Student evaluations skew against faculty in the gender minority — whether women or men

New research documents a different kind of gender bias harming men in predominantly female fields and women in largely male fields.

By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 30, 2023

Education Department report reveals snags in student loan programs

FSA received 90,000 complaints in 2022, many of which related to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness and income-driven repayment programs.

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 30, 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

I struggled with mental health as a Division I athlete. Here’s how colleges should help.

Athletic departments must diversify their administrative and coaching ranks while prioritizing mental health, the CEO of The Jed Foundation writes.

By John MacPhee • Jan. 30, 2023

Heterodox Academy wants to ‘lovingly’ push viewpoint diversity at colleges

Critics antagonize institutions for perceived biases. This group envisions another way with a new campus-based network.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 27, 2023

Auditor won’t give opinion on Education Department’s 2022 finances, citing flawed student loan relief estimates

Republican chair of the House education committee accused the agency of “blatantly lying,” though auditor KPMG did not say it distorted its finances.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 26, 2023

What the potential acquisition of University of Phoenix says about the for-profit sector

Executives may want to flee a sector with tight rules and a poor reputation at the same time nonprofits are looking to build their online offerings, experts said.

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 26, 2023

What helps students receiving counseling stay in college?

Students facing issues like academic distress and anxiety were more likely to drop out, a new report found.

By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 26, 2023

Education Department official renews call for free community college

In remarks at a conference for accreditors, Assistant Secretary Nasser Paydar also scolded some colleges for "chasing the rankings."

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 26, 2023

Hilbert College to acquire for-profit specializing in health programs

The small Franciscan institution cast the acquisition of Valley College as a way to boost transfer and efficiency.

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 25, 2023

Only 22% of bachelor’s degree recipients would pay off loans under income-driven repayment proposal, report says

A Biden administration proposal would vastly lower the share of borrowers who fully pay off their federal debts, an Urban Institute analysis says.

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 25, 2023

Stanford, Columbia, Penn, Mount Sinai medical schools withdraw from U.S. News rankings

The exodus follows Harvard medical school and a contingent of law schools rejecting the listings.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 24, 2023

Florida university system won’t vote on tenure policy this week after drawing 1,300-plus comments

Faculty members had said the proposed post-tenure review process would undermine the concept of protecting research on controversial topics.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 24, 2023

New Jersey bill would limit college transcript holds

Under proposed legislation, colleges mostly wouldn’t be able to block access to students’ academic records if they owed nontuition expenses.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 24, 2023

Differences in academic preparation contribute to college-going disparities, paper finds

Brookings Institution found that comparing similarly prepared students shrunk racial, gender and socioeconomic divides in college enrollment. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 23, 2023

6 college admissions experts share their biggest predictions for 2023

A pending Supreme Court ruling on race-conscious admissions and other shifts like ChatGPT’s effects on application essays could upend the landscape.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 23, 2023

Workforce development, K-12 teacher shortages top list of state higher ed leaders’ concerns

A new survey from the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association finds officials are working on improving the labor force. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 20, 2023

Noodle acquires Hubble Studios, South Africa-based learning design firm

The deal will help the company tap into the international education market and build its roster of corporate clients, it said. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 19, 2023

College student, employee mental health worsened last year, survey finds

Student affairs professionals reported an increase in available mental health services but said more investment is needed across campuses.

By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 18, 2023

Federal judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to end Title IX exemptions for religious colleges

The plaintiffs failed to prove religious exemptions were created to target LGBTQ students, the judge said.

By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 18, 2023

Bay State College’s accreditation revoked amid accusations of mismanagement

The for-profit institution has long been under scrutiny, with some students fearing a sudden closure. That now appears imminent.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 18, 2023

Harvard Medical School rejects U.S. News rankings

The dean of the No. 1 medical school for research says rankings “create perverse incentives” for institutions to submit false or misleading data.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Jan. 17, 2023

Higher ed institutions to appeal Education Department’s $6B settlement with borrowers

Two for-profits and one nonprofit institution are attempting to block the deal, which would clear federal loan debts for over 200,000 borrowers. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 17, 2023

36% of higher ed supervisors are looking for other work, study finds

Fewer than half would look for new opportunities with their current employer, potentially causing tumult in institutions’ org charts and succession plans.

By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 17, 2023

Foxx renews oversight requests after retaking House education chair

The North Carolina Republican is once again pressing the Education Department to detail how it supports academic freedom on college campuses.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 13, 2023

Nearly 2 in 5 recent graduates said their colleges didn’t prepare them mentally to transition to a workplace

Over half of those surveyed said employers should invest more in mental health, according to a new report.

By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 13, 2023