States should reject 'across-the-board' higher ed funding cuts: report

Researchers suggest prioritizing colleges that help Black, Hispanic, Native American and low-income students.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 24, 2020

The Ed Dept's new Clery Act guide raises new questions

Melissa Carleton, a higher education attorney, asks whether the department will defer to colleges' interpretations of the campus crime law.

By Melissa Carleton • Nov. 23, 2020

Will Biden be able to double the Pell Grant?

The president-elect wants to invest heavily in the program created to expand college access, but the recession could make that tough.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 20, 2020

Biden has proposed Title I for colleges. Here's what that could look like.

A lesser-known pitch from his administration would send federal money to colleges that serve many low-income students.

By Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 20, 2020

What's ahead for for-profits and OPMs under Biden?

Competition from public colleges and more regulations are expected.

By Hallie Busta • Nov. 19, 2020

Ed Dept: Colleges that don't report foreign gifts could lose federal aid

The agency intimated it would cut off schools' access to Title IV funds, part of the Trump administration's crackdown on their ties with entities outside the U.S.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Nov. 16, 2020

Court hears another attempt at ending affirmative action, this time at UNC-Chapel Hill

The lawsuit is brought by the same group suing Harvard University, but it takes a different approach.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 9, 2020

What does Biden's win mean for colleges?

The former vice president is expected to unravel several of the Trump administration's policies.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 7, 2020

Colleges continue to crack down on students defying coronavirus safety measures

Schools are raising the stakes with punishments for those who aren't following rules designed to prevent the virus from spreading.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 6, 2020

Will federal relief for colleges come before more budget cuts do?

With state revenues down and enrollment uncertain, institutions have few places to turn for the $120 billion industry groups say the sector needs.

By Daniel C. Vock • Nov. 6, 2020

Higher Learning Commission removes barrier for Walden U sale

The accreditor dropped its governmental investigation designation for the school after the Justice Department declined to take up a lawsuit against it.

By Natalie Schwartz • Updated May 4, 2021

Young voters overwhelmingly favored Biden, analysis finds

Early data crunched by Tufts University shows young people of color supported the former vice president by an especially large margin.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 5, 2020

How higher education issues and leadership fared at the polls

Minus a few partisan leadership changes, the 2020 election didn't shake up the sector much at the state level.

By Hallie Busta • Nov. 4, 2020

California vote signals affirmative action remains divisive

Voters declined to approve a measure endorsed by the state's university systems that would have overturned a ban on race-conscious policies.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 4, 2020

Ed Dept flags more issues with for-profit accreditor ACICS

The agency isn't meeting regulatory standards around review requirements, the department found.

By Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 4, 2020

Here's where Trump and Biden stand on key higher education issues

We looked at the incumbent's last four years and his challenger's proposals for immigration, Title IX and free college.

By Natalie Schwartz , Jeremy Bauer-Wolf , Hallie Busta • Oct. 30, 2020

How would Biden's immigration proposals affect international students?

Their enrollment in U.S. colleges has plummeted in recent years largely as a result of the Trump administration's rhetoric and policies, activists say.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 30, 2020

U of California can't consider SAT, ACT, appeals court rules

The decision follows the system's move to phase out the admissions exams within the next few years.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 30, 2020

How has the Trump administration changed higher education?

We look back at several major policy changes over the last four years and at what could be ahead if the president is reelected.

By Natalie Schwartz • Updated Oct. 30, 2020

Biden said he wants to undo DeVos' Title IX rule. How would he replace it?

Revoking the regulation would not be easy, and colleges would need guidance for addressing campus sexual assault in the interim.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 28, 2020

What's next for free college if Biden becomes president?

The pandemic could make it hard for states to pay for their share of his proposal, policy experts said.

By Natalie Schwartz • Oct. 27, 2020

Feds: Crackdown on foreign worker program could extend to colleges

One industry group called the comments a "reckless attack on key members of the higher education community."

By Hallie Busta • Oct. 22, 2020

A guide to higher education coronavirus relief funding

We break down where proposed legislation stands and what colleges should know about the aid available to them now.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Oct. 23, 2020

Federal judge rejects ACLU-backed lawsuit against Title IX rule

The dismissal is the latest defeat of legal challenges to the new regulation governing campus sexual assault.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 21, 2020

More than 2 dozen colleges sue feds over H-1B visa rules

Two new lawsuits detail how the abrupt regulatory change could affect higher education institutions.

By Hallie Busta • Oct. 20, 2020