Missed enrollment goals and scandal best practices: The week's most-read education news

Stay ahead of the class with the latest on higher ed's workforce development push and more here.

By Roger Riddell • Dec. 16, 2016

DeVry reaches $100M settlement with former students

The embattled for-profit giant will not admit to wrongdoing, but will pay out costs tied to loans, tuition and learning resources. 

By Jarrett Carter • Dec. 16, 2016

Accrediting agency president placed on leave amid community college controversy

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges President Barbara Beno is placed on leave just six months prior to her intended retirement, and in the midst of a national controversy involving the future of the organization. 

By Jarrett Carter • Dec. 16, 2016

Dept of Ed denies for-profit accreditor's appeal

The decision against the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools places thousands of schools on alert to find a new accreditor or lose access to federal financial aid.

By Jarrett Carter • Dec. 13, 2016

Overtime injunction shifts Auburn employees back to salaried status

The university is among a growing number of schools anticipating that the compensation rule will be overturned by new the federal administration. 

By Jarrett Carter • Dec. 12, 2016

Top-earning presidents and U of Phoenix: The week’s most-read education news

Stay ahead of the class with the latest on tech-driven networking strategies for superintendents and more here!

By Roger Riddell • Dec. 9, 2016

Trump dials back on DREAMers, college leaders still hesitant

The President-elect stays vague on protections or punishment for undocumented students who could shift enrollment balances for colleges nationwide.

By Jarrett Carter • Dec. 8, 2016

Despite court injunction on FLSA regulations, some colleges will boost overtime pay

The delay of a federal law mandating overtime pay for qualified employees won't prohibit some colleges from raising salaries. 

By Jarrett Carter • Dec. 8, 2016

Office Hours: Central State President Cynthia Jackson-Hammond discusses performance-based funding

The Ohio university leader says the mission of serving the under-served must become a larger element of consideration in public higher ed spending

By Jarrett Carter • Dec. 8, 2016

Baylor, Louisville placed on accreditation probation

Scandals in leadership and Title IX compliance earn the two universities more public scrutiny. 

By Jarrett Carter • Dec. 7, 2016

Two more for-profits lose access to federal student aid

Globe University and the Minnesota School of Business are at the center of the latest federal action against fraudulent institutions.

By Jarrett Carter • Dec. 7, 2016

States take varying stances on undocumented student admission

Colleges and systems nationwide are grappling with how to handle changing mandates for student admission with new changes coming from state and federal legislatures.

By Jarrett Carter • Dec. 6, 2016

How a late federal push for immigration reform could impact colleges

Lawmakers are working to grant legal status to more than 700,000 undocumented students, which could have sweeping implications for college and university enrollment. 

By Jarrett Carter • Dec. 5, 2016

Dive Awards, for-profits and giving: The week’s most-read education news

Stay ahead of the class with the latest on expectations for for-profit higher ed under the Trump administration and more here.

By Roger Riddell • Dec. 2, 2016

Trinity College scaled back expansion in buildings, enrollment to spur growth

The Connecticut institution is adjusting its capital and admissions strategy to shore up finances and emphasize diversity among student populations. 

By Jarrett Carter • Dec. 2, 2016

College presidency among the most unstable jobs

Governing examines the changing fate of the college presidency as a stable job in an unsteady industrial sector. 

By Jarrett Carter • Dec. 2, 2016

Trinity Washington U president calls for higher ed value proposition overhaul

Patricia McGuire takes the industry to task for relative silence on important issues and how the university must reclaim space as the nation's thought leader on its social and industrial future. 

By Jarrett Carter • Dec. 2, 2016

Texas governor threatens funding cuts for sanctuary campuses

Greg Abbott took to social media to levy a stern warning against schools looking to provide safe sanctuary for undocumented-citizen students. 

By Jarrett Carter • Dec. 2, 2016

How can institutions best make the case for higher ed to legislators?

Amid much uncertainty, experts at the Higher Education Government Relations Conference weigh in on best practices.

By Autumn A. Arnett • Dec. 1, 2016

Through the looking glass: Higher ed experts weigh in on industry’s future

From appropriations to changes in the tax code, many are anxious about what to expect from Washington.

By Autumn A. Arnett • Dec. 1, 2016

ACICS fallout forces non-profit college closure in Colorado

Officials at Colorado Heights University say negative trends in higher ed have pushed the campus beyond the brink. 

By Jarrett Carter • Dec. 1, 2016

As Trump administration draws closer, faculty step up defense of civility

Professors from several universities are uniting behind ideas of academic preservation and ethics out of concern for a perceived decline in respect for learning culture. 

By Jarrett Carter • Dec. 1, 2016

Kansas State faces student lawsuit over sexual assault

Two women allege the university ignored pleas to investigate separate off-campus incidents of rape, and say that the inaction is a clear Title IX violation. 

By Jarrett Carter • Dec. 1, 2016

Texas bullet train project opens doors for campus-corporate partnerships

Students from several public universities have played a major role in the development of the state's major metropolitan transportation initiative. 

By Jarrett Carter • Dec. 1, 2016

Ed Dept releases 6 best practices for at-risk student engagement

Incentives and intense support are two of the more effective student outreach strategies outlined by the federal agency.

By Jarrett Carter • Nov. 30, 2016