Women-led colleges have better pay equity but are less common

Two new reports illustrate the extent to which gender inequities persist in the upper ranks of college administration.

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 27, 2022

New plan for SUNY doesn't break from systemness

Like them or not, Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposals support goals that fit the essence of systemness, say two leaders who helped define the term.

By Nancy Zimpher and Jason Lane • Jan. 27, 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

S&P raises view of higher ed sector for 2022, but colleges' fortunes are diverging

The ratings agency is taking a stable view of the U.S. higher education market in a new outlook but predicts "winners and losers across the industry."

By Rick Seltzer • Jan. 26, 2022

SUNY stops withholding transcripts from students with debt

The move by the nation's largest public comprehensive higher ed system represents a win in a campaign to end the practice.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 26, 2022

More than half of college students support exposure to all types of speech on campus, survey finds

Views about freedom of speech diverged significantly by partisan affiliation, race and ethnicity, according to data from the Knight Foundation and Ipsos.

By Rick Seltzer • Jan. 25, 2022

Amid outcry, California Community Colleges system ends transfer deal with for-profit group

Lawmakers and advocacy groups urged the community colleges to end the agreement with American Public University System to protect students.

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 25, 2022

The SAT will be delivered digitally in the U.S. starting in 2024

While the College Board is touting the simplicity and accessibility of the new version, skeptics don't think it will solve equity issues related to the exam.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 25, 2022

Which types of institutions offer low-income students the greatest ROI?

Georgetown University researchers found that for-profit colleges tend to provide the lowest returns to low-income students, with a few exceptions.

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 25, 2022

Supreme Court agrees to hear race-conscious admissions challenge against Harvard and UNC-Chapel Hill

Court combines cases challenging race as one of several admissions factors, fueling speculation its conservative majority could strike down the practice.

By Rick Seltzer • Jan. 24, 2022

U of Wisconsin system picks attorney with no higher ed background as president

The regent board chose Jay Rothman, chief executive of a law firm, over one of its chancellors.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 24, 2022

College health association pushes surgical masks or better in new pandemic guidance

Those who test positive for the virus should have to test out of isolation at colleges using five-day protocols, ACHA said.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 21, 2022

4 questions for-profit colleges face in 2022

How will for-profit colleges face hurdles like stricter regulations and enrollment challenges? Can the sector avoid being cut out of any Pell Grant increase?

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 21, 2022

U of Florida can't control professors' participation in lawsuits, judge rules

A preliminary injunction means the institution currently can't enforce a controversial conflict-of-interest policy that spurred three academics to sue.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 21, 2022

Colleges will receive an additional $198M in federal coronavirus aid

The Biden administration said it is prioritizing community colleges and rural institutions with the new cash infusion.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 20, 2022

Arizona State wants to reach 100M learners by 2030. Can it meet its goal?

The university launched an initiative to offer an online global management certificate worldwide that will be translated into 40 different languages.

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 20, 2022

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will examine private student lending

The CFPB will look at practices like colleges restricting enrollment for students behind on loan payments and accelerating payments for those who withdraw.

By Rick Seltzer • Jan. 20, 2022

Bring more early career scholars into the administrative fold

Programs involving graduate students in college operations can improve higher ed and prepare a new generation to lead it, a Ph.D. candidate argues.

By Edgar Virgüez • Jan. 19, 2022

Transfer enrollment steadies in fall 2021 after sharp declines the prior year

Transfer student enrollment fell by less than 1%, according to new data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 19, 2022

Associations challenge selectivity in college admissions, call for simplified policies

Research from NASFAA and NACAC provides a policy blueprint for more equitable enrollment and financial aid procedures.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 19, 2022

After U of Michigan president's ouster, faculty seek more empathetic leader

Mark Schlissel didn't convince campus he was listening. Now he's been fired for an affair with a subordinate. Can the next president change the culture?

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 18, 2022

Former Kentucky State president sues financially embattled university for $270K severance

M. Christopher Brown II alleges he was forced to resign, but the university argues he breached his contract by mismanaging the budget. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 18, 2022

Good for the planet, good for the bottom line: Advancing green practices in print operations

While recycled, recyclable and tree-free paper can be meaningful steps toward sustainability, colleges and universities can do more to work to reduce the carbon footprint of their print or mail operations. 

Jan. 18, 2022

How student-centered graduate research drives diversity

The 2021-2022 academic year will provide a fitting opportunity to explore institutional changes such as shifting the dynamic to student-centered.

By Steve Matson • Jan. 17, 2022

Students less likely to attend college if they didn't think their families could pay

About a third of 11th graders indicated their families couldn't afford to send them to college. They ended up enrolling in much lower numbers.

By Rick Seltzer • Jan. 14, 2022

Carnegie Classifications cancel planned move between colleges

The system sorting higher ed institutions by type will remain at Indiana University for now after Albion College's president resigned under pressure.

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 14, 2022