President Speaks: I lead a university becoming a polytechnic. It's possible thanks to public investment.

Tom Jackson Jr. discusses how Cal Poly Humboldt is using $458 million to expand its academic offerings and meet the state's STEM shortages. 

By Tom Jackson Jr. • April 4, 2022

27 senators call on Cardona to change policies on student debt bankruptcy claims

Too often, borrowers must show "a certainty of hopelessness" to have their loans cleared, the lawmakers argue.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 1, 2022

Jury finds University of Miami professor has no pay bias claim

The female professor said she inadvertently learned that a male co-worker was paid nearly $25,000 more than her.

By Laurel Kalser • March 31, 2022

Groups call for college trustees to learn more about accreditation

"Board members lack a solid understanding of what accreditation is," says a report issued by AGB and CHEA in the face of stress on the system.

By Rick Seltzer • March 30, 2022

Watchdog fines loan servicer $1M as feds say more crackdowns could follow

Edfinancial Services said in a new statement it opted to settle with the federal government to avoid "protracted and costly litigation."

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated March 31, 2022

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

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

‘We’re not going to stand by idly,’ Cardona says amid growing transgender athlete bans

Iowa joins an increasing number of states banning the participation of transgender students on school athletic teams. 

By Naaz Modan • March 8, 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

How UC Berkeley will cut 2,600 students after already starting admissions offers

Over 1,000 first-year students will study remotely this fall as the flagship works to comply with a court order forcing it to drop to 2020-21 enrollment levels.

By Rick Seltzer • March 4, 2022

UC Berkeley must cap new enrollment, California Supreme Court rules

The university is likely to cut 3,000 students from next year's plans because of a lawsuit arguing its growth is stressing local services and housing.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 3, 2022