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Columbia University temporarily goes remote amid pro-Palestinian protests
The university’s president — who is facing calls to resign — urged employees and students to stay home on Monday if they could, saying “we need a reset.”
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The Thomas Jefferson University Model: Building next-gen leaders and real-world solutions in population health
As Thomas Jefferson University celebrates its 200th year, Dr. Billy Oglesby, Humana Dean of the College of Population Health, shares how it prepares students to drive change in population health, even before they graduate.
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Cornell University reinstates ACT and SAT requirements
The Ivy League institution is just the latest top-ranked college to shed test-optional policies adopted during the coronavirus pandemic.
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A look at 13 years of Title IX policy
As colleges prepare to adhere to new regulations governing the federal sex discrimination law, we look back at major events in recent Title IX history.
Updated April 22, 2024 -
Education Department’s final Title IX regulations draw mixed reactions
Advocates for sexual assault survivors praised the rule, though some groups said it will undermine due process and free speech.
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HLC 2024
Waiting too long can doom a college merger, experts say
The best window for consolidation is usually gone by the time colleges are deeply distressed, panelists at Higher Learning Commission’s conference said.
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Final Title IX rule enshrines protections for LGBTQI+ students
The Education Department's long-awaited regulations also provide protections for pregnant students and employees.
Updated April 19, 2024 -
HLC 2024
If AI takes over more work of college graduates, where does that leave higher ed?
Experts at the Higher Learning Commission's annual conference shared strategies to help institutions navigate an increasingly automated world.
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HLC 2024
‘We are not hospice’: The race to get faster in predicting college shutdowns
The Higher Learning Commission has been studying institutional closures under its purview to understand the signs of distress, officials with the accreditor said at its annual conference.
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ACT partners with private equity firm, will transition to for-profit
The corporate structure change won't affect the price of the ACT test or students' experiences with it, the organization said.
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Columbia president faces congressional grilling during antisemitism hearing
Minouche Shafik emphasized the work Columbia has done to strengthen its anti-discrimination policies Wednesday, but Republican lawmakers pressed her for more immediate action.
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Sticker prices increasingly fail to capture college costs, research finds
The current system for listing college costs hampers student decisions about where to attend, a Brookings Institution report contends.
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Education Department eyes widespread student debt relief in draft rules
The Biden administration hopes to finalize the proposals in time to start canceling debt this fall.
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Tutor.com’s ownership by Chinese firm raises student data privacy concerns
Some officials are scrutinizing the online tutoring service’s ability to safeguard student data, but Tutor.com says there’s no threat to privacy.
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3 charts unpacking the latest credential completion data
Fewer undergraduates earned credentials in 2022-23 compared to the year before, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found.
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EEOC finalizes pregnancy accommodation rule
The much-anticipated regulation includes abortion under the list of related medical conditions covered by the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
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Criticism mounts against Texas Gov. Abbott’s executive order on campus antisemitism
The state AAUP conference recently pushed back against the directive, saying it uses overly broad language and singles out certain student groups.
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Greater financial strains loom over Wisconsin’s public universities, review finds
The system's president called on state lawmakers for more funding after financial reviews showed universities are facing deficits and liquidity issues.
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Texas lieutenant governor calls for increased oversight of tenure policies, faculty senates
Dan Patrick, a powerful Republican who oversees that state’s Senate, unveiled his priorities for higher education policy.
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Final overtime rule clears White House review
If adopted, the Labor Department's proposal would bump the annual salary threshold that determines overtime pay eligibility from $35,568 to $55,068.
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Harvard University revives standardized testing requirements
With the reversal, the top-ranked college becomes the latest Ivy League school to shed test-optional policies for applicants.
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Biden’s new income-driven repayment plan faces another legal challenge
Seven Republican-controlled states filed a lawsuit against the plan, arguing that it amounts to an unauthorized grant program.
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Ohio’s Sinclair Community College to shutter 2 locations
Although the two sites together enrolled around 5,500 students at their peak, they hosted just one class between them this semester.
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‘Crisis of credibility’: FAFSA rollout panned during congressional hearing
One financial aid expert said trust is eroding in data from the U.S. Department of Education as issues continue to plague the new form’s debut.
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Goddard College in Vermont to close
With insolvency looming, the institution opted to shutter permanently and struck a teach-out partnership with Prescott College in Arizona.
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Louisiana bill would allow governor to select higher ed board chairs
The proposal comes as lawmakers across the nation look to gain more power over college governance.