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. […]
Higher Ed Dive Hallie Busta May 11, 2021 Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday that it is distributing more than $36 billion in funding to colleges through the latest federal coronavirus rescue package. The department issued a final rule, which Education Secretary Miguel Cardona told reporters on Monday will enable all students […]
NBC News David Paul Morris May 7, 2021 “The questions are, can I go back to my old employer, and can the consumer go back to the old storefront?” said one labor expert. The U.S. economy added just 266,000 jobs in April — a mere fraction of economists’ expectations of nearly a […]
Inside Higher Ed Doug Lederman May 6, 2021 Judges have dismissed many of the cases seeking refunds for shifts to virtual learning, but some are going to trial, and at least two colleges have settled. In the year since COVID-19 forced most colleges and universities to shut their physical campuses, […]
Inside Higher Ed Alexis Gravely May 6, 2021 Bills were introduced in Congress last week that are intended to make it easier for students to understand the cost of college and how they can pay for it. Four bipartisan bills were introduced in Congress last week that all aim to […]
Federal Trade Commission Nicole Drayton May 5, 2021 The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $273,500 in refunds to people who lost money to a student loan debt relief scheme that charged them illegal upfront fees and tricked them into believing their student loan payments would be permanently lowered or […]
ACCET Yadexy Sierra, Commission Chair May 4, 2021 The Commission of the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET is pleased to formally announce that Christopher Lambert has been appointed as the agency’s new Executive Director starting on May 17, 2021. Interim Executive Director Judy Hendrickson recently announced her […]
The Virginian Pilot May 3, 2021 Gerard Scimeca Many Americans are struggling to find well-paying jobs in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. At a time when public universities are falling scandalously short in providing their graduates with the training and experience needed for an increasingly competitive job market, many […]