Wisconsin GOP bill seeks to sanction colleges for free speech violations

The proposal would require institutions to survey students and employees about free inquiry and self-censorship.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 15, 2021

Stable outlooks issued for higher ed as inflation undercuts revenue increases

Moody's Investors Service projects operating revenue rising by 4% to 6% in 2022, but labor shortages and inflation are likely to drive up spending.

By Rick Seltzer • Dec. 14, 2021

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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

Northeast Ohio colleges aim to tackle 'stranded credits' in a bid to reenroll students

A regional partnership forged by a consulting and research group comes with high hopes for duplication elsewhere.

By Laura Spitalniak • Dec. 14, 2021

Alabama board asks to raise higher ed funding by 17.5%. Will states follow?

A strong economy and state budgets flush with federal aid may lead other college systems to ask for big increases.

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 13, 2021

Ed Dept expects to issue Title IX proposal in April 2022, displeasing advocates

The Biden administration moved up the release date by a month, but survivor advocates call for more steps to change enforcement in the meantime.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 13, 2021

APLU report calls for innovation and flexibility in student programming

Report's recommendations include awarding credit to students for prior learning and creating pathways between undergraduate and graduate programs.

By Laura Spitalniak • Dec. 10, 2021

The ABA allowed the GRE for law school admissions. Will it improve diversity?

A contentious battle over alternatives to the LSAT had law schools waiting for more clarity.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 10, 2021

Colleges’ commitment to civic engagement can’t be episodic

Amid calls to increase resources for civic learning, the director of the American Democracy Project suggests ways institutions can make efforts stick.

By Catherine Copeland • Dec. 9, 2021

SUNY chancellor resigns after caustic comments against Cuomo accuser

Jim Malatras had the support of the system's governing board but faced widespread calls to step down.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 9, 2021

Ohio Valley University will close before spring term

The abrupt announcement comes after years of budgetary and enrollment issues that landed the Christian college on probation with its accreditor.

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 8, 2021

Colleges roll back employee vaccine requirements after injunction blocks federal contractor mandate

Colleges kept encouraging vaccination, even after removing requirements that employees get the shots.

By Rick Seltzer • Dec. 8, 2021

Ahead of likely censure, AAUP blasts Georgia system for tenure changes

The faculty group says new policies will allow professors to be fired without hearings, but system officials argue they encourage professional growth.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 8, 2021

College health association stresses vaccines in coronavirus guidance for spring 2022

The American College Health Association emphasized the need for institutions to be flexible, especially as public health guidance evolves.

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 7, 2021

U of Florida faculty leaders, president hammer out deal to protect free speech

An agreement comes after the university tried to block three professors from participating in a lawsuit against the state, prompting them to sue.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Dec. 10, 2021

Inside one group's efforts to depoliticize UNC-Chapel Hill's governance

A coalition of faculty, alumni and others want to combat partisan influence they link to scandals over the last decade.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 7, 2021

$38M for Bismarck State polytechnic facility signals new era in federal coronavirus aid

The project appears to be one of the first cases of relief money funding a college's capital project.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 6, 2021

Unauthorized immigrant students face high hurdles post-graduation, survey finds

Poor access to professional licenses and federal student aid make it hard to get certain jobs and attend grad school, even after students earn diplomas.

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 6, 2021

Hoped-for gap year enrollment boom turns out to be a bust

Report dashes hopes that members of the high school class of 2020 who didn't immediately go to college would enroll this fall.

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 3, 2021

How Bennett College's new board chair sees its microcollege model developing

Kwanza Jones takes over as board chair at the North Carolina HBCU as it tries to move forward from financial and accreditation struggles.

By Rick Seltzer • Dec. 2, 2021

42% of stopped-out young adults cited financial reasons for leaving college, survey finds

The longer former students stay away, the less likely they are to return to college.

By Laura Spitalniak • Dec. 2, 2021

College governing board demographics haven't changed much, report shows

An AGB survey administered every five years reveals small movement in adding women and racial minorities to governing bodies.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 2, 2021

2 Kansas universities’ coronavirus vaccine policies broke new state law, AG says

The University of Kansas already updated processes to conform to a statute passed last month easing religious exemption requirements.

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 1, 2021

Former Temple University business dean convicted of wire fraud in rankings scandal

Moshe Porat was found guilty of submitting fraudulent data to U.S. News & World Report to boost Fox School of Business in the rankings.

By Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 30, 2021

College officials and pundits say free expression is under siege. How can institutions respond?

The Bipartisan Policy Center developed a model on academic freedom and free speech that involves all levels of faculty and administration.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 30, 2021

2 community colleges start the week closed to recover from cyberattacks

Lewis and Clark Community College and Butler County Community College are closing their campuses as they restore their servers and systems.

By Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 29, 2021