Embedding certifications in degrees is gaining ground, but will the practice go mainstream?

Momentum is building around offering industry credentials through the curriculum, but a lack of standardization and uptake present challenges.

By Kelly Field • Feb. 20, 2019

IRS approval brings Ashford U a step closer to nonprofit status

Bridgepoint's plan to spin off the for-profit, online college still requires several layers of approval it has previously struggled to get.

By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 20, 2019

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Mental Health and Wellness

This Trendline examines how colleges can address rising mental health concerns and support at-risk groups, such as transgender students and college athletes. 

By Higher Ed Dive staff

Washington U to offer grants for computers, living expenses

The St. Louis-based university is offering the funds amid a broader effort by colleges to help low-income students with costs beyond tuition. 

By James Paterson • Feb. 20, 2019

Amid growing scrutiny, Dream Center receiver says Title IV funds ‘not missing’

A new report from the manager of the organization's assets offers few answers but suggests he is asking the Ed Department for advances on funds.

By Ben Unglesbee • Feb. 20, 2019

Giving to higher ed will slow in 2019, Moody's predicts

Donations to publics grew at a faster rate than those to private colleges in fiscal year 2018, with gains due partly to tax law changes that spurred giving.

By James Paterson • Feb. 19, 2019

Wright State moves on from strike, but colleges face more 'contentious' bargaining ahead

A new faculty contract helped end the 20-day strike, but pressures on colleges to cut costs could spark more disputes, Moody's analysts say.

By Ben Unglesbee • Feb. 19, 2019

5 higher ed leaders tapped for Trump's new workforce advisory board

The appointees will serve alongside heads of companies such as Apple, IBM and Walmart, two state governors, and several association and union heads.

By Hallie Busta • Feb. 19, 2019

NYU adds hub to connect, educate construction industry

Higher ed continues to play a key role in the sector's adoption of new technology and workflows. 

By Kim Slowey , Hallie Busta • Feb. 15, 2019

Cal Poly, Fullstack partner with online courses for web developers

The coding school is planning more higher ed partnerships, though critics fear the boot camp model will dilute educational quality and colleges' missions.

By James Paterson • Feb. 15, 2019

CUNY's chancellor search ends close to home with Queens College president

Félix Matos Rodríguez will be tasked with raising the number of graduates and the value of the 25-campus system's degrees, all while under a budget crunch. 

By James Paterson • Feb. 14, 2019

President Speaks: Boosting social mobility requires supporting students 'on all sides'

The University of California, Merced, the system's newest campus, has gained attention for its success rates for low-income and first-generation students. 

By Dorothy Leland • Feb. 14, 2019

Higher ed is pushing STEM diversity, but is change happening fast enough?

Efforts to draw underrepresented students into science and tech fields are making progress, but a new report reveals more work is needed.

By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 14, 2019

Ed Dept. backpedals its proposed distance learning stance with latest revision

The agency revised its proposed accreditation rules to no longer let accreditors define distance learning and raise scrutiny over student-instructor interaction. 

By Ben Unglesbee • Feb. 14, 2019

Common measures don't address access to low-income students, report says

Metrics like the share of Pell students don't account for unequal income distribution among the regions from which institutions draw. 

By James Paterson • Feb. 13, 2019

Art Institute deal left Dream Center in 'dire' situation, receiver says

Fees allegedly skimmed from a $51 million Title IV payout have students and officials asking why the trail of federal aid is proving so difficult to follow. 

By Ben Unglesbee • Feb. 13, 2019

Colleges tap growing need for beer industry education

Demand for a more skilled workforce is spurring states and their higher ed institutions to develop opportunities for brewers to level up their skills.

By Hallie Busta • Feb. 13, 2019

For-profit Bridgepoint hires new strategy chief as it retools

The company is bringing in a specialist in business development and M&A as it looks to spin off Ashford University and convert into a services provider.

By Ben Unglesbee • Feb. 12, 2019

Strong stock market lifts higher education giving to record $46.7B

The increase in donations last academic year follows a nearly decade-long upward trend, but they have been concentrated at elite institutions. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 12, 2019

IBM invests $2B for SUNY artificial intelligence hub

The AI Hardware Center joins a set of new private-sector partnerships with academia to expand research and business development in emerging tech.

By Ben Unglesbee • Feb. 11, 2019

As MBAs decline, U of Miami shifts to specialization

John Quelch, dean of the Miami Business School, says adjusting offerings to adapt to students' changing interests has helped boost enrollment.

By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 11, 2019

Oregon College of Art and Craft to close as small art schools struggle to survive

Officials at the 112-year-old college said closing was "the only right and responsible thing to do" after restructuring and merger attempts fell through.

By Hallie Busta • Feb. 11, 2019

Loans are worth the cost for some community college students, study finds

New research on the benefits of financial aid finds students who got loans from their school did better academically than those who got none.

By James Paterson • Feb. 11, 2019

3 Art Institutes in limbo have possible buyers, receiver says

Closure plans for the Pittsburgh, Las Vegas and Seattle campuses are on hold while the overseer of its nonprofit owners' assets seeks parties to take them on.

By Ben Unglesbee • Feb. 8, 2019

Ben Shapiro to speak at Grand Canyon U after heated back-and-forth

The conservative commentator has been a point of contention on several campuses as administrators balance free speech and security concerns.

By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 8, 2019

Colleges vary widely in reliance on state support, report says

Though many public colleges and universities have benefited from recent increases in state funding, some are less prepared than others for future cuts. 

By James Paterson • Feb. 8, 2019