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House Democrats introduce bill to double Pell Grant, rework federal loan system

The plan, which comes as Republicans plug their own legislative proposal for student aid, would also change the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 15, 2022

Florida’s state university system picked its next chancellor. He’s a Republican lawmaker with ties to the governor.

Retiring state Sen. Ray Rodrigues received unanimous support from the system's board.

By Laura Spitalniak • Sept. 15, 2022

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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

5 trends in upward transfer that 4-year colleges should watch

We took a closer look at National Student Clearinghouse Research Center data to tease out what could most impact four-year institutions.

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 15, 2022

What colleges should do to keep degrees from being segregated

Students enter college with majors split by race and gender. They graduate the same way, a Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality report said.

By Laura Spitalniak • Sept. 15, 2022

The public comment period for Biden’s Title IX proposal is over. What’s next?

The draft received more than 200,000 comments, about double the number received for the rule Betsy DeVos moved through the regulatory process.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 15, 2022

Attempt to oust President Samuel Stanley thrusts Michigan State back into turmoil

The president defended his tenure amid reports some trustees want him out. He would be the university's third leader ousted in under six years.

By Laura Spitalniak • Sept. 14, 2022

2-year Chatfield College to close, transition to student support nonprofit

The Catholic institution in Ohio pointed to enrollment challenges accelerated by the spread of the coronavirus.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 13, 2022

Transfer enrollment declined 13.5% since the pandemic started

The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found that transfer enrollment had declined twice as much as nontransfer enrollment. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 13, 2022

U.S. News rankings don’t ding colleges for lacking SAT and ACT data in nod to test-optional growth

Class rank, graduation rates take over in new listings if colleges had few test scores submitted. U.S. News won't commit to keeping the change next year.

By Laura Spitalniak • Sept. 12, 2022

The accreditation system is seriously flawed. Here’s what needs to change.

Two former public members for a regional accreditor advocate for accrediting agencies to set student outcomes institutions must achieve.

By Christopher Cross and Nancy Doorey • Sept. 12, 2022

Education Department plan to squash sham nonprofit conversions draws mixed response

Agency officials want to prevent for-profit colleges from becoming nonprofits in name only, but policy experts don’t agree on proposed rules.  

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 12, 2022

Colleges don’t have to report hazing episodes in annual security reports. Lawmakers want to change that.

Advocacy is ramping up around a federal bill, the REACH Act, which would also require institutions to construct hazing prevention programs.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 9, 2022

Colleges prepare to expand programming when Pell Grants are reinstated for prison education in 2023

Programs will be required to support students holistically, with academic advising, career advising and easily transferable credits.

By Laura Spitalniak • Sept. 8, 2022

A new University of Virginia board member once brought a eugenicist to campus. Students are angry.

Bert Ellis has also expressed disdain for diversity programs and reportedly considered cutting an obscene sign he found offensive from a student’s door.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 8, 2022

Over 1 in 20 students at a state flagship are caregivers, researchers found. They face these challenges.

Students with caregiving responsibilities were disproportionately women, receiving financial aid and attending college part time, researchers found.

By Laura Spitalniak • Sept. 8, 2022

Where is the Education Department’s proposed religious liberty and free inquiry rule?

A draft regulation has been pending at the Office of Management and Budget for several months, a step before it’s released for public feedback.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 7, 2022

ACICS will shut down by early 2024

The troubled accreditor said it will not appeal the Education Department’s August decision to revoke its recognition. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 6, 2022

Here’s how Louisiana now admits students into public colleges without the SAT or ACT

Officials are touting the new pathway for applicants, approved last week, as first of its kind in the U.S.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 2, 2022

What’s next for colleges accredited by ACICS?

Around two dozen colleges will have to navigate heavy restrictions that could make it harder to remain open.

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 1, 2022

Expand post-baccalaureate offerings to help diversify faculty, researchers say

More bridge programs between undergraduate and graduate studies can boost low-income students and students of color, according to Ithaka S+R.

By Laura Spitalniak • Sept. 1, 2022

DHS details response to HBCU bomb threats but says ‘much more’ needs to be done

The agency has made training and resources available to HBCUs, which have asked for help from federal officials amid a wave of bomb threats. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Aug. 31, 2022

Will Biden’s debt cancellation jump-start talks to rewrite federal student aid policy?

A comprehensive rework of the Higher Education Act hasn't taken place since 2008. It probably won’t happen now, either, but are smaller changes possible?

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 31, 2022

Tenure-track faculty are likely to have parents who went to grad school — a trend that hasn’t changed for 50 years

Faculty were also significantly more likely to have grown up in wealthy, urban areas than the general public, study finds.

By Laura Spitalniak • Aug. 31, 2022

Education Department grants $1.5B in debt relief for Westwood students

The agency said 79,000 students are entitled to the relief because the for-profit chain widely misrepresented job placement rates and earnings outcomes.

By Natalie Schwartz • Aug. 30, 2022

Not even 3% of Florida university system students respond to ‘viewpoint diversity’ survey

Under 10% of employees answered the questionnaire designed to gauge whether students and staff are comfortable expressing their beliefs.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 29, 2022