UC Berkeley closes People’s Park construction site

The future student housing location has been walled off with stacks of shipping containers, according to the university.

By Mary Salmonsen • Jan. 11, 2024

DOL independent contractor final rule announced, will take effect March 11

The rule adopts a six-factor, “totality-of-the-circumstances” framework for analyzing worker-employer relationships.

By Ryan Golden • Jan. 10, 2024

Harvard, Penn, MIT and Cornell face new House probe over campus antisemitism

The House Ways and Means Committee’s Republican chair called into question the tax-exempt status of the four top-ranked colleges.

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 10, 2024

New York Gov. Hochul unveils direct admissions, mandatory FAFSA proposals

The initiatives, which include admitting the top 10% of high schoolers to the state’s public systems, are part of broader efforts to boost enrollment.

By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 10, 2024

3 policy developments college leaders should keep an eye on this year

Speakers at the Council of Independent Colleges’ Presidents Institute highlighted changes to overtime rules, Title IX and the FAFSA. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 10, 2024

Kentucky bill would bar ‘divisive concepts’ in college trainings

The legislation's sponsor took aim at colleges' diversity, equity and inclusion efforts when announcing the proposal.

By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 9, 2024

Fewer individuals donate to colleges following tax changes, research finds

Peer-reviewed research found private research universities saw the biggest decline in donor numbers.

By Lilah Burke • Jan. 8, 2024

Education Department withholds $2.2M from 3 student loan servicers

Aidvantage, EdFinancial and Nelnet failed to send timely billing statements to 758,000 customers when federal loan repayment restarted, the agency said.

By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 5, 2024

Education Department sued over gainful employment rule

The American Association of Cosmetology Schools said the rule is based on a “flawed” debt-to-earnings ratio.

By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 5, 2024

Education Department unveils policy proposals for accreditation, state authorization

The proposed changes are intended to ensure accreditors and state agencies are adequately monitoring colleges under their purview, the department said.

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 4, 2024

Bill would fund AI training through schools, nonprofits

The proposed legislation would open grant eligibility for colleges, K-12 schools, nonprofits and libraries to support AI literacy.

By Carolyn Crist • Jan. 4, 2024

Inside the FTC’s lawsuit against Grand Canyon University

The federal agency has accused the university of misrepresenting itself as a nonprofit and misleading students about its doctoral program costs.

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 3, 2024

Saint Mary’s reverses decision to consider transgender applicants

The Roman Catholic college rolled back the new policy after facing backlash from alumnae and local church leadership.

By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 3, 2024

Higher ed groups, researchers ask Education Department to preserve key sample studies

The organizations want to keep three large-scale studies that track college students, their outcomes and how they pay for their education.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 22, 2023

Policymakers must strengthen — not dismantle — the college accreditation system

Recent attacks on accreditation pose a dire threat to students and the nation’s postsecondary institutions.

By Madison Weiss • Dec. 22, 2023

House Republicans urge Cardona to implement Trump executive order on antisemitism

The Education Department plans to propose amended regulations next year in response to the 2019 executive action.

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 21, 2023

U of Oklahoma said it’s being forced to eliminate its DEI offices. The ACLU disagrees.

An executive order mandated that public colleges review DEI roles and potentially eliminate those unnecessary for compliance and accreditation.

By Laura Spitalniak • Dec. 21, 2023

Florida faculty question if they can hire grad students from ‘countries of concern’

The state recently restricted when its public colleges can partner with nations like China and Iran, raising questions about international recruitment.

By Laura Spitalniak • Dec. 20, 2023

Colleges that require DEI statements would lose federal funding under House bill

The proposal from Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a Texas Republican, highlights the momentum behind efforts targeting diversity, equity and inclusion.

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 20, 2023

DOL rule would promote apprenticeships, tighten program labor standards

Apprenticeships have received much attention of late as a way to funnel badly needed talent into key industries.

By Kathryn Moody • Dec. 19, 2023

Education Department puts CEHE on the hook for $23M in closed-school loan discharges

The request is the latest development in an ongoing legal battle between the agency and the Center for Excellence in Higher Education. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 18, 2023

Naval Academy can continue factoring race into admissions — for now, judge rules

SFFA, the group that successfully sued over Harvard and UNC-Chapel Hill’s race-conscious policies, brought lawsuits against military academies.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 15, 2023

States should overhaul how they give colleges money, report says

Complete College America suggests states give institutions upfront funding to hit completion goals rather than rewarding them after they meet their targets. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 14, 2023

Oklahoma governor moves to restrict public colleges’ DEI funding

State policymakers must receive a report by May 2024 on which diversity programs and jobs that institutions eliminated.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 13, 2023

Nearly half of companies say they plan to eliminate bachelor’s degree requirements in 2024

Many employers are dropping degree requirements to create a more diverse workforce and increase job candidate numbers, survey results show.

By Carolyn Crist • Dec. 13, 2023