Communication is a diversity, equity and inclusion challenge. Is your institution treating it like one?

The ability to communicate is an area overlooked amid efforts to provide accessible and equitable student support.

Aug. 8, 2022

$6B borrower defense settlement gets tentative OK, but colleges can intervene

Additional colleges have until Aug. 25 to file motions to intervene in Sweet v. Cardona.

By Laura Spitalniak • Aug. 5, 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

Republicans push alternative to Biden’s student loan forgiveness plans

The bill would end the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and block the education secretary from issuing rules that would increase government costs.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 5, 2022

College vaccine mandates saved lives, report finds

National Bureau of Economic Research paper finds fewer COVID-19 deaths in areas surrounding colleges with vaccine requirements than in those without.

By Laura Spitalniak • Aug. 4, 2022

3 in 5 higher education employees feel unheard at work, survey says

While only 17% were looking for new jobs, 49% were open to changing employers if given the chance.

By Laura Spitalniak • Aug. 4, 2022

Columbia University sued by students alleging they were misled by potentially false U.S. News ranking data

The Ivy League institution said it would not participate in the forthcoming rankings amid allegations it provided the publication inaccurate information.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 3, 2022

Here are publicly traded higher education companies’ 2022 earnings

Strategic Education, the parent company of for-profit universities Strayer and Capella, saw revenue fall as it continued to struggle with enrollment.

By Natalie Schwartz • Updated Feb. 22, 2023

What to know about Opportunity Insights’ new economic mobility data

Colleges scored poorly on a measure of whether people are likely to form friendships across class lines — a challenge for the higher ed sector.

By Laura Spitalniak • Aug. 3, 2022

20 AGs urge Biden to extend waiver loosening Public Service Loan Forgiveness rules

State attorneys general argue that the temporary policies should be extended until new PSLF regulations come out.

By Natalie Schwartz • Aug. 3, 2022

New Jersey law creates gainful employment standards for career-oriented college programs

State regulators will calculate performance standards for these programs based on tuition rates and how much graduates earn.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 2, 2022

Public trust in colleges lags among Gen Z

But a new report finds that people say colleges are more trustworthy than the government, corporations and the media.

By Laura Spitalniak • Aug. 2, 2022

Caltech won’t consider SAT and ACT scores through 2025

The top-ranked college is extending the prohibition, saying entrance exams had “little to no power” predicting student performance in some courses.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 1, 2022

University of Arizona Global Campus terminates contract with Zovio

UAGC signed an agreement to take over the company’s educational technology business that provides services to the university.

By Natalie Schwartz • Aug. 1, 2022

Some highly selective private colleges enrolled more Black, Latinx, low-income students in fall 2021, new data shows

Despite isolated gains, underrepresented student enrollment stayed flat between fall 2020 and the next year, according to the College Board.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 1, 2022

Biden’s proposed Title IX rule almost certain to find itself in legal crosshairs

A recent federal court decision blocking Education Department guidance on the anti-discrimination law portends trouble for the administration.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 1, 2022

Direct student loans cost $311B more than Education Department’s estimates, federal watchdog says

The program was supposed to create $114 billion in income but had an estimated price tag of $197 billion as of fiscal 2021.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 29, 2022

2U announces layoffs and new approach to tuition-share agreements

The online program manager expects the restructuring will lead to about $70 million in annual cost savings.

By Natalie Schwartz • July 29, 2022

Inside the National University and Northcentral University merger

Michael Cunningham, chancellor of the National University System, discusses the merger between two online-focused colleges.

By Natalie Schwartz • July 29, 2022

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

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

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

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

How cloud-based technology can scale security for large and multi-site campuses

Campuses are responsible for ensuring staff, students, and visitors are all safe, and continuously updating and upscaling security systems will allow that to happen. As technology continues to progress at an exalted rate, our security systems must keep up with this, especially in high-risk enviro...

July 26, 2022

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

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