What's in the 2022 budget for higher education?

President Joe Biden approved a $1.5 trillion spending package that includes $76.4 billion for the Education Department.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 16, 2022

Public research universities adopted high-tuition, high-aid model, study finds

The percentage of low-income students at top research institutions rises with tuition hikes, but they remain underrepresented, researchers found.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 15, 2022

North Carolina expands its $500 tuition program. Will it keep paying for it?

NC Promise adds Fayetteville State, overcoming resistance to lawmakers cutting HBCU tuition. State funding has so far compensated other colleges.

By Liz Farmer • March 15, 2022

Regional public colleges help build economic resilience in their areas, study finds

The research out of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign speaks to the need to invest in these institutions, according to one of the co-authors.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 14, 2022

Higher ed needs a Pell-Serving Institution designation

Congress should encourage four-year colleges to educate more low-income students by paying more if they hit certain goals.

By Carlo Salerno • March 14, 2022

Arizona's public universities are divesting from Russia. Who will join us?

Divesting from Russian assets is a small risk worth taking because of its potentially deep impact, writes the chair-elect of the Arizona Board of Regents.

By Fred DuVal • March 11, 2022

AFT: Pandemic worsened adjunct faculty's struggles with low wages, job insecurity

About 25% of faculty surveyed in 2020 earned under $25,000 annually, and only 20% said they could comfortably cover basic monthly expenses.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 2, 2022

Ed Dept reminds colleges ISAs are private loans, subject to disclosure requirements

The agency drew attention to a recent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau review and said it would monitor institutions' income-share agreement activity.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 2, 2022

Colleges saw an increase in 2021 charitable contributions

Market growth, donor-advised funds and alumni giving fueled the increase, according to a new survey.

By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 23, 2022

Endowment returns ballooned to 30.6%, their highest level since 1983

But spending rates held steady amid concerns about inflation as 25-year returns hung just below their target.

By Rick Seltzer • Feb. 18, 2022

A decade after enrolling, 60% of college students earn more than high school graduates

But at 30% of colleges, a large number of students went on to earn less than high school graduates, according to new ROI data.

By Rick Seltzer • Feb. 15, 2022

5 state higher education budget proposals to watch

Many governors are seeking heavy increases in spending on public colleges, enabled by federal coronavirus aid that helped cushion state finances.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 14, 2022

Public colleges offer highest chance of positive ROI to students, report finds

The Bipartisan Policy Center also calls for better regulating colleges that repeatedly pose risks for students and taxpayers.

By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 9, 2022

Higher Ed Dive’s 2022 Outlooks

Here are the trends and questions facing higher education that we're watching, from enrollment pressures to key court cases and for-profit colleges' future.

By Higher Ed Dive Staff • Feb. 8, 2022

CUNY permanently ends transcript withholding

The City University of New York joins its sister SUNY system in ending the practice after prodding by the state's governor.

By Rick Seltzer • Feb. 1, 2022

How the Ed Department is preparing for student loan payments to resume

Officials plan to smooth the transition after two years of suspended payment with outreach to at-risk borrowers and new flexibility.

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 28, 2022

S&P raises view of higher ed sector for 2022, but colleges' fortunes are diverging

The ratings agency is taking a stable view of the U.S. higher education market in a new outlook but predicts "winners and losers across the industry."

By Rick Seltzer • Jan. 26, 2022

Colleges will receive an additional $198M in federal coronavirus aid

The Biden administration said it is prioritizing community colleges and rural institutions with the new cash infusion.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 20, 2022

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will examine private student lending

The CFPB will look at practices like colleges restricting enrollment for students behind on loan payments and accelerating payments for those who withdraw.

By Rick Seltzer • Jan. 20, 2022

California governor proposes almost $40B for higher ed, sets long-term goals

Budget plan would incentivize college leaders to close equity gaps, reduce students' cost of attendance and align learning goals with workforce needs.

By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 11, 2022

Donor-advised funds boom likely benefited HBCUs

Grants to racial justice organizations and historically Black colleges and universities spiked by 341% between 2019 and 2020, research finds.

By Laura Spitalniak • Dec. 20, 2021

Colleges are giving staff pandemic bonuses, a cheaper alternative to raises

These payments don't lock institutions into financial commitments and are likely to become more common, one expert said.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 15, 2021

Stable outlooks issued for higher ed as inflation undercuts revenue increases

Moody's Investors Service projects operating revenue rising by 4% to 6% in 2022, but labor shortages and inflation are likely to drive up spending.

By Rick Seltzer • Dec. 14, 2021

Uncertainty lurks as college leaders eye end of federal relief funding

Non-elite colleges were resilient in the face of pandemic-driven changes, administrators tell a liberal think tank. But stability remains elusive.

By Rick Seltzer • Dec. 8, 2021

Entrepreneurship is fine — but it's time to fix the academic job market

Entrepreneurial skills aren't bad, but they don't get at the root of the problem for those pursuing Ph.D.s, one student argues.

By Daniel Sparks • Nov. 29, 2021