WIBW Sarah Motter May 25, 2021 MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) – Bellus Academy in Manhattan will honor survivors of cancer with complementary services in June. Bellus Academy says students and staff at its campuses in Manhattan, Kan., and San Diego, Calif., will honor survivors of cancer with complimentary mini-facials and polish […]
Inside Higher Ed Greta Anderson May 26, 2021 About one-fifth of recent graduates of two- and four-year institutions said their college education did not provide the skills necessary for their first job, and about half decided not to apply to entry-level positions because they felt they were not qualified, according […]
NASFAA Owen Daugherty May 24, 2021 As the Department of Education (ED) prepares to transition millions of student loan borrowers back into repayment when the federal forbearance period comes to an end in the fall, several Democratic senators are asking the department’s leadership how it plans to do so smoothly. In a letter to […]
Ed Surge Rebecca Koenig May 21, 2021 Community colleges are staking a claim in the territory of online course marketplaces. They’re about a decade behind their university counterparts, who helped to found edX in 2012, the same year that startup Coursera launched its competing service, now worth millions. But leaders of a new […]
ED SCOOP Emily Bamforth May 21, 2021 Northern California’s Sierra College is working on restoring some online services during finals week after a ransomware attack, according to the community college’s website. The school, located in Rocklin, about 20 miles outside Sacramento, first reported outages on Wednesday, the Sacramento Bee reported. The school’s […]
Career Education Review Jenny May 21, 2021 In recognition of Military Appreciation Month, Bellus Academy is honoring those who serve with complimentary haircuts on Friday, May 28. Services will be offered to active military members, veterans and their spouses at Bellus Academy salons in California and Kansas. “With our headquarters […]
Higher Ed Dive Hallie Busta May 19, 2021 Dive Brief: Tuition discounts at private nonprofit colleges are expected to hit a new record in the 2020-21 academic year, according to preliminary data from the National Association of College and University Business Officers. Discount rates reached 53.9% for first-time, full-time students and 48.1% for […]
University Business Chris Burt May 20, 2021 A new Strada survey shows in detail the negative effects the pandemic has had on those who were looking to reskill. More than a third of adults who were pursuing postsecondary education before the COVID-19 pandemic have decided to cancel or shelve those […]
NASFAA Hugh T. Ferguson May, 20, 2021 Earlier this week, the Department of Education (ED) indicated that it would not reverse Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ repeal of the gainful employment rules and would instead go through the negotiated rulemaking process to restore the Obama-era regulations. The move by ED was […]
NASFAA Owen Daughtery May 19, 2021 The diminishing purchasing power of the Pell Grant has been well-documented over the years, and President Joe Biden’s recent proposal calling for a $1,400 increase to the grant as part of his recently unveiled infrastructure package proposal could lay the groundwork for a doubling of the maximum award […]