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    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 • Jan. 25, 2022
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    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
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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
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    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 • Jan. 24, 2022
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    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 • Jan. 21, 2022
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    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 • Jan. 21, 2022
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    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 • Jan. 21, 2022
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    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 • Jan. 20, 2022
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    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 • Jan. 20, 2022
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    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
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    Opinion

    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
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    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 • Jan. 19, 2022
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    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 • Jan. 19, 2022
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    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 • Jan. 18, 2022
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    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 • Jan. 18, 2022
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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 • Jan. 14, 2022
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    Student loan giant Navient inks $1.85B settlement over fraud claims

    The company will cancel the student loan debt of about 66,000 borrowers in an agreement with 39 state attorneys general.

    By • Jan. 13, 2022
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    Public colleges' presidential searches would be secret under new Florida bill

    The legislation suggests having an open process risks applicants' current jobs if it becomes known they are seeking employment elsewhere.

    By • Jan. 13, 2022
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    SCOTUS upholds stay on OSHA’s vaccine mandate

    The justices opted to dissolve injunctions placed on a separate vaccination mandate for healthcare workers.

    By Ryan Golden • Jan. 13, 2022
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    Colleges enrolled 1M fewer undergrads in fall 2021 than before the pandemic

    Enrollment was 6.6% lower this fall than it was two years earlier, according to final figures from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

    By • Jan. 13, 2022
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    Iowa regents vote to no longer require SAT or ACT scores from applicants

    The state board of regents unanimously approved the admissions policy change, setting up another success for the national test-optional movement.

    By • Jan. 12, 2022
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    6 higher education lawsuits to watch in 2022

    We're keeping an eye on cases including a challenge to affirmative action that could reach the Supreme Court and alleged price fixing by wealthy colleges.

    By • Jan. 11, 2022
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    Top-ranked colleges illegally conspire to limit financial aid offers, lawsuit alleges

    Five former students say 16 selective colleges violated antitrust laws, artificially raising the price of attendance and favoring wealthy students.

    By • Jan. 10, 2022