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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 -
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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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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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Q&AHow can college trustees oversee equitable student success?
Governing boards must actively work to ensure fair student outcomes, say two leaders at the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.
By Laura Spitalniak • April 1, 2022 -
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Lincoln College, a predominantly Black institution, to close in May
The 157-year-old private nonprofit in Illinois said the pandemic and a cyberattack exacerbated existing enrollment challenges.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 31, 2022 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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OpinionNew 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
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