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Students say room scans during online tests are invasive. Now a judge agrees.
From The Chronicle: “Judge J. Philip Calabrese … sided with the plaintiff in a ruling that’s been described by some legal observers as injecting a… Read More
The case that could overhaul college admissions
From Politico: The Students for Fair Admissions’ lawsuits against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are perhaps higher education’s most-watched… Read More
More world leaders studied in US as UK lags behind
From The PIE: “Of the world leaders who were educated overseas, more studied in the US than in any other country, according to the Higher… Read More
Online leaders: Fully in-person students will be outliers
From Inside Higher Ed: “It’s not that chief online officers expect that fully online education will dominate; they see a blended future, in which both… Read More
Online education is booming, but colleges risk lapses in quality, report says
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “The vast majority of college officials in the survey — 96 percent — said they’d adopted ‘quality assurance’ standards… Read More
What a new strategy at 2U means for the future of online higher education
From EdSurge: “2U is betting that the broader market for online college programs is changing and may continue to see decreasing enrollments and decreasing average… Read More
Is Higher Ed really ready to embrace hybrid learning?
From EdSurge: “The future of higher education will bring more hybrid learning models—but colleges may not yet have the staff and systems they need to… Read More
Online learning impacting the carbon footprint
From Inside Higher Ed: “While documentation is limited, logic suggests that students enrolled in online and blended classes reduce their campus carbon footprint and provide… Read More
College rankings are ‘a joke,’ Education Secretary says
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “Education Secretary Miguel A. Cardona called college rankings ‘a joke,’ and took aim at selective colleges’ obsession with them… Read More
Degrees of risk: What Gen Z and employers think about education-to-career pathways…and how those views are changing
From American Student Assistance & Jobs for the Future: “There are some 11.4 million unfilled positions in the U.S. today, many of which do not… Read More
US abortion ruling leads to surge in students mulling transfers
From Times Higher Education: “About 20 percent of students currently based in areas where anti-abortion legislation is likely to be passed say they ‘definitely’ plan… Read More
US students not taking enough courses to graduate on time
From Times Higher Education: “Most full-time US college students do not attempt enough credits to finish a bachelor’s degree within five years, the sector’s leading… Read More
They overcame poverty to get to college. Then they saw the housing costs.
From The Washington Post: “Since 2015, the Hope Center for College, Community and Justice has surveyed students both at two-year and four-year colleges and universities… Read More
Colleges brace for a new viral threat: Monkeypox
From Inside Higher Ed: “Monkeypox, a painful but nonfatal virus spread primarily through skin contact, is on the rise … Colleges have not been immune… Read More
Why this fall’s campus housing shortages could be different
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “Housing shortages are nothing new. But this year is different, according to Kevin Kruger, president of Naspa: Student Affairs… Read More
Short on housing, U of Utah will board students with locals
From Inside Higher Ed: “With about 600 students still lacking campus housing for the fall, the University of Utah is offering local alumni $5,000 per… Read More
Employers say they still require degrees despite skills-based hiring push
From HR DIVE: “Despite employers deeming skills training credentials and real-world experience more important than degrees, a majority of employers surveyed by Cengage said they… Read More
US sector ‘would take 70 years’ to reach diversity goals
From Times Higher Education: “US higher education is moving so slowly on reaching racial equality goals that it will be nearly 70 years before all… Read More
No, the boys are not doing just fine
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “Is there a crisis in male college-going? Or, as Carine M. Feyten argues in a recent Chronicle opinion, is… Read More
Dead malls and future campuses
From Inside Higher Ed: “What we can learn from shopping malls is the necessity of letting go of what once worked. Successful malls continuously pivot…. Read More
Colleges navigate confusing legal landscapes as new abortion laws take effect
From NPR: “In some states, it’s unclear whether individuals could be prosecuted for helping pregnant students get the resources they need to obtain an abortion,… Read More
Amid struggles, an online enabler pivots
From Inside Higher Ed: “Most of the news coverage of 2U’s quarterly earnings call focused, not surprisingly, on the fact that the online program enablement… Read More
Congress eyes income-share agreement reform, again
From Inside Higher Ed: “ISA lenders and consumer advocates alike have been calling for clarification on the legal rules they must follow since the Education… Read More
UK and India agree ‘historic’ deal to recognise qualifications
From Times Higher Education: “The UK and India have signed an agreement recognising each other’s higher education qualifications, in a move that is expected to… Read More
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