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 […]
Campus Technology Rhea Kelly May 13, 2021 In a recent survey, nearly three-quarters of students — 73 percent — said they would prefer to take some of their courses fully online post-pandemic. However, only half of faculty (53 percent) felt the same about teaching online. The fourth and final installment […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz May 12, 2021 Dive Brief: Career Education Colleges and Universities, an organization representing for-profit schools, urged Maryland’s higher education regulators in a letter this week to interpret the state’s recently passed 90/10 law the same way as federal statute. Maryland legislators passed a law last year requiring […]
Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman May 13, 2021 A state audit found that Calbright College, California’s online community college, graduated just 12 out of over 900 enrolled students during the 2019-20 academic year. Lawmakers are considering closing the college. Calbright College, the first all-online community college in California, enrolled 904 […]
CECU May 10, 2021 Arlington, Va. — Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU) today sent a letter to the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) recommending that MHEC interpret Maryland state 90/10 laws to be consonant with the new federal 90/10 law, as amended by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. […]
NASFAA Hugh T. Ferguson May 11, 2021 On Tuesday, the Department of Education (ED) released new guidance on the third round of Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) grants authorized by the American Rescue Plan. The department also released institutional allocations for HEERF III grants to public and nonprofit institutions, as well as proprietary institutions. […]