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Undergraduate enrollment drops 3.2% this fall, deepening last year's losses
For-profits and community colleges saw the sharpest year-over-year declines, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found.
By Natalie Schwartz • Oct. 26, 2021 -
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For-profit American Public U strikes transfer agreement with California Community Colleges
The deal generated criticism that the California system is working with an institution with poor student outcomes.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 25, 2021 -
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TrendlineEnrollment and Retention
A look at the pandemic's continuing impact on enrollment and how colleges can ensure students stay on course.
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Pennsylvania governor takes aim at sexual violence at state's colleges
Gov. Tom Wolf proposed a legislative package that would enact new consent and sexual conduct education laws.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 22, 2021 -
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OpinionCompetency-based learning can power an equitable recovery
A new approach to higher education could help students earn credentials and find economic opportunity, leaders at C-BEN and JFF argue.
By Charla Long and Stacey Clawson • Oct. 21, 2021 -
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Over half of students reported feeling 'institutional betrayal' at a university during the pandemic
Classroom performance, engagement and fundraising could drop if students feel colleges failed to protect them from COVID-19, researchers theorized.
By Natalie Schwartz • Oct. 21, 2021 -
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The Ed Dept revived a financial aid investigative unit. Is it open season on for-profit colleges?
The sector fears it will be unfairly targeted by probes into financial aid abuses. Experts say the division should look into infractions across higher ed.
By Natalie Schwartz • Oct. 21, 2021 -
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Catherine Lhamon narrowly survives Senate confirmation, will head Ed Dept's civil rights arm
Due process activists railed against her appointment, arguing her Obama-era role enforcing sexual assault policies disqualified her from serving.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 20, 2021 -
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Amherst College ends legacy admissions
The Massachusetts liberal arts institution is among the first highly selective colleges to stop boosting applications from alumni's relatives.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 20, 2021 -
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Pandemic fueled huge online-only enrollment growth, report finds
Around 5.8 million students enrolled exclusively in distance education at NC-SARA colleges, nearly doubling from the prior year.
By Natalie Schwartz • Oct. 20, 2021 -
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Bloomfield College appeals for funding to help it stay open beyond current academic year
The private institution in New Jersey seeks philanthropic support and partnerships that could include a merger, it said Tuesday.
By Rick Seltzer • Oct. 19, 2021 -
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Anti-affirmative action group appeals UNC-Chapel Hill decision to Supreme Court
The leader of Students for Fair Admissions called for an end to race-conscious admissions policies "as soon as possible."
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Nov. 12, 2021 -
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Graduate school applications rose 7.3% in fall 2020, report finds
Interest and enrollment in graduate programs saw a boost during the pandemic, according to new data from the Council of Graduate Schools.
By Natalie Schwartz • Oct. 18, 2021 -
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NCAA panel recommends nixing standardized testing requirements for athlete eligibility
The move to reconsider SAT and ACT scores is part of the association's plan to advance racial equity.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 18, 2021 -
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Class-action lawsuit against for-profit Vista College seeks tuition refunds for abrupt closure
The chain's refusal to stay open long enough for students to complete their education constitutes a breach of contract, the complaint argues.
By Natalie Schwartz • Oct. 15, 2021 -
Pennsylvania system presses for more state funding amid merger progress
PASSHE is seeking a 15% boost in appropriations to $550 million, a cash infusion leaders say will help make it more affordable.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 15, 2021 -
Ex-USC dean indicted in alleged scheme to get kickbacks for social work school
The Justice Department alleges the dean worked to steer public money to the school in exchange for benefits for a Los Angeles politician's son.
By Natalie Schwartz • Oct. 14, 2021 -
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A Mississippi think tank calls for a 'diversity of thought' audit at public colleges. Will it gain traction with lawmakers?
The group suggests firing administrators and faculty and withholding funding from institutions found to violate state law.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 14, 2021 -
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Faculty participation in presidential searches has fallen, AAUP finds
The faculty group also reports that about half of colleges don't disclose finalists for the chief executive.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 13, 2021 -
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Georgia's higher ed system OKs new tenure policies. Faculty fear they will harm the treasured concept.
The changes, which could make it easier for tenured faculty members to be dismissed, have sparked protests.
By Natalie Schwartz • Oct. 13, 2021 -
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About 375,000 fewer students took the ACT in 2021, average score continues to decline
The mean score for all racial groups dropped except for Asian and American-Indian/Alaska Native students.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 13, 2021 -
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University’s lawsuit seeks to bill insurer for coronavirus-related losses
Johnson & Wales U says it absorbed millions of dollars of losses that should be covered under commercial property and business interruption insurance.
By Rick Seltzer • Oct. 12, 2021 -
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For-profit chain Vista College closes abruptly, files for bankruptcy protection
The chain shuttered campuses, telling students that unforeseen events and financial challenges prevented it from continuing to operate.
By Natalie Schwartz • Oct. 12, 2021 -
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Virtual work is here to stay. Here's how colleges can help students land remote internships.
The pandemic disrupted the world of work — and internships. But colleges and employers responded by trying new strategies online.
By Natalie Schwartz • Oct. 11, 2021 -
Deep Dive
What does a college changemaker do, now that he's gotten what he wanted?
Dan Greenstein spent nearly three years building toward a merger vote in the Pennsylvania system. Can his administration move from planning to doing?
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 8, 2021 -
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Western Michigan U agrees to drop vaccine mandate for 16 student-athletes to settle lawsuit
The students had sued the university earlier this year, contending that its requirement violated their religious liberties.
By Natalie Schwartz • Updated Nov. 16, 2021
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