California community colleges not bound by Ed Dept's coronavirus aid rule, judge says

The regulation restricts undocumented and international students from receiving emergency grants under the CARES Act.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated June 17, 2020

Many colleges have started distributing federal coronavirus aid to students, survey finds

The most common reason for not yet handing out the CARES Act grants was that institutions hadn't developed policies and procedures for doing so.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 16, 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

Can colleges pull off widespread coronavirus testing?

A linchpin of campus reopening plans, screening students, faculty and staff for the virus presents considerable costs and logistical challenges.

By Alia Wong • June 16, 2020

Reopening guide encourages colleges to have a backup plan

The Council for Higher Education Accreditation and other industry groups aim to help colleges understand and mitigate the risks of reopening campus.

By Natalie Schwartz • June 16, 2020

U of California regents endorse reviving affirmative action

The board unanimously supported a measure allowing the state's colleges to again give admissions preference to students based on race, sex or ethnicity.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 15, 2020

Federal judge blocks Ed Dept's emergency aid rule in Washington state

The ruling gives colleges there more flexibility to distribute CARES Act grants, but it stops short of fully undoing the new regulation.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 15, 2020

How is the pandemic impacting college endowments?

Smaller portfolios have taken the biggest hit, but those schools don't rely as heavily on those returns for operating revenue, a new report explains.

By Hallie Busta • June 12, 2020

FAFSA renewals still down, but more students appealing aid

Administrators report an uptick in students asking to reevaluate their financial aid awards.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 12, 2020

NEA: 153,000 public higher ed jobs could be preserved with more relief funding

Education organizations continue to press Congress for more money to help respond to the pandemic, particularly as state revenues take a hit.

By Hallie Busta • June 11, 2020

College groups continue pressing DeVos to delay Title IX rule

The new regulation on campus sexual assault takes effect mid-August, but the organizations say that's too soon given the turmoil the pandemic has caused.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated June 12, 2020

Ed Dept's emergency rule on CARES aid restricts undocumented students

The regulation, which carries the force of law, puts the same limits on the federal relief grants that colleges have criticized for several weeks.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 11, 2020

Is this the end of the road for Calbright?

State lawmakers moved to defund the online college, but the governor and community college system's chancellor say they still support it.

By Natalie Schwartz • June 10, 2020

Colleges adapt gap year programs as coronavirus limits options

Schools that offer programs are modifying the experience and even going virtual to keep them running during the pandemic.

By Natalie Schwartz • June 10, 2020

When will colleges get clarity around which students can get CARES aid?

Higher ed leaders say the Education Department has bungled the distribution of coronavirus relief funds.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated June 10, 2020

Presidential priorities: Areas of concern for College and University Presidents

Learn how forward-thinking leaders are leveraging the power of data analytics to ensure viability for their institutions.

June 10, 2020

Tuition discounts could hurt private colleges amid pandemic, Fitch says

The rate at which schools lower students' cost of attendance is "unsustainable," the company explains in a new report.

By Hallie Busta • June 9, 2020

What's Next: 'It's all a chess game' as small colleges weigh cuts to sports

Athletics programs can be enrollment drivers at these schools, causing officials to look for ways other than eliminating teams to reduce spending in this area.

By Hallie Busta • June 9, 2020

College fundraisers brace for declines in 2020 and 2021

The pandemic has made it difficult to connect with potential donors and has officials particularly concerned about big gifts, a new survey finds.

By Hallie Busta • June 8, 2020

Higher ed groups ask for more flexibility on Paycheck Protection Program

Eliminating all student-workers from employee totals would help more small colleges qualify, they contend. 

By Natalie Schwartz • June 8, 2020

George Floyd's death prompts colleges to review role of police on campus

A few schools are scaling back their involvement with outside law enforcement and others are looking at how to retrain their own security forces.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 5, 2020

18 Democratic attorneys general sue DeVos over campus sexual violence rules

They contend the U.S. Department of Education is undercutting Title IX.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 5, 2020

College recruitment rolls into a competitive and uncertain summer

Fewer high school graduates, looser guidelines and a pandemic have raised the stakes for college enrollment teams.

By Hallie Busta • June 4, 2020

Reopening campuses is vital, college presidents tell lawmakers

Three leaders who testified before a Senate committee emphasized the need for robust testing and other measures that could prove costly.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 4, 2020

Pay rose 2.4% last year for nonexempt college staff, but crisis threatens jobs

These employees are disproportionately affected by the pandemic, a higher ed industry group notes.

By Hallie Busta • June 3, 2020

College Board urges flexibility for missed SATs as test-optional movement gains traction

The company is asking admissions officers to "equally consider" students who couldn't take the test because of the pandemic.

By Natalie Schwartz • Updated June 4, 2020