Employers value microcredentials but don’t know how to assess their quality

Around two-thirds of employers responding to a survey said they want colleges to approach them about building alternative credentials for workers.

By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 23, 2023

Education Department moves to rescind Trump-era regulation on religious student groups

Part of the free inquiry rule is unnecessary because it duplicates First Amendment protections while spawning confusion, officials said.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 23, 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

How can the Education Department build a list of low-value college programs?

Some prominent higher ed groups rejected the proposal altogether, while others suggested metrics they say could make it work. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 22, 2023

The Education Department must survey every federally funded college on sexual violence, without money from Congress. What’s next?

The agency must deliver a report to lawmakers by 2024. But policy experts aren’t sure it can even scrape together the survey in time.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 21, 2023

Expand competency-based education to support adult learners

Competency-based education has the potential to meet adult learners’ educational needs faster.

By Dick Senese, President of Capella University • Feb. 21, 2023

ABA will have members vote on test-optional proposal — again

The association's House of Delegates will take up the same plan in August after knocking it down at the beginning of February.

By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 17, 2023

Grand Canyon Education CEO defends tuition-share agreements

Brian Mueller made the comments just one day after the Education Department said it would review guidance allowing such deals.

By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 17, 2023

Why private companies are crucial to innovations in online education

The CEO of 2U, a company that helps colleges run online programs and owns the edX platform, responds to criticism against his sector. 

By Chip Paucek • Feb. 16, 2023

Colleges weren’t COVID-19 superspreaders. Campuses were linked with lower county case rates, research finds.

The bigger the campus, the fewer COVID cases and deaths its surrounding county was likely to report.

By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 16, 2023

Education Department to review guidance allowing revenue-share agreements with OPMs

These arrangements have been under fire for years from lawmakers and policy advocates, who say they don’t comply with federal law.

By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 15, 2023

Charitable dollars for higher ed increased 12.5% in FY22

Alumni gifts rose by over 10% and large dollar donations remained deeply influential, a new CASE report found.

By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 15, 2023

30 higher ed groups praise IDR proposals but call for comprehensive student loan reform

The American Council on Education called on the U.S. Department of Education to work with Congress to review the entire system. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 15, 2023

Rhode Island School of Design won’t take part in U.S. News undergraduate rankings. Will more follow?

RISD’s rejection of the controversial lists is the first since law and medical schools began a recent exodus.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 14, 2023

A year later, governor’s revitalization plan for SUNY still getting off the ground

Kathy Hochul wants to burnish some institutions’ research profiles and reverse the system’s declining enrollment to grow to 500,000 students.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 14, 2023

Advocates urge NC-SARA to add more consumer protections for online students

A dozen policy wonks and higher ed groups are calling for changes at NC-SARA, an organization controlling a key interstate distance learning pact. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 13, 2023

Coursera doubles down on degrees despite recent declines

Although the company has seen revenue dip for degree programs, officials believe they will pick back up in 2023 as they fill classes for new offerings.

By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 10, 2023

Temple University comes down hard on graduate students who are striking

All affected students must pay their tuition bill in full within a month or be fined and face an account hold, the university said.

By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 9, 2023

1 in 5 Black students feel discriminated against in their postsecondary programs

Black students in certification programs or at for-profits are more likely to report discrimination than others, new Lumina-Gallup research found.

By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 9, 2023

ASA College, accreditor disagree on whether it will close

Middle States Commission on Higher Education said the for-profit gave notice it would close in February, but ASA College said that’s not its intention. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 7, 2023

NCAA permanently ends SAT, ACT eligibility requirement for Division I, II student-athletes

Reevaluating testing mandates was part of the association’s plan to advance racial equity.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 7, 2023

ABA panel deals a blow to test-optional push

The proposal isn’t dead yet, as another American Bar Association governing panel could unilaterally adopt policy changes.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 6, 2023

Education Department questions whether accreditor did enough to review University of Arizona Global Campus

Staff flagged concerns with the WASC Senior College and University Commission’s review of UAGC’s recruiting and admissions. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 6, 2023

Oklahoma’s public college system was ordered to detail diversity spending. Here’s its response.

Trying to root out “liberal indoctrination,” the education superintendent demanded regents identify how much money they devote to diversity programs.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 6, 2023

President Speaks: 10 tips to help shape your presidential voice

Tania Tetlow, the leader of Fordham University, shares tips for navigating the complexities of speaking out as a college president. 

By Tania Tetlow • Feb. 6, 2023

Strategies for student engagement during the mental health crisis

Students who started their college careers in 2020 did not get to experience a normal academic year or the regular campus life that they expected. Now, there is a new normal for students and higher education leaders.

Feb. 6, 2023