Community colleges entered pandemic with costs in check: report

Keeping them that way will be key and property tax revenue can help, Moody's Investors Service analysts explain.

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 30, 2020

More research ties uptick in coronavirus cases to college campus reopenings

The CDC found a significant increase in the virus among people ages 18 to 22 in early August through September.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 30, 2020

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Emerging Technology

As higher ed deals with enrollment declines and other challenges, colleges need to consider how increased and changing use of technology affects students and campus finances. 

By Higher Ed Dive staff

Does focusing on liberal arts improve labor market outcomes?

A new report from Ithaka S+R suggests that liberal arts experiences can have long-term value for low-income students.

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 29, 2020

House Democrats' new relief proposal earmarks $39B for higher ed

Higher ed groups continue to request more funding, last week asking lawmakers for $120 billion.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 29, 2020

Why we should rethink how we go to college

As we begin to envision a post-pandemic world, it’s time we shake up our mindset on how future generations go to college. 

By Jonathan Arnholz, NCCER Social Media Specialist • Sept. 29, 2020

How liberal arts colleges are making international students feel welcome

Schools that depend on foreign learners are getting creative as the pandemic foils travel and the Trump administration raises visa barriers.

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 28, 2020

Higher ed leaders slam Trump order on 'divisive' diversity training

They fear that the directive might undermine racial equity efforts, though enforcing it might be difficult.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 28, 2020

CHEA president: As accreditation rules change, colleges can benefit from choices

Cynthia Jackson-Hammond, president of the accreditor industry group, is optimistic new oversight rules can help institutions innovate.

By Hallie Busta • Updated Sept. 26, 2020

Could Trump's proposed visa rule cause foreign students to forgo US colleges?

The changes would put a time limit on learners' stays in the country, a move policy experts say adds more uncertainty and paperwork to the process.

By Hallie Busta • Sept. 25, 2020

How can community colleges weather enrollment declines?

Public two-year colleges had the biggest drop in students this fall across the sector, contradicting some early projections students would flock there.

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 24, 2020

Pennsylvania college system redesign full of unknowns

The financially struggling PASSHE has drawn ire for announcing plans to integrate several schools before details are ironed out.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 24, 2020

College faculty, officials feel prepared to teach online: report

A survey of nearly 900 instructors and administrators looks at the pandemic's impact on attitudes toward online learning.

By Hallie Busta • Sept. 23, 2020

What's Next: It'll take more than a pandemic to end the U.S. News rankings

Little is expected to change with the country's popular guide for college decision-making.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 23, 2020

Faculty association to investigate 7 colleges over governance during the pandemic

The American Association of University Professors says it received complaints that college leaders have been making cuts without faculty input.

By Natalie Schwartz • Updated Sept. 23, 2020

Campus reopenings linked to thousands of new daily coronavirus cases: report

The study shows that areas where colleges opened all or mostly online for the fall term did not see the same uptick.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 22, 2020

What is data's role in COVID-era talk about colleges' financial health?

We spoke with HelioCampus CEO Darren Catalano about the analytics firm's first acquisition and helping colleges understand costs.

By Hallie Busta • Sept. 21, 2020

Will the pandemic stall the free college movement?

At least one state has pared back its promise program because of coronavirus-related budget challenges.

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 21, 2020

Noodle Partners teams with for-profit college operator to launch tuition benefit platform

WorkforceEdge intends to make it easier for companies to offer educational benefits to their workers and track their progress.

By Natalie Schwartz • Updated Sept. 21, 2020

How colleges are helping Latinx students cope with the pandemic

These students' biggest needs are funding, technology and emotional support, according to recent surveys and student affairs professionals.

By Kelly Field • Sept. 18, 2020

4 steps to improving college access

Angel Pérez, CEO of the National Association for College Admission Counseling, explains how to create a student-centric higher education system.

By Angel Pérez • Sept. 18, 2020

Colleges go virtual to address growing mental health needs

The pandemic is taking a toll on students' well-being, and some schools are using remote tools to bolster counseling. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 17, 2020

UNC expands system president's power to pick campus leaders

Faculty widely oppose the change, which allows Peter Hans to introduce candidates for chancellorships.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 17, 2020

IBM plans $100M investment in HBCU computing program

Twin initiatives aim to bolster research and improve diversity in the field.

By Hallie Busta • Sept. 17, 2020

Big Ten's football reversal may spur other changes to fall sports

The league was under immense pressure to play, resulting in a decision experts say was rash.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 16, 2020

U of Michigan graduate workers end strike, but pressure on university remains

Votes of no confidence in the university's president and its reopening plans narrowly failed Wednesday.

By Natalie Schwartz • Updated Sept. 17, 2020