Nevada lawmakers pass bill to audit public system's finances

The measure comes as the state seeks more oversight of the Nevada System of Higher Education.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 2, 2021

Senate drops short-term Pell proposal from Innovation and Competition Act

The measure would have let students use the grants for programs as short as eight weeks.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated June 9, 2021

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This Trendline examines how colleges can address rising mental health concerns and support at-risk groups, such as transgender students and college athletes. 

By Higher Ed Dive staff

EEOC greenlights coronavirus vaccine requirements, incentives — with some limits

The long-awaited document may answer some questions employers have had regarding the vaccine, but other areas may be less certain.

By Ryan Golden • June 1, 2021

Revenue drains and gains: Inefficiencies hindering higher ed revenue

Leaders at small and large institutions have turned resource-draining functions into financial and competitive advantages by turning to print and parcel management.

June 1, 2021

A better approach to diversity training for faculty

Colleges must reach beyond generic lists and clever acronyms to truly address systemic racism in the sector, one administrator and professor writes.

By H. Tuba Özkan-Haller • June 1, 2021

A chancellor search in Georgia highlights the problems of 'partisan capture'

The state's Republican leaders have a strong hand in the public system's workings — a dynamic observers argue it must break free of.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 1, 2021

Community colleges have a new option for sharing courses

An industry group's consortium takes the practice to a national level for two-year public schools.

By Hallie Busta • Updated May 28, 2021

Federal student privacy law does not conflict with Title IX: analysis

A Congressional Research Service report breaks down the legal interactions between FERPA and the statute banning sexual misconduct on campuses.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 27, 2021

How can colleges support students with children?

An analysis of existing data plus new polling shows where they struggle and offers ideas for how to help.

By Hallie Busta • May 26, 2021

College leaders used the pandemic to flout shared governance, AAUP says

The faculty organization ended an investigation into eight colleges, though it says its conclusions apply broadly to the sector.

By Natalie Schwartz • May 26, 2021

Rhode Island one step closer to permanent free college

The Rhode Island Promise guarantees up to two years of free tuition for some community college students.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 26, 2021

State support for higher ed ticked up 2.9% in fiscal 2020, report finds

Despite another annual increase, colleges had historically low levels of state funding heading into the pandemic.

By Natalie Schwartz • May 26, 2021

The pandemic slowed tuition growth at some colleges. Will it last?

Sticker prices at several dozen of the country's priciest colleges stalled during the pandemic, our analysis found. But several are raising rates again.

By Natalie Schwartz • May 25, 2021

Colorado's public colleges don't have to require SAT, ACT scores anymore

The state's governor signed a bill removing the mandate, but schools can still choose whether they want students to submit their results.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 25, 2021

ProctorU scraps fully automated remote proctoring

The company will no longer use artificial intelligence to surface potential cheating to faculty members.

By Natalie Schwartz • May 24, 2021

Senate backs off giving federal agencies oversight of colleges' big foreign gifts

A new proposal would still step up scrutiny but would remove a federal committee's role in it.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 24, 2021

Madison College is letting students try before they buy

A weeklong free drop period intends to lower financial barriers and help students unfamiliar with online classes.

By Hallie Busta • May 21, 2021

Washington's public colleges go test-optional for good

The schools are some of the first to make the policy permanent after piloting it during the pandemic.

By Natalie Schwartz • May 21, 2021

Report highlights ongoing inequities in college access

New data shows high shares of historically underrepresented students attending lower-spending and less-competitive schools.

By Hallie Busta • May 20, 2021

Alaska Senate passes bill to give free tuition to essential and laid-off workers

The program is similar to one launched last year by Michigan, which gave frontline employees free tuition at community colleges. 

By Natalie Schwartz • May 20, 2021

Private college tuition discount rates hit new highs during the pandemic

A majority of responding institutions told NACUBO they expect a "significant" change in revenue from students as a result of the crisis.

By Hallie Busta • May 19, 2021

College student outcomes and state funding are intertwined, report finds

A State Higher Education Executive Officers Association analysis shows the impact of changes in public investment.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 19, 2021

UNCF launches coaching program to bring back 4,000 stopped-out students

The initiative aims to help people who left one of nine historically or predominately Black colleges finish their credentials.

By Natalie Schwartz • Updated May 19, 2021

Guided pathways improvements lead San Antonio College to the Aspen Prize

The biennial awards program highlights community colleges whose practices improved student success and are replicable.

By Natalie Schwartz • May 18, 2021

Higher ed lobby wary of new federal proposals for stricter foreign gift reporting

A bipartisan group of senators wants to lower the financial threshold for disclosing income and require some colleges to track gifts to their researchers.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 18, 2021