Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake February 6, 2025 News reports about the potential executive order come after the Trump administration suspended dozens of department staff. The Trump administration is preparing an executive order to dismantle the Education Department, though the specifics are still in the works, two news outlets reported […]
Minding the Campus Samuel Negus January 31, 2025 Higher education seemingly played an important, if largely negative, role in the recent presidential election. Exit polls showed that non-college-educated voters overwhelmingly favored Donald Trump. Many voters associated Kamala Harris unfavorably with progressive trends and ideas prevalent on elite campuses, such as pro-Hamas protests and gender […]
Higher Ed Dive Ben Unglesbee and Natalie Schwartz January 31, 2025 At Council for Higher Education Accreditation’s annual conference, sector leaders shared the policy shifts they’re expecting under the new administration. WASHINGTON — On the 2024 campaign trail, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump accused the nation’s faculty of being “obsessed with indoctrinating […]
U.S. Department of Education January 31, 2025 Education Department will return to enforcing Title IX protections on the basis of biological sex in schools and on campuses Today, the U.S. Department of Education sent a “Dear Colleague” letter to K-12 schools and institutions of higher education advising educators and administrators […]
University Business Alcino Donadel January 30, 2025 For-profit colleges and universities faced considerable scrutiny and a watchful eye from the previous federal administration, but that didn’t stop their consistent rise over the past five years. For-profit institutions’ undergraduate enrollment increased by 21.5% from 2019 to 2024, experiencing positive year-over-year changes for four […]
Inside Higher Ed Liam Knox January 30, 2025 Last year’s rollout of the revamped federal aid form was a disaster. The Education Department’s efforts to get it on track could reshape the agency that oversees student aid. After the bungled launch of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid last […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott January 30, 2025 President Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law Wednesday, potentially putting the approval of some U.S. visas into the hands of state attorneys general. The law, named for an Augusta University nursing student who was murdered last year in Athens, Ga., introduces […]
Cal Matters Adam Echelman January 21, 2025 In summary In 2018, Newsom promised to add 500,000 new apprenticeships in the decade after taking office. The state is making progress, but how much depends on the definition of “apprenticeship.” As a gubernatorial candidate in 2018, Gov. Gavin Newsom made a pledge […]
PR Newswire Carrington College January 28, 2025 SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Carrington College is proud to announce a new online Pharmacy Technology program, providing students with the opportunity to earn a Certificate of Achievement in a convenient, online format. The program will help prepare graduates for rewarding careers as pharmacy technicians, equipping […]
Higher Ed Dive Ben Unglesbee and Natalie Schwartz January 29, 2025 The higher education landscape could shift in major ways this year, including through changes brought by court decisions. Several of the Biden administration’s policies are under legal fire, though it’s so far unclear how the Trump administration will handle […]