Report: Enrollment woes could push colleges to use AI and data analytics

Educause's annual look at the use of new technologies in higher education shows how institutions are adopting the tools to attract and retain students.

By Natalie Schwartz • March 4, 2020

As coronavirus concerns rise in US, colleges look online for continuity

Schools are planning for a short-term disruption in campus-based classes, but ed tech firms say their questions highlight a bigger trend.

By Hallie Busta • March 3, 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

Survey: Most grads would change majors if they could redo college

Millennials tend to desire degrees that could give them better job opportunities, while Gen Xers want ones that align with their passions.

By Natalie Schwartz • March 2, 2020

College completion rates still rising in most states

A majority of states saw big gains, particularly at two-year colleges, according to new National Student Clearinghouse Research Center data.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 2, 2020

Another mega fundraising campaign goes public: UC Berkeley eyes $6B

News of the donor push comes just days after the University of California, Los Angeles, announced it raised $5.5 billion. 

By Hallie Busta • March 2, 2020

Severe weather preparedness – Tips and guidance for higher education

Weather events are the one crisis that can be anticipated. Put weather preparedness plans in place with these guidelines.

March 2, 2020

UCLA brings in $5.5B as public colleges eye donors

It's one of the biggest fundraising hauls for a public university yet, coming as institutions look to donors to help offset lower levels of state support.

By Hallie Busta • Feb. 28, 2020

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

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

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

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

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