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Education department approves $415 million in borrower defense claims including for former DeVry University students
From U.S. Department of Education: “Nearly 16,000 borrowers will receive $415 million in borrower defense to repayment discharges following the approval of four new findings… Read More
The end of ‘dark days’ for SUNY students in debt
From The Hechinger Report: “After years of inflexible debt-collection practices that have burdened SUNY students with punitive payment schedules, high interest and crippling collection fees,… Read More
The pandemic has increased interest in digital transcripts. Will they displace degrees?
From EdSurge: “Perhaps the biggest recent example that transcripts are moving toward a refresh came a couple weeks ago, when publishing giant Pearson’s bought Credly,… Read More
The accreditation system is broken
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “Thousands of institutions leave students even worse off than if they hadn’t enrolled in the first place. At nearly… Read More
College endowments boomed in fiscal 2021
From Inside Higher Ed: “College and university endowments posted sky-high returns in fiscal year 2021, with endowments of all sizes growing by at least 20… Read More
Dismay as US suspends Fulbright scholarships for Afghans
From University World News: “Aspirant Afghan scholars are devastated by news that the United States is scrapping its hallmark Fulbright university scholarship programme for Afghanistan… Read More
White violence and black success: Why HBCUs receive bomb threats
From Diverse Issues in Higher Education: “Ever since the first historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were built on U.S. soil, threats of white violence… Read More
Happiness course ‘protected’ student well-being during pandemic
From Times Higher Education: “Running a university course on positive psychology during the pandemic appeared to have a ‘protective effect’ on first-year students’ mental well-being,… Read More
Post-qualification admissions plan ‘abandoned’ in England
From Times Higher Education: “The Westminster government appears to have abandoned plans to make students apply to English universities after receiving their exam results, several… Read More
4 trends that will shape the future of higher education
From World Economic Forum: “1. Learning from everywhere … So rather than shifting to a ‘learn from anywhere’ approach (providing flexibility), education institutions should move… Read More
More students are dropping out of college during COVID — and it could get worse
From The Hechinger Report: “Of the 2.6 million students who started college in fall 2019, 26.1 percent, or roughly 679,000, didn’t come back the next… Read More
States warm to FAFSA requirements
From Inside Higher Ed: “Legislators in Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Nebraska, New York and South Carolina are this session looking at potential policies that would require… Read More
A newly accredited college for incarcerated students
From Inside Higher Ed: “Students walk to and from classes with books in hand. Some stand around the yard, discussing philosophical concepts from their latest… Read More
Student debt: It’s the interest, stupid
From The Hill: “The constant, unrelenting, day-by-day buildup of interest is the beating heart of student debt. It’s time Congress put a stake in it…. Read More
Parent in college bribery scandal gets year in prison
From KNOE8 News: “A former casino executive who was one of just two parents to go to trial in the sprawling college admissions bribery scandal… Read More
The unconventional path of one college’s first black woman president
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “When she takes office in July, Robin Holmes-Sullivan will be the first Black woman to serve as president of… Read More
Indian institutes of technology set to open UK branches
From Times Higher Education: “Proponents of UK-India education partnerships, including former universities minister Lord Johnson of Marylebone, have long been advocates for opening outposts of… Read More
Report: Adults, Black students completing college at higher rates than ever before
From Lumina Foundation: “There is welcome news in a report issued this week from the National Student Clearinghouse. The six-year college completion rate for first-time… Read More
Bomb threats swamp US’ black-serving colleges
From Times Higher Education: “Nearly 20 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the US have reported bomb threats … raising campus-wide panics at the… Read More
‘This is not new’: Unsettled by threats, HBCUs reflect on a long history of racist intimidation
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “Fisk University was preparing to host a civil-rights address in its gymnasium when police and fire officials suddenly ordered… Read More
A long-neglected HBCU may finally get its money
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “Gov. Bill Lee of Tennessee, a Republican, has recommended that Tennessee State University receive $250 million for physical-infrastructure improvements… Read More
‘Use these dollars to change lives’
From Inside Higher Ed: “Twice in 2020 and once in 2021 the billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott surprised colleges unaccustomed to multimillion-dollar gifts … ‘I think… Read More
Talking leadership 12: Dwight McBride on fighting racism
From Times Higher Education: “The president of The New School in New York says universities are often underprepared for their first black leader … Dwight… Read More
House approves college transparency act
From Inside Higher Ed: “Under the College Transparency Act, colleges would be required to collect and submit data to the Department of Education regarding student… Read More
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