PASSHE presidents exit as system gears up for overhaul

The network of struggling Pennsylvania institutions plans to combine six universities into two entities, likely with one leadership team and faculty each.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 18, 2020

New report highlights pervasive racial inequities in the college pipeline

The American Council on Education released data on race and ethnicity in higher education, underlining myriad inequities to access.

By Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 17, 2020

College unions were on the rise before the pandemic, a trend unlikely to slow

Private nonprofit university workers, in particular, took to collective bargaining from 2013 to 2019, a new report shows.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 17, 2020

Ashford U's accreditor signs off on ownership change

The new entity must be "differentiated effectively" from the University of Arizona and its affiliates, the WASC Senior College and University Commission said.

By Hallie Busta • Nov. 16, 2020

Ed Dept: Colleges that don't report foreign gifts could lose federal aid

The agency intimated it would cut off schools' access to Title IV funds, part of the Trump administration's crackdown on their ties with entities outside the U.S.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Nov. 16, 2020

Addressing affordability in light of the pandemic

To combat the rise in costs for students from COVID-19, higher education institutions must improve the affordability of and access to resources.

Nov. 16, 2020

Number of international students in US declines for first time in over a decade

A separate survey found the number of new foreign students plummeted this fall, though a significant number of deferrals offers hope.

By Natalie Schwartz • Updated Nov. 16, 2020

Graduate enrollment growth is speeding up — for now

Fall enrollment projections show more students are heading to graduate programs this year. But experts predict the trend will be short-lived.

By Hallie Busta • Nov. 16, 2020

Over 50 liberal arts colleges team up to fight systemic racism on campus

The new alliance was formed in partnership with the University of Southern California's Race and Equity Center.

By Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 12, 2020

Pandemic hasn't knocked college esports off its game

The booming industry of competitive online gaming that schools entered only a few years ago is still going strong in the shift online.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Nov. 16, 2020

Enrollment still down with three-quarters of colleges reporting

For-profits' numbers turned negative while online colleges continue to thrive in the latest Clearinghouse data release.

By Hallie Busta • Nov. 12, 2020

North American colleges most likely to expect revenue declines, survey finds

A worldwide poll of more than 700 university leaders sheds light on how the pandemic's higher ed impact varies across the globe.

By Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 11, 2020

As Thanksgiving break nears, colleges prepare to cut students loose

Some residential campuses will bring students back after the holiday weekend. Here's what public health experts say they should consider.

By Hallie Busta • Nov. 10, 2020

President Speaks: How Southern New Hampshire is getting tuition to $10K per year

Paul LeBlanc gives an update on the university's progress toward a goal of offering students a lower price point and a wider range of modalities.

By Paul LeBlanc • Nov. 10, 2020

How can student success initiatives scale?

A new working paper looks at eight programs meant to boost completion rates and ways to grow them.

By Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 9, 2020

Court hears another attempt at ending affirmative action, this time at UNC-Chapel Hill

The lawsuit is brought by the same group suing Harvard University, but it takes a different approach.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 9, 2020

6 ways to boost student evaluation response rates

Struggling to get meaningful student feedback from course evaluations? These six tips will help.

Nov. 9, 2020

What does Biden's win mean for colleges?

The former vice president is expected to unravel several of the Trump administration's policies.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 7, 2020

Colleges continue to crack down on students defying coronavirus safety measures

Schools are raising the stakes with punishments for those who aren't following rules designed to prevent the virus from spreading.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 6, 2020

Will federal relief for colleges come before more budget cuts do?

With state revenues down and enrollment uncertain, institutions have few places to turn for the $120 billion industry groups say the sector needs.

By Daniel C. Vock • Nov. 6, 2020

Higher Learning Commission removes barrier for Walden U sale

The accreditor dropped its governmental investigation designation for the school after the Justice Department declined to take up a lawsuit against it.

By Natalie Schwartz • Updated May 4, 2021

Western Governors spins off college readiness program as a nonprofit

The move helps open the new online academy up to work with other colleges. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 5, 2020

Young voters overwhelmingly favored Biden, analysis finds

Early data crunched by Tufts University shows young people of color supported the former vice president by an especially large margin.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 5, 2020

How higher education issues and leadership fared at the polls

Minus a few partisan leadership changes, the 2020 election didn't shake up the sector much at the state level.

By Hallie Busta • Nov. 4, 2020

California vote signals affirmative action remains divisive

Voters declined to approve a measure endorsed by the state's university systems that would have overturned a ban on race-conscious policies.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 4, 2020