California sets aside $500M to grow affordable housing for students

Lawmakers are hoping to address the housing crunch as well as cap rent for low-income students.

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 20, 2021

Report: Federal income-driven repayment 'built to be a debt trap'

The system meant to help some borrowers actually burdens them in some cases, according to the Student Borrower Protection Center.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 20, 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

3 steps to get capital projects back on track

Deferred maintenance is no longer a barrier to modernization, it's a transformational launching point.

Sept. 20, 2021

Ivy.ai study shows email is not dead

Students value email above all other communication methods, according to a new study from Ivy.ai.

Sept. 20, 2021

Iowa's public universities request $22M in additional funding

The institutions' presidents suggested the additional money is necessary to help them stay competitive with their peers.

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 17, 2021

New Jersey governor signs college cost transparency law

The legislation builds on an earlier measure passed in 2019.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 17, 2021

Will the SAT and ACT ever be removed from the U.S. News rankings?

Admissions experts believe change could be coming to the influential lists, but it may take a shift in what students and families want.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 16, 2021

What the University System of Georgia's tenure proposal could mean

One faculty member called the changes an attack on the tenure system, though others are withholding their judgment until they see how they're carried out. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 16, 2021

What does the Anthology-Blackboard deal say about the ed tech market?

The transaction is a bet that scale and breadth of products matter — both in the U.S. and international markets.

By Rick Seltzer • Sept. 15, 2021

Mills College trustees finalize merger with Northeastern after court order lifted

The 169-year-old Mills will cease to be a women's institution despite a legal challenge from its own alumnae association.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 15, 2021

Appeals court orders Southeastern Oklahoma State University to rehire transgender professor, with tenure

Judges rejected an argument that reinstatement would be impossible because of hostility between the two sides.

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 14, 2021

Senate confirms James Kvaal to Ed Dept's top higher ed post

The nomination had been held up by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who was demanding the Biden administration rework the federal student loan system.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 14, 2021

House Democrats press for speedy release of Title IX proposal

"Students cannot wait much longer for the Department to restore their civil rights," Congressional members said to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 14, 2021

How one $53B plan would address chronic underfunding at HBCUs

A new report from The Century Foundation calls on federal lawmakers to make an "unprecedented one-time investment" into these schools' endowments.

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 14, 2021

Anthology to acquire Blackboard, creating large private equity-owned company spanning ed tech markets

Executives pitch the deal as building an education technology powerhouse across academic, administrative and student-engagement fields.

By Rick Seltzer • Sept. 13, 2021

Improve the campus experience with digital wallets

Campus IDs in digital wallets create a safer and better campus experience for students and staff.

Sept. 13, 2021

U.S. News released its 2022 rankings — and not much has changed

The publication made small changes to its formula to account for the test-optional movement, but experts say it still largely rewards selectivity.

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 13, 2021

Is Biden's vaccine mandate legal? It doesn't matter.

The administration has decided the economic and public health benefits of a requirement are worth the risk of a judicial defeat later.

By Kate Tornone • Sept. 10, 2021

Feds to require large employers mandate coronavirus vaccine

Higher education associations are waiting for more details on the mandates, but they will likely affect many colleges.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 10, 2021

Telehealth doesn't fix the need for in-person counseling, Connecticut college workers say

Two labor unions' employees expressed displeasure with a new telehealth contract this week.

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 9, 2021

Students need a new citizenship project — and colleges need someone new to lead it

Jack Calareso, an executive search consultant and former college president, proposes a new leadership role focused on the common good.

By Jack Calareso • Sept. 9, 2021

Far fewer prospective college students submitted admissions test scores last year, report finds

Common App documented a sharp decline in SAT and ACT score submissions during the 2020-21 school year, especially among disadvantaged students.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 8, 2021

Mills officials countersue alumnae association over merger plan

College leaders allege merger opponents publicly shared confidential information and are driving the college to financial ruin.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 8, 2021

Income-share agreements are loans, and provider misled students, CFPB says

The agency's actions underline a tightening regulatory environment for the ISA market, where uncertainty has long pervaded.

By Rick Seltzer • Sept. 8, 2021

Students file civil rights complaint over UT-Austin's alma mater

The complaint argues that Black students are subject to a hostile environment because the university's official song has racist origins.

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 7, 2021