A need for lawyers in the Carolinas

Career opportunities await in two states at or near the lowest in the U.S. for attorneys per capita.

Oct. 16, 2023

Conservative groups target Education Department’s $39B forgiveness plan

A judge dismissed a lawsuit against the Biden administration's clearing of over 804,000 loan balances, but a new appeal says it overstepped its authority.

By Laura Spitalniak • Oct. 12, 2023

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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, courrsework and elsewhere

By Higher Ed Dive staff

Biden administration takes second swing at mass student loan cancellation

The prolonged negotiated rulemaking process kicked off with a Tuesday committee meeting.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 11, 2023

North Carolina law forces colleges to change accreditors every cycle

Public colleges in the state will now have to find a new accrediting agency around every five to 10 years, similar to how Florida institutions must operate.

By Laura Spitalniak • Oct. 10, 2023

Lawmakers press state leaders on land-grant HBCU funding gaps

Here’s how legislators are reacting after the Biden administration accused 16 states of underfunding historically Black land-grants by over $12 billion.

By Laura Spitalniak • Oct. 10, 2023

Naval Academy sued over race-conscious admissions policies

This is the second lawsuit that anti-affirmative action group Students for Fair Admissions has filed against a military academy.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 6, 2023

CUNY, SUNY, some private New York colleges to waive application fees in October

More than 120 institutions are participating in the initiative, which aims to remove financial barriers for applicants.

By Natalie Schwartz • Oct. 6, 2023

Middle States plan calls for ‘intense scrutiny’ of outsourced marketing, recruiting

The accreditor is seeking public comment on its new draft policy over colleges’ relationships with online program managers and other third parties. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Oct. 5, 2023

Walmart scraps degree requirements for some corporate jobs

The employer is rewriting job descriptions to allow for either a relevant degree or the skills needed for the job. 

By Kate Tornone • Oct. 5, 2023

Negotiated rulemaking: Decoding the Education Department’s policymaking process

The Biden administration is embarking on "neg-reg" in pursuit of mass student loan cancellation. Here’s what the higher ed sector can expect.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 4, 2023

Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to visa program for foreign graduates

A tech worker union wanted the high court to strike down the Optional Practical Training initiative, which last year benefited more than 117,000 students.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 2, 2023

New College of Florida settles disability complaint with Education Department

The public institution said noncompliant aspects of its web presence stemmed from “years of inattentiveness.”

By Laura Spitalniak • Oct. 2, 2023

Top-ranked colleges must be proactive to foster campus diversity

Here are the steps higher education officials should take to mitigate the fallout from the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling against race-conscious admissions.

By Mauriell Amechi • Oct. 2, 2023

Education Department presses forward with student loan forgiveness effort

The Biden administration is taking regulatory action after the Supreme Court struck down its first loan cancellation program.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 29, 2023

How rising student loan interest rates could affect college-going behavior

Borrowers pursuing graduate education face rates over 7%, but new federal loan policies may make rising costs somewhat irrelevant.

By Lilah Burke • Sept. 29, 2023

Biden administration unveils college admissions roadmap after Supreme Court ruling

A new report outlines how colleges can try to diversify their campuses after race-conscious policies were struck down this summer.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 28, 2023

Education Department issues ‘landmark’ final rule to protect students in career education programs

The highly anticipated gainful employment regulation requires for-profit institutions to pass debt-to-earnings tests to access federal aid.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 27, 2023

Accreditation group wants Education Department to withdraw guidance on complaints

CHEA said the August directive curtails accreditors' independence in creating resolution processes. 

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 27, 2023

MOVEit breach hit nearly 900 colleges, says National Student Clearinghouse

In filings with the California attorney general’s office, the nonprofit shared a list of institutions that had been swept up in the attack. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 27, 2023

Over 360 colleges agree to common standards for financial aid offers

The commitment stems from the College Cost Transparency Initiative, led by 10 higher education associations.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Sept. 26, 2023

North Carolina takes last of governor’s higher ed appointment power

The Legislature will choose all of the community college system’s board members, similar to how it selects the University of North Carolina’s board.

By Laura Spitalniak • Sept. 26, 2023

Education ransomware attacks cost over $53B in downtime over 5 years

Comparitech researchers found 85 ransomware attacks impacted higher ed and K-12 in the first half of 2023.

By Anna Merod • Sept. 25, 2023

Mississippi auditor calls for defunding college programs he deems tax burdens

Shad White, a Republican, says the state should switch to an outcomes-based funding model focused on programs whose graduates get jobs in the state.

By Laura Spitalniak • Sept. 22, 2023

Florida public universities to weigh anti-trans bathroom rule

The state's college system approved a similar regulation in August following a legislative mandate.

By Laura Spitalniak • Sept. 22, 2023

Sweet v. Cardona borrowers face another hurdle, legal group says

A major federal student loan servicer has incorrectly notified class members that they will soon have to make payments, according to their lawyers.

By Natalie Schwartz • Sept. 21, 2023