Class of ’23 brings tech chops to the workforce — no matter their degree

Even nontech majors possess data and IT proficiencies and are eager to add to that knowledge, according to a Handshake report.

By Matt Ashare • May 9, 2023

Rutgers workers approve new contracts following historic strike

The four-year agreements bring an end to nearly a year of fraught negotiations between the New Jersey university and its employees.

By Natalie Schwartz • May 8, 2023

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Enrollment and Retention

A look at the pandemic's continuing impact on enrollment and how colleges can ensure students stay on course.

By Higher Ed Dive staff

Stillman College rejects U.S. News undergraduate rankings

The private HBCU in Alabama is the latest institution to no longer cooperate with the system, a broad withdrawal that began last year.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 8, 2023

George Washington University’s plan to arm campus police ignites concerns over racially motivated violence

Students and faculty have highlighted the role of armed campus officers in fatal shootings nationwide, a renewed conversation since George Floyd’s murder.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 8, 2023

Show me your budget, I’ll tell you your values

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona writes that a congressional Republican budget proposal’s education cuts would be “staggeringly reckless.”

By Miguel Cardona • May 8, 2023

What’s measured gets managed: Aligning smart data practices to fuel institutional effectiveness

Unified access to actionable data should be the glue that informs institutional priorities AND helps you actively measure and calibrate progress in real-time.

May 8, 2023

Alabama lawmakers throw lifeline to Birmingham-Southern through loan proposal

The bill would benefit financially struggling colleges, though it requires them to pledge assets as collateral.

By Natalie Schwartz • May 5, 2023

Texas scales back bill that would have required SAT, ACT in public college admissions

Proposed legislation would still mandate state institutions consider exam scores for graduate programs.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 5, 2023

Chegg stock continues slip on investor fears of AI disruption

With its Q1 earnings, the company shared concerns that student interest in ChatGPT is impacting growth for its tutoring and homework help services.

By Roger Riddell • May 4, 2023

Education Department guidance could harm colleges that rely on OPMs, Moody’s says

Analysts said colleges like Arkansas State University that heavily depend on these vendors would face greater administrative burdens and expenses. 

By Natalie Schwartz • May 4, 2023

American University of Puerto Rico to close at the end of the year

The private nonprofit college attributed the decision to sluggish recovery after hurricanes hit the region, as well as enrollment and financial troubles.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 4, 2023

Adtalem revenue grows 1.3% despite Walden University’s falling enrollment

The for-profit operator has been downsizing its offices and reducing its workforce, resulting in $17.7 million in restructuring costs so far for fiscal 2023. 

By Natalie Schwartz • May 3, 2023

Grand Canyon University’s online enrollment tops 86,000 students, reversing declines

The enrollment growth helped boost the bottom line of the Christian institution’s educational services provider, Grand Canyon Education.

By Natalie Schwartz • May 3, 2023

Almost 300 colleges still have open seats for fall 2023

Admissions group NACAC has published an annual database of open slots after the May 1 decision deadline.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 3, 2023

College students still struggling to stay enrolled, Gallup research finds

More than 40% of surveyed students said they’d considered stopping out of their programs in a six-month period.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 3, 2023

Campus mental health platform Uwill lands $30 million in funding

The startup, which launched in 2020, counts more than 150 colleges as clients and plans to use the investment to expand to more.

By Natalie Schwartz • May 2, 2023

Instructure’s first-quarter revenue climbs 13.6% as Canvas gains market share

Steve Daly, the company’s CEO, said the learning management system provider still has room to grow in the North American higher education sector.

By Natalie Schwartz • May 2, 2023

Office for Civil Rights fielded more Title IX complaints than any other kind in fiscal 2022

Education Department officials drew attention to record-high complaint numbers but noted that one person had made 7,339 of the sex bias ones.

By Naaz Modan • May 1, 2023

Education Department calls on colleges to stop asking about applicants’ criminal histories

The recommendation came in a wide-ranging report about how colleges can better support students who were formerly incarcerated. 

By Natalie Schwartz • May 1, 2023

Idaho board bans diversity statements in 4-year public college hiring

The state’s education board stressed it still wants to “create and nurture a safe, welcoming and dynamic learning environment” for students.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 1, 2023

AAUP accuses Emporia State of flouting academic freedom with faculty layoffs

The public university in Kansas dismissed at least 30 tenure or tenure-track professors last year, citing pandemic-induced financial stress.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 1, 2023

Illinois bill to create income-share agreement requirements stalls

The legislation would allow ISA providers to take up to 20% of college graduates’ salaries. It is opposed by consumer protection advocates.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 28, 2023

3 takeaways from the Rutgers strike

The first few months of 2023 saw more higher education strikes than all of 2017. Even more are likely, experts say.

By Lilah Burke • April 28, 2023

New College of Florida denies five professors tenure, defying student, faculty critics

The public college’s interim president, an ally of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, had recommended trustees reject the tenure bids.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 26, 2023

UNC-Chapel Hill faculty criticize boards, state lawmakers over infringements on academic freedom

Over 670 faculty signed a letter warning of increased accreditation scrutiny should plans by the state legislature and governing boards move forward.

By Laura Spitalniak • April 26, 2023