Emergency microgrants help students graduate quicker, with less debt

A retention grant program at Georgia State helped students who were close to graduating but had financial challenges, report finds.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 31, 2022

Watchdog fines loan servicer $1M as feds say more crackdowns could follow

Edfinancial Services said in a new statement it opted to settle with the federal government to avoid "protracted and costly litigation."

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated March 31, 2022

Explore the Trendline➔

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

Student affairs workforce faces retention issues, report says

Over 80% of survey respondents said burnout and low salaries could lead people to leave, NASPA found.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 30, 2022

Nearly a third of women working for colleges say gender hurt their careers

Hispanic and Asian women were more likely to report being skipped for promotions because of their gender, according to a new Gallup survey.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 29, 2022

Colleges pour money into technology for managing finance and employees, report finds

Institutions resumed long-term technology projects in 2021 that were paused because of pandemic-related disruptions, according to the Tambellini Group.

By Natalie Schwartz • March 28, 2022

MIT bucks trend, revives standardized test score requirement for admissions

The private research university is reinstating the SAT and ACT even as the test-optional movement gains major ground in the wake of the pandemic.

By Natalie Schwartz • March 28, 2022

Most college admissions staff are White. What should the field do about it?

NACAC report suggests ways to diversify the admissions field, but leaders face the issue of students of color being pushed toward higher-paying careers.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 28, 2022

New Carnegie Classifications will elevate colleges promoting equity and social mobility

Changes will feature institutions that were always model colleges, writes the head of the National Association for Diversity Officers in Higher Education.

By Paulette Granberry Russell • March 28, 2022

Louisiana’s public colleges end remedial coursework

Students will no longer enroll in classes in which they can't earn credit. Instead, they'll receive more academic support.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 25, 2022

Months after plea, Bloomfield College will remain open with help from Montclair State U

The institutions are eyeing a merger after the private nonprofit MSI openly sought financial help amid pandemic-era enrollment declines.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 24, 2022

California State University drops standardized testing requirements from admissions

The decision by the largest four-year public college system in the U.S. is expected to resonate across the country.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 23, 2022

Ed Dept puts private college owners on the hook for student aid losses

The association representing for-profit institutions said it has "significant concerns" about the policy changes.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated March 23, 2022

Intel plans to pump $100M into Ohio and US higher ed

The National Science Foundation will kick in another $50 million to develop research and curriculum initiatives.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 22, 2022

Med schools skew toward high-income students no matter their race

Wealthy Black and Hispanic students attend medical school at much higher rates than their lower-income counterparts, study finds.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 22, 2022

Colleges seek better ways to rename buildings

Campuses consider policies for renaming buildings as higher ed reexamines who deserves to be honored. Has a shared framework emerged?

By Laura Spitalniak • March 22, 2022

The Ed Department brokered a deal on 90/10 rule changes. Here's what's inside.

The agency plans to formally propose a regulation that will more strictly monitor for-profit colleges, starting in 2023.

By Natalie Schwartz • March 21, 2022

Ed Department fails to reach agreement on most new regulatory proposals

The agency negotiated with higher ed representatives on new rules but only found common ground on two of them.

By Natalie Schwartz • March 18, 2022

Earmarks tally $703M and counting for higher ed

We identified at least 400 line items that will go to colleges across the U.S.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 18, 2022

CUNY pumps $8M into 'in-house OPM'

The 25-campus system is using federal funds to create a new initiative, called CUNY Online, that will centralize online expansion efforts.

By Natalie Schwartz • March 17, 2022

Why Chatham University brought back tenure 17 years after getting rid of it

The change will ease recruiting and let faculty diversify their work, says Joseph MacNeil, who led a committee that recommended reinstating tenure.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 17, 2022

What's in the 2022 budget for higher education?

President Joe Biden approved a $1.5 trillion spending package that includes $76.4 billion for the Education Department.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 16, 2022

Middle States accreditor greenlights 3 Pennsylvania mergers

The state's public system can combine six institutions into two, and Saint Joseph's University, a Jesuit school, can absorb the University of the Sciences.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 16, 2022

Public research universities adopted high-tuition, high-aid model, study finds

The percentage of low-income students at top research institutions rises with tuition hikes, but they remain underrepresented, researchers found.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 15, 2022

How a quick fix to state law keeps UC Berkeley from needing to slash fall enrollment

California fast-tracked legislation lifting a judicially ordered cap on students, averting university plans to cut in-person enrollment by 2,600.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 15, 2022

Regional public colleges help build economic resilience in their areas, study finds

The research out of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign speaks to the need to invest in these institutions, according to one of the co-authors.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 14, 2022