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A $400K settlement over misgendering a trans student could foreshadow wave of Title IX clashes
A Shawnee State University faculty member had sued the Ohio public institution over disciplinary action officials took against him.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 21, 2022 -
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Saint Leo and Marymount California universities abandon merger plan
The consolidation of the two Catholic institutions hit a roadblock after an accreditor declined to endorse it last year.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 21, 2022 -
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Mental Health and Wellness
This Trendline examines how colleges can address rising mental health concerns and support at-risk groups, such as transgender students and college athletes.
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Admissions association will help lead test-optional enrollment study
A $1.4 million Gates Foundation grant will fund a NACAC-driven project examining enrollment patterns at 150 four-year colleges.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 20, 2022 -
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Florida bid to change public colleges' accreditors, add post-tenure review becomes law
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Tuesday setting up a potential showdown with federal rules governing accrediting agencies.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated April 22, 2022 -
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Stress prompts 76% of 4-year college students to weigh leaving, survey finds
The results from a Gallup and Lumina Foundation poll should be a call to action for higher education leaders, one expert said.
By Laura Spitalniak • April 20, 2022 -
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OER adoption has the power to give students agency, report argues
Instructors using open education resources increased student choice in assignments and made courses more inclusive, Achieving the Dream found.
By Natalie Schwartz • April 20, 2022 -
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Ed Dept reviews payments for student loan forgiveness to fix 'forbearance steering'
Changes mean 40,000 borrowers will see their loans forgiven and 3.6 million will have past payments count toward debt clearance, officials said Tuesday.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 19, 2022 -
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Ombuds offer colleges conflict resolution in a contentious time
Ombudspeople provide employees with resources outside of the traditional HR hierarchy and improve workplace health, advocates say.
By Laura Spitalniak • April 19, 2022 -
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For-profit coding school BloomTech sued over alleged misrepresented job placement rates
The boot camp, formerly known as Lambda School, has been dogged by allegations it doesn't deliver the education or careers it promises.
By Natalie Schwartz • April 18, 2022 -
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Colleges twist in the wind with foreign gift requirements in limbo
Higher education is struggling to understand its current legal requirements, even as Congress debates changes to those laws.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 14, 2022 -
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How a recent policy shift at the Ed Department could affect for-profits
For-profit colleges worry recent regulatory actions will discourage investment in the sector, but policy advocates want the federal agency to be even stricter.
By Natalie Schwartz • April 13, 2022 -
Mizzou students with no admissions test scores had similar retention rates, GPAs versus peers
Experts weren't surprised by grade and persistence metrics coming in slightly lower, because students without SAT or ACT scores likely faced barriers.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 12, 2022 -
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More than 200 colleges have open seats for fall 2022, NACAC says
Admissions trade group releases annual database early for the second straight year, citing high interest.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 12, 2022 -
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DoorDash launches DashPass for Students
The $4.99 monthly subscription gives U.S. college students access to free delivery from grocers, convenience stores and restaurants.
By Julie Littman • Updated April 12, 2022 -
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Rhode Island bills would tax private colleges' endowments, properties
Municipalities could impose up to a 2% tax on endowments, which would benefit K-12 school districts. Property taxes would go to local general funds.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 11, 2022 -
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What 7 experts want included in Biden's new Title IX regulation
We asked lawyers, academics and a college president what they want to see from the rule governing campus sexual misconduct.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 8, 2022 -
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UNC system extends test-optional admissions through fall 2024
North Carolina governing board cited a desire for institutions to remain competitive with peers that have also suspended SAT and ACT requirements.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 7, 2022 -
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University of Arizona Global Campus shouldn't get federal student aid after court ruling, groups say
A dozen groups and policy advocates argue a $22M court ruling against UAGC's former owner for misleading students should end its Title IV access.
By Natalie Schwartz • Updated April 7, 2022 -
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15 Republican attorneys general urge Ed Dept to halt Title IX rule change
The attorneys general are threatening to take legal action if the Biden administration issues a regulation protecting transgender students.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 7, 2022 -
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California weighs $100M for community college cybersecurity amid application fraud
The funding would partly go toward hiring cybersecurity staff after the system was flooded with fake student applications last year.
By Natalie Schwartz • April 6, 2022 -
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Georgia passes law banishing free speech zones
These areas of public campuses designated for protest and other forms of expression quickly fell out of favor in the last several years.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated May 4, 2022 -
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Battle heats up over 'viewpoint diversity' survey in Florida public colleges
A faculty union encourages a boycott of the voluntary questionnaire after a federal judge allows it to go ahead.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 4, 2022 -
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University of Arizona Global Campus loses access to GI Bill benefits
Experts warn of mass student exodus if the university doesn't soon regain access, even as it offers grants to affected students.
By Natalie Schwartz • April 4, 2022 -
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OpinionPresident Speaks: I lead a university becoming a polytechnic. It's possible thanks to public investment.
Tom Jackson Jr. discusses how Cal Poly Humboldt is using $458 million to expand its academic offerings and meet the state's STEM shortages.
By Tom Jackson Jr. • April 4, 2022 -
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27 senators call on Cardona to change policies on student debt bankruptcy claims
Too often, borrowers must show "a certainty of hopelessness" to have their loans cleared, the lawmakers argue.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 1, 2022
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