Poll: 52% of young adult voters support Trump's impeachment

But members of this increasingly influential voting block are divided when it comes to how to address major issues.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 18, 2019

At women's colleges, rules vary widely for trans and nonbinary students

Although the schools have opened to these marginalized groups, a wide range of policies is creating confusion.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 18, 2019

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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

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Fewer international students head to US for 3rd-straight year

A trade war with China and unwelcoming visa policies likely played a role in the declines, which could hurt colleges' bottom lines. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 18, 2019

DeVos pushes alternative credentials, flexibility in speech to business leaders

The education secretary contended that high school students have been pushed to attend traditional colleges at the expense of the workforce. 

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 13, 2019

Report: Tuition revenue growth slows at public, private colleges

Nearly two-thirds of public institutions don't expect net tuition revenue to grow by more than 3% in 2020, while discount rates climb at private schools.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 11, 2019

DACA students’ future hinges on an argument about procedure

Colleges have rallied around the program, whose future was argued before the Supreme Court Tuesday in a legal challenge that could be protracted.

By Daniel C. Vock • Nov. 11, 2019

Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity splits from national group over student safety concerns

The fraternity said the North American Interfraternity Conference isn't doing enough to address underage drinking and alcohol abuse on campus.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 11, 2019

Ed Dept loosens requirements for academic term lengths

The changes will make it easier for programs with shorter or longer terms than traditional semesters and quarters to disburse federal aid.

By Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 7, 2019

Higher ed groups push back on Ed Dept's foreign gift reporting proposals

Thirty organizations say the department's changes could require colleges to disclose every foreign donation they receive.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 7, 2019

Ed Dept issues final rules on accreditation and state authorization

Critics say the rules, which are mostly unchanged from their draft form, will reduce oversight on colleges and universities and potentially harm students. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Oct. 31, 2019

5 college Title IX lawsuits to watch

These recent cases stand to change the way colleges adjudicate the controversial federal sex discrimination law.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 29, 2019

Civil rights groups sue U of California over SAT, ACT requirement

Their argument, that the tests discriminate against certain student groups, comes as more colleges drop the requirement.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Dec. 10, 2019

With interest rates low, colleges get in on 100-year debt

Colleges in need of capital are eyeing a financing option that lets them pay back their investment over a longer period than most bonds.

By Daniel C. Vock • Oct. 29, 2019

Ed Dept pulls back request to cancel $100K fine for loan collection

Later the same day that it asked to halt the fine, the department filed a report with the court that indicated 14,000 more borrowers could have been affected.

By Hallie Busta • Updated Nov. 6, 2019

State higher ed funding cuts perpetuate inequity, report finds

Tuition increases put extra pressure on low-income and minority students, which could push them to less-selective colleges and hamper future earnings.

By Hallie Busta • Oct. 24, 2019

Ed Dept presses on with student aid debit card pilot

University officials told Politico that while they wouldn't endorse the test, they wouldn't stop students from participating in it.

By Hallie Busta • Oct. 22, 2019

Civil liberties watchdog FIRE debuts due process, Title IX tracker

The database aims to help attorneys and campus administrators make sense of a complicated area of the law that is increasingly in the spotlight. 

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 21, 2019

MIT steps up sexual harassment training for employees, students

The changes, which respond to a survey finding that one in six students said they were sexually harassed, come as more colleges address similar issues.

By Jennifer Carsen , Natalie Schwartz • Oct. 21, 2019

Study: Lack of equity in college access contributes to job disparities

Although the number of well-paying jobs rose in the last three decades, those gains were not evenly distributed among workers.

By Natalie Schwartz • Oct. 18, 2019

Sexual violence persists on elite research campuses, report finds

Results from a new national survey of college students were largely unchanged from 2015, the last time the data was collected.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 17, 2019

House Democrats propose Higher Education Act rewrite

The package includes a federal-state partnership that would reward states that offer free college, along with student-level data collection.

By Hallie Busta • Oct. 15, 2019

Report: State and federal spending on higher ed has nearly converged

That has big implications for colleges, as federal support mostly goes directly to students while states fund public institutions' operations, Pew explains. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Oct. 15, 2019

More than 180 colleges defend DACA to US Supreme Court

Dozens of higher ed groups filed briefs supporting the program ahead of oral arguments next month, and colleges are increasing student supports.

By Natalie Schwartz • Oct. 10, 2019

Could a better monitoring system prevent sudden college closures?

In a new report, The Century Foundation suggests replacing the composite score with a wider range of financial responsibility standards.

By Hallie Busta • Oct. 10, 2019

California offers more emergency funds for community college students

The institutions are encouraged to consider "the unique characteristics" of their student bodies when developing guidelines for receiving the funds.

By Hallie Busta • Oct. 7, 2019