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Colleges renew focus on appeals for more financial aid
Institutions are seeing more of these requests during the pandemic, and the Education Department is encouraging officials to address them.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated March 3, 2021 -
University research budgets face potential roadblocks ahead: report
Ithaka S+R details how the pandemic has upended research and what can be done to help.
By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 25, 2021 -
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OpinionPresident Speaks: A case for income-share agreements at colleges
Clarkson University, in New York, offers the financing option to around two dozen students a year along with additional academic and career support.
By Tony Collins • Feb. 25, 2021 -
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Anti-affirmative action group sues Yale over its use of race in admissions
Students for Fair Admissions is also asking the Supreme Court to take up a similar complaint against Harvard.
By Hallie Busta • Feb. 25, 2021 -
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Ransomware and data breaches lead cyberthreats at colleges, report says
New research shows large universities and small community colleges alike have weak spots in their security defenses.
By Samantha Schwartz • Updated Feb. 25, 2021 -
Congress is deciding the future of the 90/10 rule. Here's what you need to know.
The relief package lawmakers are considering includes a measure that would further restrain how much federal aid for-profit colleges can receive.
By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 24, 2021 -
Census: Degree attainment was climbing pre-pandemic
Equity gaps persist, however, according to a new report looking at the share of adults with at least a bachelor's degree over a 15-year period.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 24, 2021 -
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2U partners with tuition benefits platform Guild
The move gives the online program manager and its partner universities access to a new pool of potential students.
By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 23, 2021 -
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Vermont State Colleges merger plan moves forward
The system will pursue "significant administrative consolidation" as part of a proposal to unite its three residential colleges.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 23, 2021 -
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Q&ACan community colleges grow revenue without sacrificing their missions?
Author and consultant Carrie Kisker discusses how design thinking principles can help schools forge a new path.
By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 22, 2021 -
New Hampshire governor's budget pitch would send millions of dollars less to colleges post-merger
Chris Sununu, a Republican, has said his proposal to combine the state's two- and four-year networks would help students access classes.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 22, 2021 -
What financial aid offices need to know about legislative changes ahead
The government spending package signed late last year expands access to federal aid for many students, but some could require more support.
By Nancy Mann Jackson • Feb. 19, 2021 -
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ColumnOne college is donating to charity in admitted students' honor. Will it get them to enroll?
The University of Puget Sound is rejecting typical school-themed admissions gifts to appeal to a socially conscious generation.
By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 19, 2021 -
College endowment spending rose but returns lagged in fiscal 2020: report
Seven in 10 institutions spent more from their endowment last year, according to the latest annual data from NACUBO and TIAA.
By Hallie Busta • Feb. 19, 2021 -
Biden pares back Trump apprenticeship program
The administration is asking the Labor Department to end a system that shifted oversight of programs from the federal government to colleges and employers.
By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 18, 2021 -
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Nonprofit taps 7 rural colleges to improve student success
Achieving the Dream will help the schools develop reforms and examine whether the efforts improved learner outcomes.
By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 18, 2021 -
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The pandemic is weighing on students' mental health: survey
The Center for Collegiate Mental Health at Penn State used data from 47,000 students to examine where the crisis is hitting the hardest.
By Hallie Busta • Feb. 17, 2021 -
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OpinionPresident Speaks: How higher education can avoid leaving the humanities behind
The president of Bennington College shares ideas for how universities contending with big budget cuts could work with liberal arts colleges.
By Laura Walker • Feb. 17, 2021 -
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As coronavirus cases persist, colleges lock down campuses
The directives are meant to curb the disease's spread. In the fall, they signaled some institutions were about to send students home.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 17, 2021 -
Iowa lawmakers advance bills that would kill tenure at public universities
The measures follow a temporary policy change by the Kansas board of regents last month that would make it easier to lay off tenured faculty.
By Hallie Busta • Feb. 16, 2021 -
U of Minnesota System makes tuition free for low-income students
It joins a growing number of institutions cutting costs for some students.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 16, 2021 -
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Sponsored by TouchnetContactless campus keeps students safe and connected
OneCard allows the University of Alberta to provide students with ID functionality, facility access remotely, and safe dining experiences.
Feb. 16, 2021 -
For colleges, $7B in federal broadband aid highlights extent of digital divide
The latest round of coronavirus relief puts a "down payment" on improved connectivity, but school leaders say more help is needed.
By Danielle McLean • Feb. 16, 2021 -
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ACE details how colleges can attract and assist international students amid new pressures
The group points to declining enrollment among the critical group as reason for institutions to coordinate and strengthen their outreach and support initiatives.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 12, 2021 -
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Report finds nearly 1M unique credentials on offer in US
Nonacademic groups account for more than half of the programs, while colleges provided almost 360,000.
By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 11, 2021
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