New FAFSA will debut in December, Education Department says

Typically the student financial aid form goes live in October every year, but it’s in the process of being simplified.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 22, 2023

Higher ed organizations press for firm FAFSA release date

Groups like NASFAA want the Education Department to commit to a date it will issue the 2024-25 FAFSA.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 21, 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

How prisons keep student debt relief from those who are incarcerated

Overcome information deficits so those in prison can access student debt relief, the manager of JSTOR's Access to Prison Education initiative writes.

By Stacy Burnett • March 20, 2023

Just over 1 in 10 faculty say their college has set classroom ChatGPT guidance, survey finds

Private institution faculty reported being more satisfied with how their college handled chatbot policies than other instructors.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 15, 2023

Chamber of Commerce lands grant to bolster work-based learning, skill credentialing

The program, slated to start this fall, is designed to prepare learners and workers for career advancement, as well as address the worker shortage.

By Carolyn Crist • March 14, 2023

Education Department will use ‘secret shoppers’ to monitor colleges

The agency said shoppers will evaluate whether institutions are misrepresenting themselves in areas like completion rates and job placements.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 14, 2023

A tale of 3 graduate student unions

A strike at Temple University wound down, while movements elsewhere appear to just be starting.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 14, 2023

Income-driven repayment regulatory proposal would cost at least $230B, Congressional Budget Office says

The nonpartisan CBO estimates the plan would drive up the cost of new and outstanding loans over the next decade.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 13, 2023

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

5 state plans to restrict faculty tenure you’ll want to watch

For years, mostly Republican lawmakers have tried to limit or end tenure. But that campaign has picked up steam amid new scrutiny on colleges.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • 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

Biden’s proposed $90B Education Department budget features tuition-free community college

The president’s fiscal 2024 blueprint, which would also boost the maximum Pell Grant, has virtually no chance of surviving Congress as drafted.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 9, 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

Loan servicers charged late fees, interest after on-time payments, federal agency finds

Some providers reversed credit card payments without warning student loan borrowers, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 9, 2023

More than half of jobs don’t need 4-year degree requirements, report says

More employers — public and private — are pushing for skills-first hiring, but doing so requires an investment some employers may still be wary of making.

By Kathryn Moody • March 9, 2023

Ivy League sued over ban on athletic scholarships

Current and former Brown University basketball players allege the institutions have violated antitrust laws.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 8, 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

SoFi sues Biden administration over student loan moratorium

The loan provider alleges the most recent extension of the repayment freeze was illegal.

By Laura Spitalniak • March 7, 2023

Texas universities eschew DEI initiatives at governor’s direction

The domino effect of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s DEI ban is in full tilt.

By Caroline Colvin • March 7, 2023

Kansas Republicans move to block state’s public colleges from using DEI statements in hiring

One state legislator called diversity, equity and inclusion statements “ideological loyalty oaths.”

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 7, 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

Education Department shares plans to make for-profit executives responsible for colleges’ liabilities

Officials describe new guidance as protecting taxpayer dollars and heading off risky behavior, but for-profits argue the move will limit student choice.

By Rick Seltzer • March 2, 2023

Education Department’s new third-party servicers definition won’t go into effect until September

Regulators extended the deadline to report certain outsourced contracts by four months amid confusion about which entities are covered under new guidelines.

By Rick Seltzer • Feb. 28, 2023

Supreme Court picks apart question of standing in student loan forgiveness lawsuits

Some justices expressed skepticism that GOP-led states and two borrowers even have the right to sue to stop President Joe Biden's program.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 28, 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