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Last week's big quote: 'This is not enough'

A recap of last week's major higher ed news starts off with a challenge for universities that have links to slavery.

By Higher Ed Dive Staff • June 6, 2022

Sexual abuse prevention groups call for Education Department to investigate nondisclosure agreement use

The organizations say students are being pressured to sign these contracts and are unknowingly waiving their legal rights under Title IX.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 2, 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

North Dakota public colleges drop admissions test requirements permanently

Officials cited a desire to remain competitive with other institutions that are getting rid of entrance exams.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 2, 2022

Biden to cancel Corinthian students' remaining $5.8B in federal loans

Some 560,000 borrowers will receive discharges under the borrower defense to repayment rule, making it the largest in Ed Dept history.

By Natalie Schwartz • June 1, 2022

Combining DEI with learning, Microsoft opens TechSpark hub in Mississippi

The initiative reflects Microsoft's emerging modus operandi as a company that seeks equity through L&D.  

By Caroline Colvin • June 1, 2022

'Nothing new or magic.' Harvard's $100M pledge to redress slavery draws lukewarm response

Black scholars credited the Ivy League institution for taking a first step but also questioned why it would not directly finance HBCUs.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 1, 2022

Criminal marketplaces are selling university login credentials online, FBI warns

Colleges should review their cyberattack response plans and train students and employees to resist phishing attempts, the agency recommends.

By Natalie Schwartz • May 31, 2022

A federal watchdog said OPMs need more oversight. Here's how that will affect colleges and companies.

While a recent GAO report wasn't an indictment of online program managers, it does signal that changes are coming to the industry. 

By Natalie Schwartz • May 31, 2022

Colleges reinstitute mask mandates amid coronavirus case spikes

Campuses are once again asking students, employees and visitors to mask up as the U.S. averages about 100,000 new cases a day.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 27, 2022

Undergraduate enrollment falls 4.7% this spring

About 662,000 fewer undergrads enrolled in college in spring 2022 compared to the year before, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found.

By Natalie Schwartz • May 26, 2022

Consumer groups seek to force Ed Department to forgive Westwood College students' loans

Lawsuit argues students who attended other colleges had their debt cleared, so the agency's lack of action amounts to denying debt forgiveness claims.

By Natalie Schwartz • May 24, 2022

Zovio sells tutoring services business for $55M

The educational services company also said it repaid a $31.5M loan it took out in case it needs to pay for a judgment in a California lawsuit.

By Natalie Schwartz • May 24, 2022

Pandemic exacerbated financial aid office staffing problems, survey says

Most institutions had significant turnover, and more than half said they worried about serving students at current staffing levels, NASFAA found.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 24, 2022

Education Department delays release of draft Title IX rule again, now targets June

The agency at one point planned to publish proposed regulations directing how colleges must adjudicate sexual misconduct in April, then postponed to May.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 23, 2022

Dissecting affirmative action opponents' arguments before the Supreme Court

Nineteen states led by Oklahoma filed a court brief in favor of ending race-conscious college admissions in a closely watched case.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 23, 2022

Attacks on new UW-Madison chancellor show how culture wars have come for college presidents

Experts say GOP rhetoric on selection of UCLA law dean Jennifer Mnookin undermines higher ed's autonomy and mission to serve the public good.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 20, 2022

Ed tech startup Class to acquire virtual classroom tool from Blackboard

Once the deal closes, Class will serve more than 1,750 clients and have more than 300 employees. 

By Natalie Schwartz • May 19, 2022

Use COVID-19 relief money to address mental health, Ed Dept urges colleges

Institutions can apply some of the $76 billion earmarked for higher ed to efforts like crisis hotlines and suicide prevention programs, officials say.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 19, 2022

How graduate programs can cater to Gen Z students

Adults 25 and younger expect to choose a college quicker and with different motivations than their predecessors, survey says.

By Laura Spitalniak • May 19, 2022

Ed Dept will continue to waive financial aid verification rules for 2022-23

The agency first relaxed its policies for the 2021-22 enrollment cycle as an acknowledgement of students’ pandemic-induced hardships.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 18, 2022

Most colleges permit faculty to 'stop the clock' on tenure, survey finds

Most institutions extend probationary periods regardless of professors' gender, addressing a key consideration for parents, according to a new AAUP report.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 18, 2022

Students, higher ed leaders diverge on post-COVID priorities

Survey says a quarter of North American colleges indicate they will stick to in-person teaching, but most students prefer a mixed course load.

By Laura Spitalniak • May 17, 2022

A look at 11 years of Title IX policy

As the Biden administration readies a new rule governing the federal sex discrimination law, we look back at major events in recent Title IX history.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated May 23, 2022

Pandemic student loan pause mostly helps borrowers who can afford to pay, report says

Only 5% of borrowers who don't expect to make payments when freeze ends are currently building savings, according to a new Philadelphia Fed survey.

By Natalie Schwartz • May 16, 2022

Financial aid administrators call for student loan system reforms

NASFAA helped develop more than two dozen recommendations on components like loan plan design and servicer oversight.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 16, 2022