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

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Mental Health and Wellness

This Trendline examines how colleges are adapting their mental healthcare to pandemic-era constraints.

By Higher Ed Dive staff

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

Colleges scrap spring break to limit coronavirus spread

While school officials can't so easily influence students' behavior, they can control the academic calendar, one higher ed professor said.

By Hallie Busta • Sept. 15, 2020

PASSHE plans to 'affiliate' 3 universities as it tackles financial woes

The Pennsylvania system has yet to announce details of the arrangement, which differs from officials' original proposal this summer.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 15, 2020

Guided pathways gain traction, but some practices aren't widespread: report

Community colleges are making progress in academic advising but could step up efforts to help students set career goals, new research suggests.

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 15, 2020

College tuition benchmark posts big drop in August

The Consumer Price Index for the measure fell from July, likely because of tuition cuts stemming from the pandemic.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 14, 2020

Here's what changed in this year's U.S. News college rankings

The publication is taking a closer look at student debt and letting test-blind schools onto the list.

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 14, 2020

Adtalem to buy Walden U in $1.5B deal expanding healthcare programs

Laureate Education is selling the for-profit online college, which enrolls around 50,000 students, as it looks to grow outside the U.S.

By Hallie Busta • Sept. 11, 2020

UC Berkeley's Clery Act fine part of new Ed Dept pattern, experts say

The agency is beefing up enforcement of the public disclosure law, hitting the California university with a $2.4 million sanction.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 11, 2020

With fall off to a sputtering start, colleges look ahead to spring

Several schools have announced their academic plans for the upcoming term, with a focus on online and hybrid classes.

By Hallie Busta • Sept. 10, 2020