Moody’s: Slow enrollment gains raise colleges’ financial risk

More institutions are adding graduate and online offerings as a way to stave off impending declines in the number of high school graduates.

By James Paterson • March 7, 2019

Michigan State loses sexual misconduct coverage after cutting ties with insurer

The university declined a renewal offer that would not cover future claims against Larry Nassar, instead creating its own captive insurance company. 

By James Paterson • March 4, 2019

Colleges collaborate to improve career services

Seven universities are partnering to share best practices on helping low-income and first-generation students connect what they're learning with future jobs.

By James Paterson • March 4, 2019

2 reports highlight concerns over Confucius Institutes’ influence

The probes into the cultural education program draw attention to broader issues of academic freedom in higher ed between the U.S. and China.

By James Paterson • March 1, 2019

As traditional colleges grow online, OPM relationships shift

Online program managers are answering colleges' calls for flexibility as more institutions, including state systems like SUNY, plant flags in the space.

By Hallie Busta • Feb. 28, 2019

Ed Dept pulls Argosy U’s Title IV access in blow to Dream Center

With $13 million owed to students and few answers, the federal agency denied the for-profit college's request for a change in control and nonprofit conversion.

By Ben Unglesbee • Updated March 1, 2019

State budget talks weigh freezing tuition for more funding

Proposed limits on tuition increases are one piece of a higher ed funding puzzle borne from recession-era state budget cuts and slowing investment returns. 

By James Paterson • Feb. 28, 2019

Higher ed groups ask for flexibility with online learning rules

Representing workforce-oriented and online education, they want colleges to have freedom to explore educational models without losing Title IV access.

By Hallie Busta • Feb. 27, 2019

Cal State sees early wins from dropping non-credit remedial classes

Thousands more students passed college-level math classes under a new program that adds extra support for students who need it.

By James Paterson • Feb. 27, 2019

Most US adults don't think state funding to higher ed is down

That trend could be problematic, a new report finds, as state institutions may struggle to convince taxpayers of the need for more investment.

By Hallie Busta • Feb. 26, 2019

New York wants to pilot free child care at community colleges

As colleges attempt to recruit, retain and graduate more adult learners, they are finding a need to help them manage aspects of their personal lives, too.

By James Paterson • Feb. 26, 2019

House plans 5 hearings on Higher Education Act reauthorization

The bipartisan hearings will address topics such as college costs, student success, and the roles of community colleges and minority-serving institutions. 

By James Paterson • Feb. 25, 2019

Boston Fed: New England states need bigger rainy day funds, more taxes for higher ed

Cutting higher ed appropriations by $1 can lower spending on instruction by 30 cents at public doctoral institutions and 56 cents at community colleges.

By Hallie Busta • Feb. 25, 2019

Dream Center receiver sues groups that took over Art Institutes

The manager of the nonprofit's assets claims the Education Department forced it into the arrangement on the threat of losing its Title IV access.

By Ben Unglesbee • Updated Feb. 26, 2019

Washington U to offer grants for computers, living expenses

The St. Louis-based university is offering the funds amid a broader effort by colleges to help low-income students with costs beyond tuition. 

By James Paterson • Feb. 20, 2019

Amid growing scrutiny, Dream Center receiver says Title IV funds ‘not missing’

A new report from the manager of the organization's assets offers few answers but suggests he is asking the Ed Department for advances on funds.

By Ben Unglesbee • Feb. 20, 2019

5 higher ed leaders tapped for Trump's new workforce advisory board

The appointees will serve alongside heads of companies such as Apple, IBM and Walmart, two state governors, and several association and union heads.

By Hallie Busta • Feb. 19, 2019

Cal Poly, Fullstack partner with online courses for web developers

The coding school is planning more higher ed partnerships, though critics fear the boot camp model will dilute educational quality and colleges' missions.

By James Paterson • Feb. 15, 2019

CUNY's chancellor search ends close to home with Queens College president

Félix Matos Rodríguez will be tasked with raising the number of graduates and the value of the 25-campus system's degrees, all while under a budget crunch. 

By James Paterson • Feb. 14, 2019

Common measures don't address access to low-income students, report says

Metrics like the share of Pell students don't account for unequal income distribution among the regions from which institutions draw. 

By James Paterson • Feb. 13, 2019

Loans are worth the cost for some community college students, study finds

New research on the benefits of financial aid finds students who got loans from their school did better academically than those who got none.

By James Paterson • Feb. 11, 2019

Colleges vary widely in reliance on state support, report says

Though many public colleges and universities have benefited from recent increases in state funding, some are less prepared than others for future cuts. 

By James Paterson • Feb. 8, 2019

UVA lawsuit raises question of what counts as hazing

The group says officials erred by finding its studying requirement constituted hazing, but the college contends there were more serious infractions. 

By James Paterson • Feb. 6, 2019

Do community colleges need a land-grant act?

A new Aspen Institute paper outlines a $22 billion plan to help two-year colleges address demand for more credentials and new skills in the workforce.

By Hallie Busta • Feb. 6, 2019

Elite colleges a better bet for low-income minority students, ranking finds

Selective institutions had higher graduation rates for minority students than other four-year or two-year colleges, per a new analysis.

By James Paterson • Feb. 5, 2019