Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget October 28, 2024 The Department of Education announced last week a six-month extension of automatic forbearance to all borrowers enrolled in the “SAVE” income-driven repayment plan while it is being challenged in courts, adding that they will forgive any unpaid accrued interest during that time. We estimate […]
Inside Higher Ed Liam Knox October 29, 2024 Colleges are touting big boosts in Pell recipients this fall, made possible by the new FAFSA’s revised eligibility requirements. Does that mean they have more low-income students? After a year of dour predictions that the botched rollout of the new federal aid […]
UB University Business Alcino Donadel October 28, 2024 “The for-credit adoption of micro-credentials signals a transformative shift in higher education,” said Rav Ahuja, CCO and global program director at IBM Skills Network. For-credit micro-credentials aren’t just fueling enrollment at community colleges across the United States. Colleges and universities across the world are […]
Inside Higher Ed Johanna Alonso October 29, 2024 Distance plays an outsize role in students’ academic outcomes, especially for certain minority students, according to two studies out of Texas and California. Two new studies emphasize the ways geography impacts access to college—and how such impacts can be especially harmful for […]
National Review Frederick M. Hess October 24, 2024 Miguel Cardona is the worst secretary in the 45-year history of the U.S. Department of Education, and it’s not particularly close. Reporting this brings me no glee. When Cardona took office in January 2021, after the media’s vicious, irresponsible treatment of his predecessor, Betsy […]
Higher Ed Dive October 30, 2024 We’re keeping track of companies’ profits, losses and strategies to monitor major developments in the higher ed industry. The U.S. higher education sector includes a handful of publicly traded companies, which are federally required to regularly provide updates about their business and performance. These […]
UB University Business Matt Zalaznick October 24, 2024 Closures are surging but at a lower rate than in the more turbulent years just before the COVID pandemic. College closures get a lot of attention but they may be having an outsize impact on the psyche of higher ed. A new analysis of […]
Minding the Campus Teresa R. Manning October 15, 2024 On October 2, a trial court dismissed Florida’s lawsuit against the Biden Education Department, claiming that accreditation methods for institutions of higher education are illegal. But the state will almost certainly re-file its complaint or appeal to continue its fight against an accreditation system gone […]
Federal Student Aid October 25, 2024 We would like to alert schools that we will send the revised draft Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) Completers List to schools over the weekend of Oct. 26–27, 2024. The list will be transmitted in message class GEFVCMOP to the school’s Student […]
AP News Collin Brinkley and Alia Wong October 27, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — At a campaign rally in April, President Joe Biden told a Wisconsin crowd about his latest “life-changing” plan for student loan cancellation, promising financial relief for more than 30 million Americans. But Kamala Harris has steered clear of the issue at […]