Dartmouth College replaces undergraduate student loans with grants

The Ivy League institution will exclusively offer scholarships after more than 65 families committed about $80 million to eliminate loan requirements.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 21, 2022

Washington attorney general sues tech sales boot camp, alleging it misled students

Lawsuit accuses Prehired, which offers a 12-week online program, of deceiving students about its job outcomes and the terms of its income-share agreement.

By Natalie Schwartz • June 21, 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

Solving student debt starts with access, not availability

Bringing higher ed stakeholders together to swing wide campus gates.

By Nicole Engelbert, Vice President of Higher Education Development, Oracle • June 21, 2022

How the University of Kentucky uses data to stay ahead of higher education trends

Cloud solutions not only enable remote work and learning, they offer greater flexibility to adapt to change in an uncertain time. 

By Steve Risseeuw, VP of State, Local, Education & Healthcare at SAP • June 21, 2022

AAUP condemns UNC system for political interference, systemic racism

New resolution follows an American Association of University Professors report accusing the North Carolina system of threatening academic freedom.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 17, 2022

Vermont College of Fine Arts won't have on-campus programs in Vermont

The 14-year-old art school plans to move its residencies to Colorado College and hired a real estate firm to evaluate buildings on its campus.

By Natalie Schwartz • Updated June 17, 2022

Over 200 groups call on Education Department to release Title IX rule by law's 50th anniversary

The organizations said it is particularly urgent to clarify protections for LGBTQ students under the law banning sex-based discrimination in education.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 16, 2022

Second Chance Pell helps deliver degrees to over 9,000 incarcerated students

The program increased enrollment every year since its creation, despite COVID-19 challenges, according to a new report.

By Laura Spitalniak • June 16, 2022

Feds should improve safeguards against foreign entities stealing intellectual property from colleges, watchdog says

Federal agencies haven't assessed in depth which colleges are most at risk, the Government Accountability Office found. It recommends new safeguards.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 15, 2022

Education Department accidentally awarded colleges $73M in extra coronavirus aid, watchdog finds

The Office of Inspector General said 16 of 24 institutions given the extra money did not take it, while others didn't spend improperly awarded dollars.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 15, 2022

ACE, higher ed groups oppose paying student-athletes as employees

The organizations cite a lack of revenue for most sports and previous case law in a court brief filed last week.

By Laura Spitalniak • June 14, 2022

Higher ed investments in student systems doubled last year, report finds

The pandemic highlighted the need for more automation and modern student services, according to the Tambellini Group, an advisory firm.

By Natalie Schwartz • June 14, 2022

Buoyed by federal aid, state higher ed funding rose by 4.5% in fiscal 2021

But roughly 3% declines in enrollment and tuition revenue suggest continued turmoil, according to the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 14, 2022

President Speaks: The pandemic taught colleges how to better support students who are single mothers

Delgado Community College's chancellor grew up with a single mother. She shares how the college responded when COVID-19 pressured single moms.

By Larissa Littleton-Steib • Updated June 13, 2022

What's the fallout from the Education Department delaying new Title IX regulations?

The agency risks the next Congress overturning a new rule, and college administrators are in a holding pattern waiting for its release.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 10, 2022

Incoming Dillard president wants to bring the HBCU ‘to the table’

Rochelle Ford, currently an Elon University dean, sees room for lawmakers and corporations to learn what Dillard University does best.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 10, 2022

20 research institutions form alliance to double Hispanic doctoral enrollment

The group, which includes Arizona State University and the University of Texas at Austin, also plans to increase the number of Hispanic professors in its ranks.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 9, 2022

U of Arkansas System is combining 2 online colleges to boost growth. Will it work?

The system is folding its homegrown online university into a college it acquired last year. Experts — and recent history — warn of several hurdles ahead.

By Natalie Schwartz • June 8, 2022

Federal action didn't prompt accreditors to boost student outcomes, research suggests

Evidence fails to show the 2008 Higher Education Act improved outcomes, report finds — suggesting transparency and accountability may be better tools.

By Laura Spitalniak • June 7, 2022

Last week’s big quote: ‘This is not enough’

A recap of last week's major higher ed news starts off with a challenge for universities that have links to slavery.

By Higher Ed Dive Staff • June 6, 2022

Sexual abuse prevention groups call for Education Department to investigate nondisclosure agreement use

The organizations say students are being pressured to sign these contracts and are unknowingly waiving their legal rights under Title IX.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 2, 2022

North Dakota public colleges drop admissions test requirements permanently

Officials cited a desire to remain competitive with other institutions that are getting rid of entrance exams.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 2, 2022

Biden to cancel Corinthian students' remaining $5.8B in federal loans

Some 560,000 borrowers will receive discharges under the borrower defense to repayment rule, making it the largest in Ed Dept history.

By Natalie Schwartz • June 1, 2022

Combining DEI with learning, Microsoft opens TechSpark hub in Mississippi

The initiative reflects Microsoft's emerging modus operandi as a company that seeks equity through L&D.  

By Caroline Colvin • June 1, 2022

'Nothing new or magic.' Harvard's $100M pledge to redress slavery draws lukewarm response

Black scholars credited the Ivy League institution for taking a first step but also questioned why it would not directly finance HBCUs.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 1, 2022