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Universities tackle cybersecurity workforce shortage
From Diverse Issues in Higher Education: “According to a report from (ISC)2, a nonprofit membership association in cybersecurity, the U.S. added more than 250,000 people… Read More
What can more financial support do for higher ed? Raise completion, for one.
From University Business: “‘An analysis from Third Way found that if the same percentage of students graduated from colleges from high school each year, tax… Read More
Report: Public research universities spent 70% of pandemic relief
From Higher Ed Dive: “Public research universities spent almost $14.5 billion in federal coronavirus relief funding by the end of 2021, totaling about 70% of… Read More
Expanding footprints and seeking new markets
From Inside Higher Ed: “Paul Quinn College president Michael Sorrell made a surprising announcement at a recent event to celebrate the college’s 150th anniversary: leaders… Read More
Reversing course on mask mandates
From Inside Higher Ed: “Two years into the pandemic, colleges are still fine-tuning their COVID-19 mitigation policies, changing course as needed to keep students safe… Read More
The California student housing crunch
From Inside Higher Ed: “In California, where public in-state tuition is relatively affordable compared to other states, it isn’t the cost of a college degree… Read More
Opinion: San Diego community colleges want to help solve the housing problem. Here’s our idea.
From The San Diego Union-Tribune: “Planners estimate the San Diego region needs to create nearly 100,000 affordable homes from 2021 to 2029. Most affected by… Read More
Guest column: Finding a home — a holistic approach for student success
From VC Star: “Within the California Community College system, serving 2.1 million students … 20% of students are experiencing homelessness. At the Ventura County Community… Read More
Biden extends pause on loan repayment
From Inside Higher Ed: “President Biden on Wednesday extended by four months, to Sept. 1, the pandemic-era pause on repaying federal student loans. The move… Read More
‘We’re running a FAFSA mill’: A college adviser weighs in on a new requirement
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “This year, Texas is among the first states to require all high-school seniors to complete the FAFSA before graduating…. Read More
This new organization wants to accredit career education
From Higher Ed Dive: “A new nonprofit organization, the Workforce Talent Educators Association, is attempting to use the accreditation model to push for strong career… Read More
The Decline of the Public 2-Year Degree
From Phil on EdTech: “How does this trend look in a more general sense, by comparing degree program enrollments vs. non-degree program enrollments at public… Read More
Record applications and record rejections
From Inside Higher Ed: “March 31 was the day this year that many of the most competitive colleges picked to tell applicants if they’d been… Read More
Should universities embrace NFTs?
From Times Higher Education: “Dozens of top US universities are stepping into the speculative world of NFTs, largely in sports-related initiatives seen as carrying potentially… Read More
A Pile of Honorary Degrees for Zelensky
From Inside Higher Ed: “Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky may not know it yet, but at least 15 U.S. colleges are planning to grant him honorary… Read More
60% of UK academics set to quit within 5 years – survey
From University World News: “Industrial disputes and ongoing strikes that have dragged on for years in universities in the United Kingdom have damaged morale among… Read More
Opinion: College education can change the lives of formerly incarcerated people. It changed mine.
From The San Diego Union Tribune: “Incarceration in the United States has grown exponentially at an alarming rate of 500 percent over the past 40… Read More
Race on campus: Why college access in prisons is a racial-equity issue
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “About 13 percent of the U.S. population is Black, yet Black people make up nearly 40 percent of the… Read More
First person: ‘I wonder about comeback stories. Danny’s might be one.’
From Open Campus: “I met Danny in 2019 when he landed here with me in Sullivan Correctional Facility … We have both been lucky to… Read More
Higher ed added more than 9,000 master’s-degree programs in less than a decade
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “A Chronicle analysis of more than 2,200 public, private nonprofit, and private for-profit colleges from 2011-12 to 2019-20 found… Read More
U.S. student loans set for rising delinquencies, New York Fed analysis shows
From Reuters: “An increase in delinquencies last year among a smaller pool of U.S. student loans not covered by a forbearance program put in place… Read More
Biden seeks big increase for Pell
From Inside Higher Education: “President Biden proposed a $2,175 increase in the maximum Pell Grant Monday in his budget proposal to Congress for fiscal 2023…. Read More
Suing John Doe students over copyright
From Inside Higher Education: “An assistant professor of business at Chapman University is suing students for posting parts of his midterm and final course exams… Read More
More college owners could be ‘on the hook’ for repayment under new education dept. policy
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “The Education Department announced a new policy … that it says will help protect taxpayers from the heavy cost… Read More
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