Higher Ed: Page 93
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InStride partners with CUNY, Smart Horizons for workforce education
The additions come as employers take more interest in postsecondary education benefits and education providers seek to respond to that demand.
By Ryan Golden , Hallie Busta • Feb. 28, 2020 -
Does California need Calbright?
Although its leaders say it met early benchmarks, the online community college will face a state audit amid concerns it duplicates existing offerings.
By Mikhail Zinshteyn • Feb. 27, 2020 -
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New report supports findings that online learners stay close to home
About 1.5 million online students were enrolled in their home state, slightly more than at out-of-state colleges, finds a distance learning standards group.
By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 27, 2020 -
Ed Dept forces sweeping changes to USC's Title IX policies
The California university ignored years of reports that a former gynecologist sexually abused his patients, the federal agency's Office for Civil Rights found.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 27, 2020 -
U of Alaska Anchorage proposes eliminating 9 programs
The university is using the cuts to help absorb a $70 million drop in state funding and 'will look different' as a result, its chancellor told Education Dive.
By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 26, 2020 -
Western US accreditor to break rank on regional boundaries
WSCUC will consider some proposals to accredit institutions outside of its historical geographic boundaries ahead of a rule change by the Ed Department.
By Hallie Busta • Feb. 26, 2020 -
Justice Department backs appeal in Harvard affirmative action lawsuit
The agency, along with some advocacy groups, have filed court briefs hoping to overturn the university's use of race in admissions.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 26, 2020 -
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Western Governors U offers $125K in scholarships to displaced Concordia students
The awards mark the latest effort by the online megauniversity to recruit students whose college or program has closed.
By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 25, 2020 -
Can top colleges sustain their campaign to enroll lower-income students?
The American Talent Initiative is 40% to its goal of adding 50,000 low- and middle-income students at selective schools by 2025, but its pace has slowed.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 25, 2020 -
Apple, IBM execs part of planned public service ad campaign for college alternatives
The Ad Council promotion will highlight "how young and working adults can develop the skills in demand for today's job market."
By Hallie Busta • Feb. 24, 2020 -
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Howard U is off cash monitoring, but some colleges linger under sanctions
The HBCU had the resources to make the changes needed to shed the Ed Department's oversight, observers said, but not all schools are in that position.
By Hallie Busta • Feb. 24, 2020 -
Report: Majority of Americans favor free public college
But Republicans are far less likely to agree with a tuition-free education, new research from Pew finds.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 24, 2020 -
Democratic senators blast DeVos' proposed rules for religious colleges
The Ed Department says the draft regulations protect faith-based schools and student groups, but several top lawmakers argue that they undermine Title IX.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 21, 2020 -
Zovio CEO discusses plans to pursue new partners after 'transitional year'
The company expects to begin courting universities for its ed tech services after spinning off Ashford University, its top exec told analysts.
By Hallie Busta • Feb. 21, 2020 -
Want to live longer? Stay in school, study shows
Over a 29-year period, researchers found educational level, not race, is associated with earlier death, and they recommend policies to reduce disparities, such as high-quality early education.
By Linda Jacobson • Feb. 21, 2020 -
U of Southern California to offer free tuition for families earning up to $80K
The private university joins a growing list of colleges expanding their aid programs to attract more low- and middle-income students.
By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 20, 2020 -
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Grand Canyon CEO: We're being 'selective' in the hunt for new partners
The company has said it is searching for additional universities to use its OPM services, but it's looking to fill a narrow niche.
By Hallie Busta • Feb. 20, 2020 -
Ed Dept to expand Federal Work-Study to private sector
The department is granting waivers to 190 institutions that would allow them to use the funds to pay students for jobs related to their field of study.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 20, 2020 -
Can colleges keep up as Title IX guidance shifts and splinters?
Challenges over the sex discrimination law have had colleges constantly reworking their policies, and more could turn to outside help.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 19, 2020 -
U of Tennessee campus to lower tuition for students in 9 states
Officials at UT Chattanooga say the move aims to help it grow enrollment as other institutions take similar steps to stay ahead of demographic trends.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 19, 2020 -
In California, VA ends Ashford U's GI Bill benefits uncertainty
The decision follows the for-profit online university's drawn-out battle to remain eligible to receive veteran's education funds.
By Hallie Busta • Feb. 18, 2020 -
U of California inadequately tracks student-athlete admissions, audit finds
The system plans to identify new controls to strengthen its oversight processes for special admits in the wake of the Varsity Blues scandal.
By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 18, 2020 -
Deep Dive
How the skills gap is changing the degree path
To address demand for job-specific training, these colleges are giving students more ways to gain work experience and short-term credentials while in school.
By Mikhail Zinshteyn • Feb. 17, 2020 -
Q&A
How one university is teaching through the coronavirus outbreak
New York University's Clay Shirky, vice provost for educational technologies, explains how the Shanghai campus is adapting for a hybrid semester.
By Hallie Busta • Feb. 14, 2020 -
Report examines impact of a merit aid 'arms race'
More than half of the 300-plus schools tracked doubled spending on non-need-based support from 2001 to 2017, per a new analysis by New America.
By Hallie Busta • Feb. 13, 2020
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