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    This week in 5 numbers: Heavy cuts come to St. Cloud State

    We’re rounding up some of our top recent stories, from a program review at a public university to a private nonprofit under accreditor scrutiny.

    By May 10, 2024
  • Cardona pushes for more OCR funding given increased caseload

    The U.S. Department of Education is seeking a 16% funding increase to allow the Office for Civil Rights to add staff and more quickly resolve complaints.

    By Naaz Modan • May 9, 2024
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    Student Success

    Explore how universities are working to boost student outcomes by integrating remedial education, providing mental health tools and making education more accessible. 

    By Higher Ed Dive staff
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    What’s keeping adults interested in college from enrolling?

    Money and time are two of the most commonly cited barriers to earning a credential, according to a new survey from Gallup and the Lumina Foundation.

    By May 8, 2024
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    Empowering higher education with artificial intelligence

    Learn how AI is revolutionizing higher education, transforming learning and streamlining operations.

    By Sania Khan, Vice President of Innovation, Ellucian & Hironao Okahana, MPP, PhD, Associate Vice President & Executive Director Education Futures Lab, American Council on Education • May 6, 2024
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    Leveraging AI to transform K-12 and higher education contact centers: A path to enhanced efficiency and engagement

    AI is pushing its way through the education sector, transforming the way schools, colleges, and universities support their students, parents, faculty, and staff.

    May 6, 2024
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    Graduates remain confident about finding a job but express job security concerns

    Many respondents said they’re settling or anticipate settling on some conditions to land a job, though fewer reported willingness to do so compared to last year.

    By Carolyn Crist • May 2, 2024
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    Biden administration to forgive $6.1B in loans for former Art Institutes students

    The Education Department is providing automatic relief for some 317,000 borrowers who attended the shuttered college system between 2004 and 2017.

    By May 1, 2024
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    This week in 5 numbers: Cornell returns to standardized test requirements

    We’re rounding up our top recent stories, from Cornell University's reversal of its test-optional policy to employee layoffs at a private Minnesota college.

    By April 26, 2024
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    Pro-Palestinian protests ramp up at universities, including NYU and Yale

    Columbia University transitioned its main campus to hybrid learning for the rest of the semester as other colleges prepare for further activist action.

    By April 23, 2024
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    Columbia University temporarily goes remote amid pro-Palestinian protests

    The university’s president — who is facing calls to resign — urged employees and students to stay home on Monday if they could, saying “we need a reset.”

    By April 22, 2024
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    The Thomas Jefferson University Model: Building next-gen leaders and real-world solutions in population health

    As Thomas Jefferson University celebrates its 200th year, Dr. Billy Oglesby, Humana Dean of the College of Population Health, shares how it prepares students to drive change in population health, even before they graduate. 

    April 22, 2024
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    This week in 5 numbers: Education Department unveils another student loan relief plan

    We’re rounding up our top recent stories, from a proposal to forgive student debt to what college sticker prices really mean — or don't.

    By April 19, 2024
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    This week in 5 numbers: Education Department voices concern about OPMs

    We’re rounding up our top recent stories, from growing worries about 2U’s finances to falling FAFSA submissions from high school seniors.

    By April 12, 2024
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    Goddard College in Vermont to close

    With insolvency looming, the institution opted to shutter permanently and struck a teach-out partnership with Prescott College in Arizona.

    By April 10, 2024
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    Federal court blocks borrower defense rules, says legal challenge will likely succeed

    An appellate panel wrote that the regulations upend decades of regulatory practice. But one student advocate called the ruling “exactly backwards.”

    By April 8, 2024
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    Northland College misses fundraising target, but will stay open — for now

    The Wisconsin institution declared financial exigency to revamp its model and budget in a bid for survival.

    By April 5, 2024
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    In reversal, Education Department to reprocess all FAFSAs hit by tax error

    The process will affect between 15% and 20% of previously submitted federal financial aid applications.

    By April 5, 2024
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    This week in 5 numbers: Another FAFSA glitch

    We’re rounding up some of our biggest recent stories, from another snag in federal aid to an abrupt college closure.

    By April 5, 2024
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    Entry-level hiring predicted to remain steady during 2024 graduation season

    Recent graduates and entry-level workers can bring new ideas and skills, a talent executive said.

    By Carolyn Crist • April 4, 2024
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    New Hampshire should explore uniting public college systems, task force says

    The group issued recommendations to keep the state’s community colleges and universities sustainable in the face of declining enrollment and revenue.

    By April 3, 2024
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    330,000 FAFSAs must be reprocessed, Education Department says

    A tax data issue affecting about 5% of submitted applications will be corrected starting in early April.

    By April 2, 2024
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    From campus to career: Redefining higher education for today’s student

    Restoring pathways to fulfilling employment for every student is imperative to the long-term success of higher education.

    April 1, 2024
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    How are high schools supporting students through FAFSA delays?

    Processing delays for transmitting FAFSA data to colleges have amplified the pressure of the application season. Here’s how schools can help.

    By Kara Arundel • March 22, 2024
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    This week in 5 numbers: Hampshire College increases enrollment by half

    We’re rounding up some of this week’s top stories, from a roadmap for financially distressed colleges to multi-year cuts at Marquette University.

    By March 22, 2024
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    What defines a ‘highly successful’ learning program?

    UpSkill America and i4cp, a research firm focused on human capital, attempted to answer this question by looking at three of the biggest areas of upskilling.

    By Kathryn Moody • March 21, 2024