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

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Artificial Intelligence

As AI continues its forward march in education and the workplace, colleges are grapplling with how best to incorporate the emerging technology into admissions, coursework and elsewhere.

By Higher Ed Dive staff

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

Ed Dept details colleges' foreign financial ties in new report

But one higher ed group says the agency hasn't been willing to discuss compliance with the federal disclosure law.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 20, 2020

Politics, not coronavirus cases, linked to college reopening decisions: report

The plans were "not generally correlated" with virus cases but links to state leadership and demographics were detected, according to a new analysis.

By Hallie Busta • Oct. 13, 2020

Ed Dept rescinds Clery Act guidelines

The agency's replacement directive gives colleges more flexibility but isn't likely to end the extensive fines of recent years.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Oct. 13, 2020

How the Trump administration's H-1B visa changes could affect colleges

The restrictions stand to deter foreign students from coming to the U.S. and make it harder for schools to recruit employees, experts say.

By Hallie Busta • Oct. 8, 2020

Name, image and likeness policies for college players advancing

One association greenlit new rules, and other measures for student-athlete compensation are in the works.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 8, 2020

Federal judge largely blocks Trump's diversity training order

It would no longer be enforced for federal contractors and grant recipients. Higher ed's top lobbying group supports the ruling.

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

Final endowment tax rules tailor the policy for colleges

But it's unlikely the changes will have a significant impact on schools covered by the assessment, one professor said.

By Hallie Busta • Oct. 5, 2020

CDC changes stance on coronavirus testing for colleges

The agency now says testing students and employees upon their return to campus and at intervals may be appropriate.

By Hallie Busta • Oct. 2, 2020

Ed Dept probe into free speech at public college a warning sign

Experts say the agency's investigation of incidents, in this case involving conservative students at Binghamton University, won't be the last.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 1, 2020

House Democrats' new relief proposal earmarks $39B for higher ed

Higher ed groups continue to request more funding, last week asking lawmakers for $120 billion.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 29, 2020

Higher ed leaders slam Trump order on 'divisive' diversity training

They fear that the directive might undermine racial equity efforts, though enforcing it might be difficult.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 28, 2020

CHEA president: As accreditation rules change, colleges can benefit from choices

Cynthia Jackson-Hammond, president of the accreditor industry group, is optimistic new oversight rules can help institutions innovate.

By Hallie Busta • Updated Sept. 26, 2020

Could Trump's proposed visa rule cause foreign students to forgo US colleges?

The changes would put a time limit on learners' stays in the country, a move policy experts say adds more uncertainty and paperwork to the process.

By Hallie Busta • Sept. 25, 2020

Will the pandemic stall the free college movement?

At least one state has pared back its promise program because of coronavirus-related budget challenges.

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 21, 2020

UNC expands system president's power to pick campus leaders

Faculty widely oppose the change, which allows Peter Hans to introduce candidates for chancellorships.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 17, 2020

UC Berkeley's Clery Act fine part of new Ed Dept pattern, experts say

The agency is beefing up enforcement of the public disclosure law, hitting the California university with a $2.4 million sanction.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 11, 2020

Republican lawmakers promote new Title IX rule in House hearing

While GOP representatives said the rule restored fairness to colleges' processes, Democrats remained opposed.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 10, 2020

DeVos issues final rule aiming to protect faith-based colleges, student groups

Policy experts have argued that many of the protections the Education Department said the regulation affords are redundant.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 9, 2020

CARES Act rule blocked for Massachusetts colleges

A federal judge's ruling that the Ed Department can't restrict who gets coronavirus aid is similar to court decisions in California and Washington state.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 8, 2020

California bill takes aim at for-profit colleges that became nonprofits

The proposed legislation aims to crack down on former for-profits that have complicated legal structures or agreements with their previous owners.

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 3, 2020

Judge orders UC System to drop ACT, SAT in admissions

An argument that the policy violates the Americans with Disabilities Act could spur litigation in other states, experts say.

By Hallie Busta • Sept. 1, 2020

California bill likely conflicts with new Title IX regulation

The proposed legislation may defy the federal rule governing campus sexual violence, possibly setting up legal challenges, experts say.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 28, 2020