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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 -
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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 -
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Student Success
Explore how universities are working to boost student outcomes by integrating remedial education, providing mental health tools and making education more accessible.
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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OpinionPresident 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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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'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 -
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Criminal marketplaces are selling university login credentials online, FBI warns
Colleges should review their cyberattack response plans and train students and employees to resist phishing attempts, the agency recommends.
By Natalie Schwartz • May 31, 2022 -
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A federal watchdog said OPMs need more oversight. Here's how that will affect colleges and companies.
While a recent GAO report wasn't an indictment of online program managers, it does signal that changes are coming to the industry.
By Natalie Schwartz • May 31, 2022 -
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Colleges reinstitute mask mandates amid coronavirus case spikes
Campuses are once again asking students, employees and visitors to mask up as the U.S. averages about 100,000 new cases a day.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 27, 2022 -
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Undergraduate enrollment falls 4.7% this spring
About 662,000 fewer undergrads enrolled in college in spring 2022 compared to the year before, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found.
By Natalie Schwartz • May 26, 2022 -
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Consumer groups seek to force Ed Department to forgive Westwood College students' loans
Lawsuit argues students who attended other colleges had their debt cleared, so the agency's lack of action amounts to denying debt forgiveness claims.
By Natalie Schwartz • May 24, 2022 -
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Zovio sells tutoring services business for $55M
The educational services company also said it repaid a $31.5M loan it took out in case it needs to pay for a judgment in a California lawsuit.
By Natalie Schwartz • May 24, 2022 -
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Pandemic exacerbated financial aid office staffing problems, survey says
Most institutions had significant turnover, and more than half said they worried about serving students at current staffing levels, NASFAA found.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 24, 2022
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