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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 -
Opinion
Biden's first year of higher ed policy was bittersweet at best
Little love can be lost for a Biden-Harris administration yet to deliver on many campaign promises to colleges and students, argues a higher ed researcher.
By Avery M. D. Davis • Feb. 14, 2022 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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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
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Ed Department drops Title IX investigation of BYU's treatment of LGBTQ students
The Office for Civil Rights lacks jurisdiction over allegations of discrimination against LGBTQ students because of religious exemptions to federal law.
By Rick Seltzer • Feb. 11, 2022 -
US House passes bill to make Pell grants available for retraining programs
The jobs crisis has been top of mind for employer-facing interest groups, particularly those with a voice at the federal level.
By Kathryn Moody • Feb. 10, 2022 -
Indiana House speaker resigns as College Board executive
Todd Huston left his six-figure position after being criticized for voting in favor of an anti-critical race theory bill that would affect K-12 schools.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • 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 -
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Higher ed groups call for stricter oversight of accreditors
Accreditors that manage low-performing colleges are seldom disciplined, 16 experts and advocacy groups wrote to the Education Department.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 7, 2022 -
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Public colleges must change accreditors every 5 years, Florida bill proposes
Lawmakers introduced legislation shortly after an accreditor inquired into political influence at two of the state's universities.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 4, 2022 -
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Federal Title IX probe into Brigham Young U unlikely to yield consequences
It's another chapter in a long struggle over LGBTQ rights on campuses, but the Mormon institution has a religious exemption from anti-discrimination law.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 3, 2022 -
How does higher ed define a rural-serving college?
The Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges created metrics for gauging an institution's rurality and wants policymakers to take note of its findings.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 1, 2022 -
Virginia AG elevates wife of GOP donor to George Mason's interim top legal post
The pick comes weeks after new Republican AG Jason Miyares fired counsels at U of Virginia and George Mason, spurring concerns the move was political.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 28, 2022 -
Cardona calls for 'reset' in US education system
The U.S. secretary of education specifically urged schools to address pre-pandemic inequities and support students who are academically behind.
By Kara Arundel • Jan. 27, 2022 -
SUNY stops withholding transcripts from students with debt
The move by the nation's largest public comprehensive higher ed system represents a win in a campaign to end the practice.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 26, 2022 -
Supreme Court agrees to hear race-conscious admissions challenge against Harvard and UNC-Chapel Hill
Court combines cases challenging race as one of several admissions factors, fueling speculation its conservative majority could strike down the practice.
By Rick Seltzer • Jan. 24, 2022 -
U of Florida can't control professors' participation in lawsuits, judge rules
A preliminary injunction means the institution currently can't enforce a controversial conflict-of-interest policy that spurred three academics to sue.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 21, 2022 -
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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 -
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Former Kentucky State president sues financially embattled university for $270K severance
M. Christopher Brown II alleges he was forced to resign, but the university argues he breached his contract by mismanaging the budget.
By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 18, 2022 -
Student loan giant Navient inks $1.85B settlement over fraud claims
The company will cancel the student loan debt of about 66,000 borrowers in an agreement with 39 state attorneys general.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 13, 2022 -
SCOTUS upholds stay on OSHA’s vaccine mandate
The justices opted to dissolve injunctions placed on a separate vaccination mandate for healthcare workers.
By Ryan Golden • Jan. 13, 2022 -
6 higher education lawsuits to watch in 2022
We're keeping an eye on cases including a challenge to affirmative action that could reach the Supreme Court and alleged price fixing by wealthy colleges.
By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 11, 2022 -
Top-ranked colleges illegally conspire to limit financial aid offers, lawsuit alleges
Five former students say 16 selective colleges violated antitrust laws, artificially raising the price of attendance and favoring wealthy students.
By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 10, 2022 -
New York's governor shares ambitious new vision for SUNY
The plan calls for boosting enrollment to 500,000 students but could pit newly designated flagships against others in the 64-campus system.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 6, 2022 -
Legislation would create new routes for sexual assault survivors to sue U of Michigan
A proposal would open a 30-day window for students abused by a former sports doctor to file lawsuits beyond the statute of limitations.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 6, 2022 -
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Government encouraged to step up on college accountability
Simply providing data about student outcomes won't overcome the higher education market's failures, an education policy expert argues.
By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 5, 2022 -
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Bates College fights federal labor board's decision on union vote
The liberal arts institution says that nontenured faculty shouldn't be grouped together with staff, who have different interests.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 5, 2022