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What does Biden's win mean for colleges?
The former vice president is expected to unravel several of the Trump administration's policies.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 7, 2020 -
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Colleges continue to crack down on students defying coronavirus safety measures
Schools are raising the stakes with punishments for those who aren't following rules designed to prevent the virus from spreading.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 6, 2020 -
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TrendlineArtificial 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
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Will federal relief for colleges come before more budget cuts do?
With state revenues down and enrollment uncertain, institutions have few places to turn for the $120 billion industry groups say the sector needs.
By Daniel C. Vock • Nov. 6, 2020 -
Higher Learning Commission removes barrier for Walden U sale
The accreditor dropped its governmental investigation designation for the school after the Justice Department declined to take up a lawsuit against it.
By Natalie Schwartz • Updated May 4, 2021 -
Young voters overwhelmingly favored Biden, analysis finds
Early data crunched by Tufts University shows young people of color supported the former vice president by an especially large margin.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 5, 2020 -
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How higher education issues and leadership fared at the polls
Minus a few partisan leadership changes, the 2020 election didn't shake up the sector much at the state level.
By Hallie Busta • Nov. 4, 2020 -
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California vote signals affirmative action remains divisive
Voters declined to approve a measure endorsed by the state's university systems that would have overturned a ban on race-conscious policies.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 4, 2020 -
Ed Dept flags more issues with for-profit accreditor ACICS
The agency isn't meeting regulatory standards around review requirements, the department found.
By Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 4, 2020 -
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Here's where Trump and Biden stand on key higher education issues
We looked at the incumbent's last four years and his challenger's proposals for immigration, Title IX and free college.
By Natalie Schwartz , Jeremy Bauer-Wolf , Hallie Busta • Oct. 30, 2020 -
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How would Biden's immigration proposals affect international students?
Their enrollment in U.S. colleges has plummeted in recent years largely as a result of the Trump administration's rhetoric and policies, activists say.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 30, 2020 -
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U of California can't consider SAT, ACT, appeals court rules
The decision follows the system's move to phase out the admissions exams within the next few years.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 30, 2020 -
Craighead, Shealah. (2020). "White House Update on Coronavirus Testing" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Flickr.
How has the Trump administration changed higher education?
We look back at several major policy changes over the last four years and at what could be ahead if the president is reelected.
By Natalie Schwartz • Updated Oct. 30, 2020 -
Biden said he wants to undo DeVos' Title IX rule. How would he replace it?
Revoking the regulation would not be easy, and colleges would need guidance for addressing campus sexual assault in the interim.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 28, 2020 -
What's next for free college if Biden becomes president?
The pandemic could make it hard for states to pay for their share of his proposal, policy experts said.
By Natalie Schwartz • Oct. 27, 2020 -
Feds: Crackdown on foreign worker program could extend to colleges
One industry group called the comments a "reckless attack on key members of the higher education community."
By Hallie Busta • Oct. 22, 2020 -
A guide to higher education coronavirus relief funding
We break down where proposed legislation stands and what colleges should know about the aid available to them now.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Oct. 23, 2020 -
Federal judge rejects ACLU-backed lawsuit against Title IX rule
The dismissal is the latest defeat of legal challenges to the new regulation governing campus sexual assault.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 21, 2020 -
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More than 2 dozen colleges sue feds over H-1B visa rules
Two new lawsuits detail how the abrupt regulatory change could affect higher education institutions.
By Hallie Busta • Oct. 20, 2020 -
Ed Dept details colleges' foreign financial ties in new report
But one higher ed group says the agency hasn't been willing to discuss compliance with the federal disclosure law.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 20, 2020 -
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Politics, not coronavirus cases, linked to college reopening decisions: report
The plans were "not generally correlated" with virus cases but links to state leadership and demographics were detected, according to a new analysis.
By Hallie Busta • Oct. 13, 2020 -
Ed Dept rescinds Clery Act guidelines
The agency's replacement directive gives colleges more flexibility but isn't likely to end the extensive fines of recent years.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Oct. 13, 2020 -
How the Trump administration's H-1B visa changes could affect colleges
The restrictions stand to deter foreign students from coming to the U.S. and make it harder for schools to recruit employees, experts say.
By Hallie Busta • Oct. 8, 2020 -
Name, image and likeness policies for college players advancing
One association greenlit new rules, and other measures for student-athlete compensation are in the works.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 8, 2020 -
Federal judge largely blocks Trump's diversity training order
It would no longer be enforced for federal contractors and grant recipients. Higher ed's top lobbying group supports the ruling.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Dec. 23, 2020 -
Final endowment tax rules tailor the policy for colleges
But it's unlikely the changes will have a significant impact on schools covered by the assessment, one professor said.
By Hallie Busta • Oct. 5, 2020
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