As higher ed eyes adult learners, community colleges add supports

Two-year institutions are looking beyond academics to create guided pathways designed to help this coveted group of students graduate or transfer.

By James Paterson • March 21, 2019

Ex-UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt to lead U of Southern California

USC is in the hot seat after members of its athletic staff were implicated in an alleged nationwide conspiracy to buy prospective students' admission.

By Hallie Busta • March 21, 2019

SUNY aims to double minority faculty by 2030

In a move to help reflect its increasingly diverse student body, the system will hire up to 1,000 early-to-mid-career professors from underrepresented groups.

By James Paterson • March 20, 2019

By the numbers: A look at for-profits' latest quarter

Recent earnings reports show a sector facing uncertainty and exploring business model overhauls.

By Ben Unglesbee • March 20, 2019

Arizona State and partner launch InStride workforce education platform

The university and a private equity firm have released more details on the anticipated initiative to connect institutions and employers.

By Hallie Busta • Updated April 8, 2019

Stanford adds think tank to expand artificial intelligence work

It joins several other colleges making big investments to bridge the gap between academia and industry across disciplines in fast-growing tech fields.

By James Paterson • March 19, 2019

Loan caps, accreditation overhaul among Trump's goals for Higher Education Act

The proposal mirrors the White House's budget pitch and comes as college leaders and lawmakers share ideas for another go at rewriting the legislation.

By Hallie Busta • March 19, 2019

How the wealthiest colleges manage their endowments in a financial crisis

With a market contraction projected, institutions that rely heavily on investments should mind lessons learned from the last downturn.

By Ben Unglesbee • March 19, 2019

JPMorgan Chase gives $350M to workforce training, community colleges

While funding is needed for short-term education and training programs to fill the current skills gaps, observers say it should go beyond programming. 

By Hallie Busta • March 19, 2019

Colleges look inward after bribery scheme exposed

The alleged conspiracy highlights parts of the admissions process at elite institutions that have long been causes of inequity, triggering calls for change.

By Hallie Busta • March 18, 2019

Lawmakers: Ed Dept ‘complicit’ in Dream Center collapse

In a letter to the federal agency, 80-plus legislators allege it had a role in the nonprofit's "efforts to mislead students" and asked it to help undo the damage.

By Hallie Busta • March 18, 2019

Report: Graduates need mix of human, tech and business skills

Employers increasingly want employees to combine hard and soft skills, and colleges are coming up with new ways to measure those abilities.

By James Paterson • March 18, 2019

Colleges list priorities for Higher Education Act reauthorization

The 36 recommendations include student-level data collection, which was the subject of bipartisan bills introduced in the House and Senate this week.

By James Paterson • March 15, 2019

Report: 5 models for how colleges can rethink credentials

Students and employers are demanding more, varied and lower-cost postsecondary options as colleges gradually move beyond traditional offerings.

By Ben Unglesbee • March 14, 2019

Colleges rarely recruit students from rural high schools

Though graduation rates are often higher in rural schools, sending recruiters to their campuses often isn't seen as cost-effective.

By Amelia Harper • March 14, 2019

Americans support free college yet think 4-year degrees worth the price

A new survey found variation along socioeconomic lines as the country debates how heavily to subsidize higher ed at a time when costs are on the rise.

By James Paterson • March 14, 2019

Could a regulatory overhaul open up the gates for competency-based education?

The Ed Department's push to redefine the credit hour could make it easier to launch alternative programs, but stakeholders say safeguards are still needed.

By Natalie Schwartz • March 14, 2019

Timeline: How Dream Center’s higher ed bid went off the rails

The court-appointed receiver says Dream Center is out $2.5 million in payroll expenses, and lawmakers call the Ed Department "complicit" in the collapse.

By Ben Unglesbee • Updated March 19, 2019

Federal racketeering sting reveals ‘side door’ into elite colleges

News that parents paid millions to get their children into selective institutions has triggered a maelstrom at a time of increasing tuition price sensitivity.

By Hallie Busta • March 13, 2019

Bridgepoint to acquire coding boot camp Fullstack Academy

The deal, for $17.5 million in cash plus stock, gives the for-profit operator a platform to expand into other high-demand training verticals.

By Ben Unglesbee • March 13, 2019

21 institutions partner to grow ‘public interest tech’ field

They hope to bridge the fields of digital innovation and public policy, producing civic-minded graduates in the tech sector and tech-savvy policymakers. 

By James Paterson • March 13, 2019

Artificial Intelligence: It's a journey, not a destination

Since the foundational requirement to use AI is data, administrative offices have an advantage over most companies.

March 12, 2019

How work-study programs can teach students career skills

Student employment should offer more than a paycheck and housing benefits, argues a report by NASPA–Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.

By James Paterson • March 12, 2019

Study: 40% of community college students take humanities classes

Momentum is growing behind a push to strengthen pathways for students interested in the liberal arts to transfer to four-year colleges. 

By Natalie Schwartz • March 12, 2019

Trump sets workforce training, student loan overhaul as budget priorities

The proposal cuts the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, streamlines income-based repayment and expands Pell Grants to short-term programs.

By Hallie Busta • March 12, 2019