Fix HBCU underfunding with bipartisan legislation, report says

States like Maryland and Tennessee offer examples for how to fund HBCUs equitably, the Hunt Institute argues.

By Laura Spitalniak • Dec. 21, 2022

How can colleges adapt their financial aid offices for prison education programs?

A ban on Pell Grants for people in prison is ending. Replicating standard practices won’t work for incarcerated students, a new NASFAA report says.

By Laura Spitalniak • Dec. 20, 2022

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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

Birmingham-Southern College needs $37.5M in government money to stay open, officials say

The private Alabama liberal arts institution is requesting public funding to give it “breathing room to operate.”

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 20, 2022

McGraw Hill exposed student data and grades, online privacy firm says

VpnMentor said the data breach exposed over 117 million files filled with hundreds of thousands of grades and email addresses.

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 19, 2022

Is the era of college nonprofit conversions over?

A recent federal court ruling and coming regulations could deter some for-profit colleges from attempting to become nonprofits under complex deals. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 19, 2022

Texas bill would ban diversity offices at public colleges

The proposal includes a provision that would force institutions to pay legal costs for people who successfully sue them for violations.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 19, 2022

University of Arizona plans accreditor switch set in motion by controversial online college acquisition

The change comes after the Education Department in 2019 started allowing regional accreditors to recruit colleges outside of their historical boundaries. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 15, 2022

Colleges’ expenses rose 5.2% in FY22, the biggest increase since 2001

But higher education still experienced less significant inflation than the U.S. as a whole, according to new data.

By Laura Spitalniak • Dec. 15, 2022

New NACAC committee will add students to discussion of admissions practices

New group follows up on January report about barriers to equitable admissions. Half of its members will be students.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 15, 2022

It isn’t just top-ranked law schools rejecting U.S. News rankings anymore

Campbell University revolts against the list for similar reasons as others. But its lower ranking means it could have more to lose.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 15, 2022

Why one Ivy League university joined the move to ditch enrollment deposits

University of Pennsylvania was waiving its $400 deposit for about a fifth of its students. Abandoning it aims to reduce barriers for low-income students.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Dec. 15, 2022

Deep disparities spoil uptick in on-time completion rates

Part-time, community college students earn diplomas on time less frequently than four-year and full-time students, Complete College America finds.

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 13, 2022

Text communication isn’t enough to improve nontraditional students’ enrollment and outcomes, paper suggests

Personalized college information and an offer of professional advising didn't affect veterans' college decisions, researchers found.

By Laura Spitalniak • Dec. 13, 2022

Inside an ambitious plan to reenroll California’s stopped-out students

A coalition of higher ed groups will focus on outreach and coaching services for residents who are just shy of completing a college degree.

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 9, 2022

Why do top universities produce more research than others? Their people have more labor backing them up.

Prestigious institutions employ more graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, giving them a major labor advantage, new research finds.

By Laura Spitalniak • Dec. 8, 2022

Democrats seek to create oversight committee governing for-profit colleges

A list of institutions that have engaged in illegal or fraudulent activities would be published annually under newly introduced legislation.

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 8, 2022

Cazenovia College says it will close in spring 2023, citing financial stress and rising inflation

The nearly 200-year-old private nonprofit institution blamed the pandemic, inflation and uncertainty in the bond and stock markets for its closure.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 7, 2022

CEHE sues Education Department for $500M, alleging agency forced its colleges to close

The former college operator says the agency wanted to push its institutions to suddenly shutter so it could impose financial penalties.

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 6, 2022

Most colleges don’t provide accurate financial aid offers, federal watchdog says

The U.S. Government Accountability Office recommended Congress pursue legislation that would require institutions to give clear, standardized information.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 6, 2022

Battle lines form over new borrower defense to repayment rules

New regulations will allow the agency to review debt forgiveness claims for groups rather than individuals. For-profits question whether that’s fair. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 6, 2022

Former Education Secretary John King named new SUNY chancellor

King’s predecessor, Jim Malatras, resigned amid revelations he disparaged a woman accusing former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 5, 2022

Lawmakers ask Education Department to review legal status of OPM tuition-share agreements

These arrangements may incentivize online program managers to push students into expensive programs, Democrats suggested. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 5, 2022

Are U.S. News undergraduate rankings at risk with the exodus of law schools?

Experts think the answer is probably not, but they see cracks in the foundation of a rankings system college admissions professionals largely abhor.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 5, 2022

Judge rejects Grand Canyon University’s bid to overturn its for-profit status

The ruling says the Education Department has the power to determine whether it considers colleges for-profits for federal financial aid purposes.

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 2, 2022

Supreme Court agrees to expedited review of Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan

The justices plan to hear oral arguments in February. An injunction against the program will remain in place while they review the case. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 1, 2022