Alabama governor subject of accreditation review

Robert Bentley faces tough questions around his role as board member and appointing authority for higher education in the state.

By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 27, 2017

How can the public be convinced to trust in higher education?

Executives discuss the future of public confidence in the higher education enterprise.

By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 27, 2017

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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

Missouri college officials make case against funding cuts

College and university officials offer hard data in an effort to hold off more than $30 million in legislative cuts. 

By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 27, 2017

Calls for 'money-back' guarantees troublesome for higher ed

The total amount for defaulted federal student loans stands a $99 billion, and some experts say colleges should share some of the blame. 

By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 26, 2017

California Community Colleges envision workforce development 2.0

The system is earning more in public funding and changing the way we look at professional training.

By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 26, 2017

Harvard cuts half of internal endowment management staff

The Ivy League institution eyes dramatic realignment to bolster its lagging returns. 

By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 26, 2017

Special mission schools see pros and cons in community college articulation agreements

But with free public tuition programs gaining steam in several states, convincing students to pursue private education comes with challenges.

By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 26, 2017

Future in flux at U of Louisville

Dramatic changes to Kentucky's political landscape have created a culture of questions for one of its largest campuses. 

By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 26, 2017

How Trump's wall could impact higher education

Observers expect negative outcomes from the president's immigration agenda. 

By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 26, 2017

Private college boosts enrollment with new approach to student financial aid filing

Houston Baptist University bet on proper completion of student FAFSAs as a retention strategy, and learned some valuable lessons along the way. 

By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 25, 2017

Kentucky court rules against UK school newspaper on sexual assault coverage

FERPA regulations are at the center of a court ruling against the University of Kentucky's student newspaper and its coverage of a controversial campus crime issue.

By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 25, 2017

Provosts share insights on state of industry

Inside Higher Ed reveals telling perspectives from chief academic officers in a new survey on the state of higher education. 

By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 25, 2017

Arkansas moves towards performance-based funding model for higher ed

State officials say that an outcomes-based formula for funding colleges will encourage more access and ensure smart spending of public funds. 

By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 25, 2017

Attorneys General seek to block for-profit accreditor from reinstatement with ED

Top state lawyers reintroduce themselves in a familiar fight over for-profit accreditation standards and potential harm to students. 

By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 25, 2017

Higher education officials brace for impact of Trump liberal arts cuts

Grinnell College is one of many institutions nationwide where institutional identities may be reshaped by new spending priorities.

By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 24, 2017

Kentucky to shift aid strategy from merit to need-based

One of the state's largest institutions says it wants to re-define student access within its institutional student aid program. 

By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 24, 2017

Should higher ed do more to influence policy?

Given the history of federal divestment in research advisement, should colleges and universities can fill in the gap to save their own industry?

By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 24, 2017

HBCUs among nation's best at producing social mobility for low-income students

Schools with open-access missions outpace Ivy Leagues in helping graduates move to higher levels of socioeconomic status. 

By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 24, 2017

'Skills gap' causes strategic reassessment from universities

Institutions scramble to adjust the way they teach students in order to meet new industrial demands. 

By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 24, 2017

What to do with sexual assault repeat offenders on campus

The New York Times reveals data on students with a history of sexual assault and the compromising position it can create for Title IX response. 

By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 24, 2017

Where do America's wealthiest students go to college?

The New York Times offers a glimpse into the disparate enrollment trends of students from some of the world's wealthiest families, finding most elite colleges still don't enroll many middle- and lower-class students.

By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 23, 2017

Former Oxford student sues school for ‘boring’ professor

The iconic university faces legal action from a student who says that an uninspiring professor set him on a course for underperformance and lower earnings as a professional. 

By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 23, 2017

Rhode Island is latest state to wade into free college discussion

The nation's smallest state sets its sights on a big goal to expand college access at its public institutions. 

By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 23, 2017

Trump administration signals potential cuts to arts funding

Endowments which support public broadcast entities could be in jeopardy with rumors of new Trump federal budget priorities swirling. 

By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 23, 2017

Few expect movement on gun violence research under Trump administration

Federal obstacles to funding gun violence research may be expanded under new leadership and potential changes to regulations. 

By Jarrett Carter • Jan. 23, 2017