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    Dartmouth College revives standardized testing requirement for applicants

    Data suggested that high-achieving but less-advantaged students were withholding scores that would have benefited them, researchers found.

    By • Feb. 5, 2024
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    Opinion // President Speaks

    Colleges need a deliberate online strategy to better serve first-generation students

    Higher education leaders won’t meet the moment if their virtual courses merely replicate face-to-face learning, Western Governors University’s leader says. 

    By Scott Pulsipher • Feb. 5, 2024
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    Colleges begin pushing back deadlines amid FAFSA delay

    The moves come after the U.S. Department of Education said it wouldn’t transmit Free Application for Federal Student Aid data to colleges until March.

    By Lilah Burke • Feb. 2, 2024
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    Does completing college influence borrowers’ ability to pay back their loans?

    Students who didn’t complete their studies collectively owed more four years after entering repayment than they originally borrowed, a new analysis finds.

    By • Feb. 2, 2024
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    Colleges should extend May 1 decision deadline amid FAFSA delays, higher ed groups say

    Nine higher ed groups said institutions should provide prospective students and their families with flexibility during a tumultuous application cycle.

    By • Feb. 1, 2024
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    31% of hiring managers say they steer clear of Gen Z

    Many Gen Z members spent college predominantly in remote or hybrid settings, impacting their ability to hone crucial workplace skills, one expert said. 

    By Ginger Christ • Updated Feb. 1, 2024
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    Opinion

    Higher education’s accomplishments you may have missed in 2023

    Two leaders in the higher ed industry kick off the new year by rounding up 24 wins "for which the sector can be justly proud.”

    By Eileen Strempel and Stephen Handel • Jan. 31, 2024
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    New York Gov. Hochul unveils direct admissions, mandatory FAFSA proposals

    The initiatives, which include admitting the top 10% of high schoolers to the state’s public systems, are part of broader efforts to boost enrollment.

    By • Jan. 10, 2024
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    How private colleges are grappling with growing partisan divides

    Leaders shared how these issues are affecting their campuses during the Council of Independent Colleges’ annual Presidents Institute.

    By • Jan. 9, 2024
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    Black students who enroll at HBCUs have higher bachelor’s degree attainment, research finds

    But those who initially attended a historically Black college also had higher debt loads than their similarly situated peers, a working paper found.

    By Lilah Burke • Jan. 5, 2024
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    Higher ed groups, researchers ask Education Department to preserve key sample studies

    The organizations want to keep three large-scale studies that track college students, their outcomes and how they pay for their education.

    By • Dec. 22, 2023
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    Over 70 University of Utah employees express support for student protestors facing charges

    A petition demands the administration stop its "pattern of intimidation” after it pulled sponsorship of the campus group that organized the protest.

    By • Dec. 21, 2023
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    Deep Dive

    Colleges want to move away from expensive textbooks. Can it be done?

    West Texas A&M University is one of the latest institutions exploring using more open educational resources. 

    By Danielle McLean • Dec. 18, 2023
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    Exclusively online students are less likely to complete bachelor’s degrees, research finds

    They also fared differently depending on what type of institution they attended, according to a new working paper. 

    By • Dec. 15, 2023
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    Employers, educators are filling in Gen Z’s etiquette gap

    Studies indicate that employers might be the new “post-secondary colleges.”

    By Caroline Colvin • Dec. 6, 2023
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    National college completion rate stagnates at 62.2%, new data finds

    The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center also found declines across all types of four-year colleges.

    By • Nov. 30, 2023
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    Jewish groups sue UC system over alleged ‘unchecked spread of anti-Semitism’

    University of California and UC-Berkeley officials permitted discrimination through student groups' anti-Zionist policies, the lawsuit says.

    By • Nov. 29, 2023
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    Employers willing to pay ‘premium’ for AI-skilled workers, survey finds

    Companies are addressing the AI talent crisis by partnering with educational institutions and using on-demand and gig workers. 

    By Alexei Alexis • Nov. 29, 2023
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    Basic needs funding can boost student persistence, report suggests

    Students at Southern New Hampshire University stayed enrolled in greater numbers when they received emergency grants to help cover necessities.

    By • Nov. 27, 2023
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    Is there significant potential for apprenticeships in the US market?

    Apprenticeships remain outside the mainstream in the U.S., but broader adoption could open up a cohort of trained workers.

    By Kathryn Moody • Nov. 21, 2023
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    SUNY grew enrollment for the first time in a decade, but it’s far from meeting state goals

    Gov. Kathy Hochul has aimed for the system to bring in 500,000 students over an unspecified period of time.

    By • Nov. 16, 2023
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    How community colleges are revamping their student onboarding process

    Institutions nationwide are overhauling how they help learners understand, select and enter a program of study.

    By Lilah Burke • Nov. 15, 2023
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    GAO: How colleges can help sexual assault survivors continue college

    A recent report gathered recommendations for helping these students from representatives of colleges, survivors and student loan borrowers.

    By • Nov. 14, 2023
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    Students tend to withhold low SAT scores from test-optional colleges, study finds

    The research indicates students take colleges’ word that they will not be penalized for opting out, a new working paper said.

    By Lilah Burke • Oct. 30, 2023
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    Wisconsin lawmakers seek to ban race-conscious scholarships

    The bill’s authors cited the Supreme Court decision against race-conscious admissions in their memo, even though that ruling did not address college aid.

    By • Oct. 26, 2023