Higher Ed: Page 47
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Opinion
Biden's first year of higher ed policy was bittersweet at best
Little love can be lost for a Biden-Harris administration yet to deliver on many campaign promises to colleges and students, argues a higher ed researcher.
By Avery M. D. Davis • Feb. 14, 2022 -
Ed Department drops Title IX investigation of BYU's treatment of LGBTQ students
The Office for Civil Rights lacks jurisdiction over allegations of discrimination against LGBTQ students because of religious exemptions to federal law.
By Rick Seltzer • Feb. 11, 2022 -
Coursera bets on degrees — a small but growing part of the business
The company's CEO expressed optimism for its marketing model, which partly relies on drawing the platform's registered learners to paid programs.
By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 11, 2022 -
Opinion
Early college can be a second chance for struggling students
Dual enrollment offers a way for postsecondary education to stop replicating inequality. But programs must be built for students from more backgrounds.
By Karen A. Stout and Nick Mathern • Feb. 11, 2022 -
US House passes bill to make Pell grants available for retraining programs
The jobs crisis has been top of mind for employer-facing interest groups, particularly those with a voice at the federal level.
By Kathryn Moody • Feb. 10, 2022 -
2U plans for international expansion as it integrates operations with edX
Company officials laid out plans for how the recent acquisition will help grow 2U's reach as they published 2021 earnings.
By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 10, 2022 -
Indiana House speaker resigns as College Board executive
Todd Huston left his six-figure position after being criticized for voting in favor of an anti-critical race theory bill that would affect K-12 schools.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 9, 2022 -
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Carnegie Classifications move to ACE
System of categorizing colleges moves to the higher ed association, where leaders plan changes to account for social and economic factors.
By Rick Seltzer • Feb. 9, 2022 -
Higher Ed Dive’s 2022 Outlooks
Here are the trends and questions facing higher education that we're watching, from enrollment pressures to key court cases and for-profit colleges' future.
By Higher Ed Dive Staff • Feb. 8, 2022 -
Pennsylvania budget plan calls for 15.7% boost for financially struggling university system
The proposal from Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf would provide more funding than PASSHE requested at a time when it is merging institutions.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 8, 2022 -
Deep Dive
The chess game behind senators' inquiry into OPMs
Sen. Elizabeth Warren and two other senators asked eight OPMs for information about their businesses, citing concerns about tuition-share deals.
By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 7, 2022 -
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Higher ed groups call for stricter oversight of accreditors
Accreditors that manage low-performing colleges are seldom disciplined, 16 experts and advocacy groups wrote to the Education Department.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 7, 2022 -
Sponsored by ETS
Student choice must be at the center of graduate admissions
The notion that eliminating the GRE® test from graduate admissions will improve program diversity and remove barriers for applicants is short-sighted.
By John Augusto is the Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives in the College of Arts and Sciences at Georgia State University, and a Strategic Advisor for ETS. • Feb. 7, 2022 -
Opinion
President Speaks: Stop asking whether online learning is 'worth it.' Start focusing on how it helps working adults.
Advances have made online learning more relevant and flexible for students in the workforce, the CEO of UMass Online argues.
By Don Kilburn • Feb. 7, 2022 -
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Public colleges must change accreditors every 5 years, Florida bill proposes
Lawmakers introduced legislation shortly after an accreditor inquired into political influence at two of the state's universities.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 4, 2022 -
Opinion
Don't make the mistake of assuming essential frontline workers are unskilled
Workers most threatened by the pandemic deserve training for higher-paying careers, but colleges can't ignore skills learned on the job.
By Earl Buford • Feb. 4, 2022 -
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Federal Title IX probe into Brigham Young U unlikely to yield consequences
It's another chapter in a long struggle over LGBTQ rights on campuses, but the Mormon institution has a religious exemption from anti-discrimination law.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 3, 2022 -
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University of San Francisco moves to acquire San Francisco Art Institute
Under the deal, the university, which has pursued a merger with the institute before, would receive its property, art and film collections, and assets.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 3, 2022 -
College completion rates inch up to 62.2%, their highest level yet
Students starting at public institutions had larger gains than those starting at private colleges, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found.
By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 3, 2022 -
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House committee asks Ed Department to review Florida college's nonprofit status
A letter alleges the chancellor of Keiser University, his family and their businesses earned $16.7 million in 2019 from universities they used to own.
By Natalie Schwartz • Updated Feb. 2, 2022 -
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Bomb threats prompt HBCUs to cancel in-person classes — again
Over a dozen institutions received threats Tuesday after similar incidents in January, prompting concern from lawmakers and calls for investigations.
By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 1, 2022 -
CUNY permanently ends transcript withholding
The City University of New York joins its sister SUNY system in ending the practice after prodding by the state's governor.
By Rick Seltzer • Feb. 1, 2022 -
How does higher ed define a rural-serving college?
The Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges created metrics for gauging an institution's rurality and wants policymakers to take note of its findings.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 1, 2022 -
State support for higher ed projected to rise 8.5% in fiscal 2022 before inflation
The annual Grapevine report found state support will top $100 billion for the first time, but rising costs and drying up federal aid are causes for concern.
By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 1, 2022 -
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Fired U of Michigan president could stay as faculty member
Mark Schlissel is entitled to a tenured professorship despite being dismissed over a relationship with a subordinate, the university says.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 31, 2022