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    Marquette announces $31M in cuts over 6 years

    The private Wisconsin university is in a "strong financial position," but officials said they're moving to protect its viability long term.

    By • March 19, 2024
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    This week in 5 numbers: New findings from adults without degrees

    We’re rounding up some of our top recent stories, from a poll of adults without college diplomas to Clarkson’s transfer of 16 degrees to another institution.

    By • March 15, 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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    Biden proposes free community college, Pell Grant increases in FY25 budget

    The president's funding proposal is likely dead on arrival in a divided Congress, but it shows his priorities for higher education.

    By • March 11, 2024
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    Can microcredentialing help address teacher shortages?

    UCLA’s ExcEL Leadership Academy aims to use the model to create a pathway for current teachers to earn multilingual certification.

    By Anna Merod • March 11, 2024
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    This week in 5 numbers: Another faith-based college plans to close

    We’re rounding up some of our top recent stories, from Notre Dame College’s planned closure to Valparaiso’s potential academic cuts.

    By • March 8, 2024
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    Dartmouth men’s basketball players vote to unionize

    The historic election could have seismic implications for the ongoing debate over whether college athletes should be considered employees.

    By • March 5, 2024
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    Which colleges are extending their decision deadlines?

    The National Association for College Admission Counseling released a public directory showing which member institutions have pushed back key dates.

    By • March 1, 2024
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    This week in 5 numbers: Transfer enrollment shows signs of pandemic recovery

    We’re rounding up some of our biggest stories of the week, from an increase in transfer students to a record gift that's allowing one college to go tuition free.

    By • March 1, 2024
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    AAUP sanctions New College of Florida and Spartanburg Community College

    The association’s governing council said both colleges substantially violated academic governance standards.

    By • Updated Feb. 27, 2024
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    This week in 5 numbers: A look at skills-based hiring

    We’re rounding up some of our top stories from the week, from the impact of employers dropping degree requirements to another Ohio college making cuts.

    By • Feb. 23, 2024
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    Employers don’t practice what they preach on skills-based hiring, report finds

    Fewer than 1 in 700 new hires benefited from businesses dropping degree requirements, Burning Glass Institute and Harvard Business School estimated.

    By Carolyn Crist • Feb. 21, 2024
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    Wright State University to suspend admissions to 34 degrees

    The public Ohio institution enrolls just 54 students across the affected programs and will give them up to four years to finish their studies.

    By • Feb. 21, 2024
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    This week in 5 numbers: Another private nonprofit college plans cuts

    We’re rounding up some of our top stories of the week, from job eliminations at Marietta College to insights into why community college students stop out. 

    By • Feb. 16, 2024
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    Most HR leaders say half of workers will need reskilling in coming years

    The clock is ticking as leaders try to tackle the skills gap, emphasizing a need for skills-based talent strategies, a recent report says.

    By Carolyn Crist • Feb. 14, 2024
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    This week in 5 numbers: Few community college students earn 4-year degrees

    We’re rounding up some of our top recent stories, from disappointing transfer data to an effort to smooth the FAFSA rollout.

    By • Feb. 9, 2024
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    Baldwin Wallace University unveils job and program cuts to address budget deficit

    The private Ohio institution has operated in the red for the past two years and has seen a decline in enrollment over the last decade.

    By • Feb. 6, 2024
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    This week in 5 numbers: Another FAFSA delay

    We’re rounding up recent big stories, from a wrinkle in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid’s rollout to the closure of Florida Career College.

    By • Feb. 2, 2024
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    Colleges should extend May 1 decision deadline amid FAFSA delays, higher ed groups say

    Nine higher ed groups said institutions should provide prospective students and their families with flexibility during a tumultuous application cycle.

    By • Feb. 1, 2024
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    Higher education’s outlook for 2024

    We’re rounding up three pieces predicting the national, state and legal trends that will shape the sector this year.

    By • Jan. 31, 2024
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    3 state policy trends that will shape higher ed in 2024

    Lawmakers have set their sights on restricting diversity, equity and inclusion and eliminating degree requirements for government jobs.

    By • Jan. 30, 2024
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    This week in 5 numbers: Undergraduate enrollment ticks up

    We’re rounding up some of our top stories from the week, from an uptick in undergraduates to a whistleblower lawsuit against Colorado Technical.

    By • Jan. 26, 2024
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    This week in 5 numbers: Republican bill pitches college borrowing limits

    We’re rounding up some of our biggest stories this week, from a GOP bill that would reshape federal loans to job cuts at the University of New Hampshire. 

    By • Jan. 19, 2024
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    Why reliable and flexible communications are the foundation of university public safety

    Public safety officials at universities and colleges face many of the same challenges that municipal police and fire departments do.

    Jan. 16, 2024
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    Republican bill would cap student borrowing, make colleges liable for unpaid loans

    Rep. Virginia Foxx said her proposal would cut down on the "astronomical" levels of student debt in the country.

    By • Jan. 12, 2024
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    This week in 5 numbers: Top colleges face new House inquiry

    We’re rounding up our biggest stories from the week, from the continued fallout of the hearing on antisemitism to new higher education initiatives in New York.

    By • Jan. 12, 2024