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

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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

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

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

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

Arizona's top court agrees to review lawsuit over rising tuition at public universities

The state's attorney general alleges that recent tuition increases violate the state's mandate to keep higher ed affordable.

By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 13, 2020

Ed Dept continues crackdown on colleges' foreign gifts reporting

Harvard and Yale universities are the latest to be in the agency's crosshairs as it amps up enforcement of a previously under-the-radar part of federal law.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 13, 2020

Florida Legislature advances bill to merge two small public colleges

Some legislators are pushing back as the state becomes the latest to consider combining institutions to combat enrollment declines and lower costs. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Updated Feb. 26, 2020

Pilot packages work experience, college credit and financial aid

As schools address demand for experiential learning and cost concerns, eight California universities are bringing public service into degree pathways.

By Hallie Busta • Feb. 12, 2020

Despite enrollment woes, private student housing sector steady for now

However, Moody's latest report comes as some experts forecast the end of a long run of amenity-rich development on or near campuses.

By Hallie Busta • Feb. 11, 2020

Poll highlights public distrust of college admissions

A majority of California voters say the process favors wealthy students applying to private institutions, while a smaller share say the same of public schools.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 11, 2020

UNC wants a leader to steer it out of controversy. Who's up for the task?

Political stressors forced out a former system head and multiple chancellors. That could complicate the search, some observers say.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Feb. 11, 2020

Will nudges help more Washington high school students get financial aid?

Seniors across the state now have access to a text-based chatbot that can answer their questions and remind them of important deadlines. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 11, 2020

Trump returns to cuts in higher ed budget proposal

The U.S. Department of Education's budget is slashed by about 8% in the White House's 2021 draft, which largely reintroduces failed propositions.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 10, 2020

Grand Canyon Education pushes back on short seller report

The group looks to the Education Department's move to regard the namesake university as a for-profit, but some analysts question the conclusions.

By Hallie Busta • Feb. 7, 2020

Federal judge strikes down 'unlawful presence' policy affecting international students

The ruling marks a victory for the colleges that said the policy made it harder to recruit students from outside the U.S. and put them at risk of reentry bans.

By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 7, 2020

Georgetown U announces plan to divest from fossil fuels

It's the latest institution to say it will no longer invest its endowment in these companies, joining a growing list of colleges nationwide.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 7, 2020

2U's CEO on congressional OPM inquiry: 'We really like what we have to say'

During the company's latest earnings call, Chip Paucek stressed that its college partners retain control of their online programs.

By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 7, 2020

7 college presidents share their biggest challenges for 2020

We checked in with the execs who contributed columns for last year's President Speaks series to ask what they expect on their campuses.

By Education Dive Staff • Feb. 6, 2020

Report predicts 'widespread' use of aggressive college recruiting tactics

EAB sheds light on how colleges plan to respond to changes in an industry group's code of ethics that gives them more leeway to recruit students. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 6, 2020

3 ways community colleges are improving STEM education

Researchers and administrators share how to better serve students in these fields and warn of potential obstacles. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 5, 2020

One big gift helps lift higher ed support to record high, report finds

Michael Bloomberg's blockbuster donation to his alma mater pushed giving up 6.1% in 2019, according to the Voluntary Support of Education survey.

By Hallie Busta • Feb. 5, 2020

Colleges should prepare for student protests headed into election, experts say

Students "are looking for guardrails," said one panelist at a recent higher ed law event. College leaders may need training in how to address these issues.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 5, 2020