Biden cancels $10,000 in student loan debt for those earning up to $125,000 a year

Pell recipients will get twice as much debt relief. Conservatives accused the president of overreach, but some progressives had urged him to forgive more.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Aug. 24, 2022

Anxious parents want to hear directly from colleges as students decide where to enroll

Parents and guardians behave like consumers and have a heavy hand in their children’s pick for college, a new EAB report says.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 24, 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

Stop requiring diversity statements when hiring, academic freedom group says

The Academic Freedom Alliance calls diversity, equity and inclusion tests "forced pledges of conformity" amid struggles over hiring practices.

By Laura Spitalniak • Aug. 23, 2022

Test proctoring room scans violated college student’s privacy, judge rules

The Fourth Amendment protects against government intrusions into the home, including by online proctoring tools, a federal judge found.

By Natalie Schwartz • Aug. 23, 2022

Greek life chapters are rejecting their colleges. Here’s what it means.

Fraternities disaffiliating from the University of Southern California exemplify an emerging — and dangerous — trend nationwide, experts say.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 23, 2022

Are no-interest loans a simple fix to the student debt crisis?

A group lobbying for college affordability is pushing an idea it says is simpler than many other student loan plans.

By Laura Spitalniak • Aug. 23, 2022

Improve training and men’s social connections to combat campus sexual assault, report suggests

Current prevention training lacks the personalization and transparency needed for buy-in across genders, It's On Us finds.

By Laura Spitalniak • Aug. 22, 2022

Feds yank ACICS’ recognition, add strict requirements on colleges it accredited

ACICS-accredited colleges will have 18 months to find a new accreditor or else risk losing access to federal financial aid.

By Natalie Schwartz • Aug. 19, 2022

How colleges can help neurodivergent students succeed

The dean of Beacon College's student success center discusses how the college navigated the pandemic and supports students with disabilities.

By Laura Spitalniak • Aug. 19, 2022

ACLU-backed lawsuit targets Florida law limiting race-related education in public colleges

Seven professors and one student in the state’s public institutions are suing to block the controversial Stop WOKE Act.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 18, 2022

Biden’s ‘Fresh Start’ student loan plan would help 7.5M borrowers in default

The new program could allow borrowers to once again qualify for federal student loans, Pell Grants and work-study.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 18, 2022

California bill advances to clamp down further on community colleges’ remedial courses

The measure builds on a law passed in 2017 requiring two-year institutions to steer most students into transfer-level classes.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 18, 2022

Vaccination, other precautions successfully limited campus COVID-19 spread, study says

Research found only nine potential cases of in-class transmission during Boston University's fall 2021 term, despite a full return to in-person learning.

By Laura Spitalniak • Aug. 17, 2022

State educational gag orders targeting colleges are on the rise, report finds

PEN America tracked more than 130 proposals in 36 states that attempt to restrict instruction in higher education and K-12 schools.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 17, 2022

St. John’s University to close Staten Island campus in spring 2024

The religious institution cited enrollment challenges worsened by the coronavirus pandemic.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 15, 2022

Colleges increase staff for event planning, tutoring as in-person focus returns, report finds

The number of event-planning roles in higher education almost tripled in 2021-22, compared to the previous year.

By Laura Spitalniak • Aug. 12, 2022

Meet a president guiding the merger of 2 Missouri religious colleges

David Fincher, head of Central Christian College of the Bible, talks about lessons from a consolidation with the former St. Louis Christian College.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 12, 2022

Education Department announces $5M in completion grants for HBCUs, other minority-serving institutions

Eligible colleges can receive up to $1 million for retention and other efforts.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 11, 2022

Here’s a list of the colleges in the Sweet v. Cardona settlement agreement

A judge tentatively approved a plan to deliver automatic debt relief to borrower defense applicants who attended one of 150-plus institutions.

By Natalie Schwartz • Updated Sept. 28, 2022

What happened when the Common App offered college students proactive admission?

The organization began piloting a program last year admitting students to some institutions before they’d even applied. It says early results are promising.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 10, 2022

Here’s what colleges should know to prepare for monkeypox

Health experts say institutions should work with groups that support gay and bisexual men, who are disproportionately contracting the virus.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 10, 2022

Bill to rework Veterans Affairs 85-15 rule reporting passes Senate

The rule blocks Veterans Affairs benefits to students enrolled in programs in which more than 85% of attendees receive aid from a college or the VA.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 9, 2022

Chief online officers predict shift to hybrid education by 2025, survey finds

Almost all respondents expect classroom experiences will involve some online aspects.

By Natalie Schwartz • Aug. 9, 2022

Nondegree pathways interest employers and Gen Z — but they still view them as too risky

A new survey found the two groups have similar views on the importance of skills-based hiring but want more information and options.

By Laura Spitalniak • Aug. 9, 2022

Meet 2 professors studying the faculty who teach critical race theory where it’s under fire

Kaleb Briscoe and Veronica Jones Baldwin are also examining legislation targeting the academic construct that's become a political flashpoint.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 8, 2022