyon U: Ed Dept to treat it as for-profit for Title IV funding

During a call with analysts Wednesday, executives said the department had responded to its preacquisition review for the 2018 spinoff of the university.

By Hallie Busta • Updated Nov. 7, 2019

Is student housing's party over?

Falling enrollments, excess supply and an uptick in defaults may foretell the end of a years-long spate of building amenity-rich housing on and off campus.

By Joe Bousquin • Nov. 6, 2019

15 higher ed groups push for credential transparency

They hope doing so will help institutions better explain the value of the credentials they offer, adding momentum to a growing effort.

By Hallie Busta • Nov. 5, 2019

UW-Madison is the latest campus to roll out food delivery robots

The company that created the fleet said it plans to be on 100 campuses in two years as colleges address demand for mobile ordering.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 5, 2019

To attract middle-income students, colleges add scholarships and tuition discounts

Institutions are increasing aid for students who don't qualify for traditional need-based assistance but borrow at rates similar to their low-income peers.

By Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 5, 2019

How 11 universities are using their 'collective scale' to solve higher ed's problems

Bridget Burns, the University Innovation Alliance's executive director, explains how the group is finding common ground and what other schools can learn.

By Hallie Busta • Nov. 4, 2019

Report shows 3-decade rise in foreign STEM students

While new numbers plot a history of steady growth at U.S. colleges helped along by federal programs, global tensions could spoil continued gains.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 4, 2019

Standardized tests still a big factor in college admissions, report finds

That may not be the case in the future as gradually fewer administrators consider ACT and SAT scores amid a growing push to end the practice.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 1, 2019

How 4 small liberal arts colleges are changing with the times

We revisit conversations with leaders at Hiram, Hampshire, St. John's and Mills colleges about their reactions to enrollment and cost concerns.

By Hallie Busta • Nov. 1, 2019

Uber adds food-delivery drivers to free degree program

The benefit reflects growing interest among employers in subsidizing postsecondary credentials as a way to recruit and retain workers.

By Alicia Kelso , Hallie Busta • Oct. 31, 2019

Zovio cuts 300 jobs ahead of next move with Ashford U

The decision will help save $51 million in 2020 and could be a sign the company is looking more seriously at selling Ashford rather than spinning it off.

By Hallie Busta • Updated Nov. 1, 2019