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Coursera reports revenue declines in degree business
Jeff Maggioncalda, the company’s CEO, said the decreases were due to lower-than-expected student enrollment.
By Natalie Schwartz • July 28, 2022 -
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Over 1,700 colleges won’t require SAT, ACT for fall 2023, up from same point last year
The latest number from FairTest trails a final count of more than 1,800 institutions in 2022's admissions cycle but tracks ahead of a tally from last July.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 27, 2022 -
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Strayer University’s owner continues to struggle with enrollment declines
Revenue and enrollment fell in lockstep, contributing to Strategic Education's profit falling 23.8% from 2021's second quarter.
By Natalie Schwartz • July 27, 2022 -
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Republicans press Defense Department on plans for cutting ties with Confucius Institutes
Nearly 60 lawmakers raised concerns about federal funds going to colleges with ties to China in a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
By Laura Spitalniak • July 27, 2022 -
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Discrimination complaints involving colleges total over 3,000 in fiscal 2021, OCR says
The Education Department’s civil rights arm received more than 8,900 complaints in total, according to a newly released report.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 26, 2022 -
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Ed Department proposes tightening 90/10 rule and monitoring nonprofit conversions
Agency says new rules would strengthen oversight of for-profit colleges and reduce student debt, accomplishing Biden administration goals.
By Natalie Schwartz • July 26, 2022 -
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Higher ed's response to ransomware attacks lagged other sectors, survey suggests
Almost two-thirds of polled higher education institutions said they were hit in the last year by ransomware — and recovery times often exceed a month.
By Natalie Schwartz • July 26, 2022 -
Supreme Court splits affirmative action cases, will issue separate rulings
The move allows the high court’s newest justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson, to take part in one of the cases.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 25, 2022 -
Pennsylvania university system aims to boost enrollment by 20%
A significant increase in state funding will help support the third phase of PASSHE’s redesign, which is underway.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 22, 2022 -
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Over half of higher ed employees likely to seek another job, survey finds
Data from CUPA-HR also suggests workers are dissatisfied with a lack of opportunities to work remotely.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 22, 2022 -
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Q&AInside one of the nation's few hybrid J.D. programs
Shannon Gardner, Syracuse law school's associate dean for online education, talks about the inaugural graduates and how the program has evolved.
By Natalie Schwartz • July 22, 2022 -
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Education Department delays regulatory plan on income-driven repayment
Release of the draft rule was supposed to coincide with other proposals, including one governing Pell Grants for incarcerated students.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 21, 2022 -
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Another bipartisan federal bill targets income-share agreements
Lawmakers for years have attempted to create rules for the controversial financial arrangements, which recent regulatory actions classified as loans.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 20, 2022 -
Education Department issues new guidance to prevent 'accreditation-shopping'
The policies could make it harder for colleges to switch accreditors and may clash with a new Florida law, experts say.
By Natalie Schwartz • July 20, 2022 -
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These policies can rescue stranded credits and help colleges retain students
A new report rounds up state and institutional policies designed to help students regain full access to their credits.
By Laura Spitalniak • July 20, 2022 -
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Court pushes back hearing over $6B borrower defense settlement
The delay comes after four institutions argued that the deal between the Education Department and student borrowers would harm their reputations.
By Natalie Schwartz • July 19, 2022 -
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San Francisco Art Institute shuts down after merger collapses
The institution would have joined with the University of San Francisco, the second time such a deal was attempted.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 18, 2022 -
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Court temporarily halts Ed Dept from enforcing LGBTQ protections under Title IX
The decision applies to 20 predominantly conservative states, who sued arguing the agency guidance interfered with their ability to govern.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 18, 2022 -
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New Vermont State University secures accreditation, ensuring path to merger
Accreditor approval is a crucial step in the unification of Vermont Technical College, Castleton and Northern Vermont universities.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 15, 2022 -
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U of Michigan won't give new president Santa Ono a faculty job if fired, breaking precedent
Mark Schlissel, the former president dismissed for an alleged inappropriate employee relationship, was allowed to keep his tenured professorship.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 15, 2022 -
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For-profits oppose plan to forgive $6B in student loans to settle borrower defense case
The deal would relieve debts for 200,000 borrowers, but several institutions say it sidesteps regulations.
By Natalie Schwartz • Updated July 15, 2022 -
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Faculty members support open access, don't trust research fraud protections, survey finds
Educators also increasingly prize college libraries' contributions to student success.
By Laura Spitalniak • July 14, 2022 -
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U of Michigan picks Santa Ono as new president, months after ouster of Mark Schlissel
Ono, president and vice chancellor of the University of British Columbia, is one of the most prominent names in higher education leadership.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 13, 2022 -
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10 colleges, including Columbia, now kicked off 2022 U.S. News rankings
Most of the institutions will likely be featured in the next iteration of the database, which typically publishes in September.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 13, 2022
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