Higher ed groups, conservative lawmakers condemn potential religious freedom rollback

The Trump-era rule is redundant and puts excessive legislative burden on the Education Department, according to the agency and supporters of the repeal.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 29, 2023

Government must act fast to protect students and colleges from Silicon Valley’s economic threat

Colleges’ increasing dependence on private-sector ed tech firms leaves them open to risk, says the head of the Student Borrower Protection Center.

By Mike Pierce • March 27, 2023

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The Higher Ed Dive Outlook for 2023

The federal financial aid system’s future, core admissions practices and the higher ed sector’s financial outlook will be shaped by developments that are likely to unfold this year.

By Higher Ed Dive staff

Shuttered for-profit college firm to pay $28M settlement over closures

The Education Corporation of America stranded its former students with no way to complete their degrees, according to a lawsuit.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 13, 2023

Texas bill would overhaul community college funding

The proposed legislation would tie a majority of the state's junior college funding to performance and student outcomes.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 10, 2023

House committee advances bills on parents’ rights, women’s sports

In a marathon session, lawmakers debated parents’ roles in educational decision-making and transgender students’ participation in school athletics.

By Kara Arundel • March 9, 2023

Legislators urge Education Department to expand race, legacy data in admissions

Eighteen congressional Democrats are making the call to the agency before the U.S. Supreme Court rules on race-conscious admissions.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 8, 2023

First-of-its-kind court ruling says college esports don’t fall under Title IX

The Florida Institute of Technology sought to use esports to comply with the federal law requiring balance between men’s and women’s athletics.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 3, 2023

Texas trade association suing to stop new borrower defense rule because it ‘all but ensures’ claims will be approved

Career Colleges & Schools of Texas said Biden administration rules for the program will saddle colleges with liability that makes it difficult to operate.

By Rick Seltzer • Feb. 28, 2023

Judge clears path for most Sweet v. Cardona loan cancellation to move forward

U.S. District Judge William Alsup declined to block most of the $6 billion borrower defense to repayment settlement while three colleges appeal.

By Rick Seltzer • Feb. 27, 2023

What college administrators should keep tabs on in 2023

These are the trends, stories and key admissions topics that are expected to shape the year ahead.

By Higher Ed Dive Staff • Feb. 8, 2023

FTC approves order requiring Chegg to tighten data security

The ed tech provider experienced four security breaches since 2017, exposing sensitive data of millions of its customers and employees.

By Roger Riddell • Feb. 2, 2023

Advocates ask Education Department to collect new racial, legacy data in college admissions

Over 30 groups, politicians and faculty call for new transparency in light of an expected Supreme Court decision that would end race-conscious admissions.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 1, 2023

DeLauro: For-profit online program management companies are the new predators in higher education

The ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee calls for an end to OPM tuition sharing based on enrollment.

By Rosa DeLauro • Jan. 31, 2023

JPMorgan Chase alleges ed tech firm faked student accounts to lure it into acquisition

A recent lawsuit accuses executives of Frank, a platform to help students apply for federal financial aid, of lying about the number of users it had. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 12, 2023

The year’s biggest higher ed stories — so far

These topics have resonated most with our readers so far in 2022.

By Higher Ed Dive Staff • Dec. 5, 2022

Biden extends student loan payment freeze as debt forgiveness program stalls in court

The Education Department said if litigation isn't resolved, the moratorium will end June 2023.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 22, 2022

Department of Justice identifies suspect in most of this year’s HBCU bomb threats

The alleged perpetrator, a minor, will be brought up on charges unrelated to the threats against HBCUs, according to the FBI.

By Laura Spitalniak • Nov. 18, 2022

Federal attorneys can now recommend student loan discharges in bankruptcy proceedings

Officials tout new student loan bankruptcy process as more fair and accessible, but consumer advocates say much depends on how it's put in place.

By Rick Seltzer • Nov. 17, 2022

Judge approves Sweet v. Cardona student debt relief settlement, but likely appeal looms

The deal would cancel $6 billion in student loans for students who say the Education Department didn't respond to allegations 151 colleges misled them.

By Rick Seltzer , Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 17, 2022

Texas universities want to take back degrees for cheating. Can they?

The case stems from two public colleges attempting to revoke degrees more than a decade ago after academic misconduct allegations arose.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 24, 2022

How a boot camp sold ISAs and ended up filing for bankruptcy protection

Prehired faces a glut of state investigations. A critic says the case could indicate larger problems for a vocational niche that had been booming.

By Lilah Burke • Oct. 21, 2022

Florida A&M students sue state, alleging decades of underfunding and program duplication

New lawsuit's program duplication argument echoes a case settled in 2021 in Maryland — after 15 years.

By Rick Seltzer • Sept. 22, 2022

Yeshiva University will restart clubs without recognizing LGBTQ organization

The university and a student group that wants it to recognize a Pride Alliance agreed to stay a court ruling as the case moves through appeals.

By Rick Seltzer • Sept. 22, 2022

Arizona shuts down Aspen University nursing program

After regulators stepped in, the for-profit said it would not be able to meet a required nursing exam student pass rate in the foreseeable future.

By Laura Spitalniak • Sept. 21, 2022

Yeshiva University shelves undergraduate clubs instead of recognizing LGBTQ group during legal battle

University leaders say they suspended clubs as they follow U.S. Supreme Court instructions for appealing a New York court's order.

By Rick Seltzer • Sept. 19, 2022