SJVC May 11, 2021 Visalia, Calif. (May 11, 2021) – San Joaquin Valley College (SJVC) is pleased to announce The DAISY Award® program at every campus with an applicable nursing program in honor of National Nurses Month. While collaborating with The DAISY Foundation™, SJVC will continue its tradition of celebrating extraordinary contributions to the […]
Inside Higher Ed Lilah Burke May 18, 2021 Lambda School advertised a job placement rate of 80 percent or higher for its coding boot camps. Three students say the for-profit company knew that was false. They are demanding arbitration. Three former students are pursuing action against Lambda School, alleging that the […]
Higher Ed Dive Jeremy Bauer-Wolf May 17, 2021 Dive Brief: California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised budget plan released Friday would invest nearly $49 billion in the state’s public colleges and emphasize workforce development as a tool for pandemic recovery. Notably, the proposal provides more than $433 million to designate Humboldt State University […]
NASFAA Owen Daugherty May 17, 2021 While adults without education beyond high school make up the majority of participants in four key social safety net programs, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows roughly 1 out of 7 recipients of such benefits were college graduates — and even more had some […]
The Hill Ruth Bauer White May 14, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on the careers of women, with an estimated 3 million having left the workforce over the last year. The crisis has been especially trying for working mothers, with more than half saying their job performance has slipped during […]
Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik May 17, 2021 The University of California on Friday agreed to stop considering the SAT and ACT in admissions decisions, settling a court decision that the university lost. A California judge in September issued a preliminary injunction barring University of California campuses from considering SAT or ACT […]
Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik May 17, 2021 California governor Gavin Newsom on Friday proposed spending more on higher education than he did in his earlier budget — and won praise from college leaders as a result. The University of California issued this statement: “The University of California is deeply grateful to Governor […]
Higher Ed Dive Hallie Busta May 14, 2021 Dive Brief: A majority of U.S. adults in a recent survey think international students positively impact the colleges they attend and the economy. But many respondents were skeptical or unaware of these students’ financial contributions to their institutions. That’s according to a February poll of […]
Higher Ed Dive Jeremy Bauer-Wolf May 13, 2021 Dive Brief: President Joe Biden will nominate attorney Catherine Lhamon to lead the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, a post she held with the Obama administration. The office dictates federal policy concerning sexual misconduct and LGBTQ and racial discrimination in education. […]
Career Education Review Jenny May 14, 2021 Today’s action delivers on President Biden’s campaign commitment to stop for-profit institutions from profiteering off students Contact: Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov Today, the office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) in the U.S. Department of Education (ED) informed Florida Coastal School of Law that its […]