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3 higher ed takeaways in Biden's $88.3B education budget for fiscal 2023

New proposal would hike the maximum Pell Grant, spend more on minority-serving institutions and fund workforce development at community colleges.

By Laura Spitalniak , Rick Seltzer • March 28, 2022

MIT bucks trend, revives standardized test score requirement for admissions

The private research university is reinstating the SAT and ACT even as the test-optional movement gains major ground in the wake of the pandemic.

By Natalie Schwartz • March 28, 2022

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The Higher Ed Dive Outlook for 2022

Big questions are on tap as enrollment pressures collide with online learning's growth, major court cases loom and for-profit colleges try to find footing amid changing regulations.

By Higher Ed Dive staff

This new organization wants to accredit career education

The Workforce Talent Educators Association will focus its quality assurance on outcomes, says its chief accreditation officer and managing director.

By Rick Seltzer • March 25, 2022

'No skilled worker left behind': Maryland drops bachelor's degree requirements for thousands of jobs

Almost half of all workers in Maryland are STARs, or "skilled through alternative routes."

By Caroline Colvin • March 23, 2022

Ed Dept puts private college owners on the hook for student aid losses

The association representing for-profit institutions said it has "significant concerns" about the policy changes.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated March 23, 2022

Intel plans to pump $100M into Ohio and US higher ed

The National Science Foundation will kick in another $50 million to develop research and curriculum initiatives.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 22, 2022

Yale to settle wellness program opt-out fee suit for $1.2M

AARP, which represented the plaintiff, was previously engaged in a yearslong legal battle with EEOC over the nature of its wellness program regulations.

By Katie Clarey • March 21, 2022

Earmarks tally $703M and counting for higher ed

We identified at least 400 line items that will go to colleges across the U.S.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 18, 2022

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

Ed Department warns colleges against misleading veterans

Officials received complaints including colleges misrepresenting what GI Bill benefits would cover and students not knowing they took out loans.

By Rick Seltzer • March 16, 2022

How a quick fix to state law keeps UC Berkeley from needing to slash fall enrollment

California fast-tracked legislation lifting a judicially ordered cap on students, averting university plans to cut in-person enrollment by 2,600.

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

Federal bill would attempt to speed for-profit conversions to nonprofit colleges

Republican lawmakers say the proposal will clear red tape, but one expert says it will prevent regulators from rigorously reviewing such transactions.

By Natalie Schwartz • March 11, 2022

Is $318M enough to fix underfunding at Tennessee's only public HBCU?

The state's governor is pitching new spending after a report revealed decades of underfunding, but experts say it doesn't go far enough.

By Natalie Schwartz • March 11, 2022

Florida passes bill pushing accreditor changes, post-tenure review

The legislation would force public colleges to seek a new accreditor and has raised concerns it will undermine academic freedom.

By Natalie Schwartz • March 10, 2022

Should gainful employment be applied across higher ed?

Most programs failing a broadly applied rule would be at public and nonprofit colleges, not for-profits, says one researcher at a conservative think tank.

By Rick Seltzer • March 10, 2022

Florida public colleges' presidential searches will be confidential under new law

Supporters of the measure said publicly naming applicants could jeopardize their current employment.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated March 16, 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

Settlement secures $2.1M in student debt relief for former Argosy students

Attorneys general in 10 states joined the agreement, which cancels student loans that the for-profit chain directly issued to students.

By Natalie Schwartz • March 1, 2022

How U.S. higher ed is reacting to Russia's invasion of Ukraine

MIT cuts ties with a technology institute it helped create in Russia. College presidents share personal thoughts. Faculty publicly discuss conflict's roots.

By Rick Seltzer • Feb. 28, 2022

South Carolina bill to end tenure at public colleges won't advance this year

Education advocates joined to block the legislation, according to the AAUP. The bill's sponsor plans to reintroduce it next session in 2023.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 24, 2022

Advocates call for reform of federal student loan default system

With federal student loan payments set to resume in May, TICAS suggests changes like income-driven repayment expansion.

By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 24, 2022

Connecticut colleges oppose state bill to ban legacy admissions

Institutions argued policymakers shouldn't dictate admissions decisions and that they might be tempted to exercise more control in the future.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 23, 2022

Texas lieutenant governor vows to end tenure at public colleges

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick attacked a UT-Austin faculty resolution affirming the right to teach racial topics. The university's president responded, defending tenure.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 22, 2022

Ed Dept erases $415M in student loans, seeks to recoup money from DeVry

Borrower defense to repayment discharges cover students who attended for-profits including DeVry, Westwood, ITT, and the Minnesota School of Business.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 16, 2022