Inside Higher Ed Madeline St. Amour July 15, 2020 More respondents cited self-doubt as a barrier to pursuing education than cost, according to the latest Strada Education Network survey results. Nearly half of adults who responded to a national survey said self-doubt is one of the largest challenges they would […]
Campus Technology Diane Schaffauser July 14, 2020 Manual jobs are more at risk due to the worldwide digital transformation. Source: Global skills initiative coverage by Microsoft Microsoft intends to provide free online job training through its company, LinkedIn, to 25 million people by the end of this year. The goal: to help those who […]
Education Dive Natalie Schwartz July 14, 2020 Dive Brief: Google is launching three certificates on Coursera’s online platform in a bid to help workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic, the company announced this week. The certificates — which will be in data analytics, project management and user experience design — will cost $49 a month and […]
Education Dive Jeremy Bauer-Wolf July 14, 2020 Dive Brief: The Trump administration has rescinded a policy barring international students from remaining in the U.S. if they enrolled solely in online courses this fall. The directive was the subject of intense backlash and a slew of lawsuits led by Harvard University […]
Inside Higher Ed Doug Lederman July 14, 2020 Middle States agency joins Western accreditor in embracing new authority to expand outside its region. It will go further, considering any interested college in the U.S. and eventually outside it. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education said Monday that it would become the […]
Inside Higher Ed Kerry Murakami July 14, 2020 Democrats on a key House committee on Monday approved an education spending bill that would reject hundreds of millions in cuts for colleges and universities, as well as more than a billion in cuts to college student aid, that have been sought by President Trump. The […]
Duane Morris LLP Duane Morris Blogs Katherine D. Brodie July 10, 2020 In a welcome bit of regulatory relief at time when institutions of higher education are working to comply with a new Title IX rule by August 14, 2020, the Department announced on July 10 that it is extending […]
Inside Higher Ed Lindsay McKenzie July 14, 2020 Federal rules requiring institutions to tell students if they will be qualified to practice their chosen career in their chosen state went into effect earlier this month. Regulatory experts say few institutions were prepared. As of July 1, all higher education institutions […]
Inside Higher Ed Greta Anderson July 13, 2020 The Aug. 14 deadline for colleges and universities to implement new federal requirements for responding to reports of sexual misconduct is just one month away. Although the regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Education completely overhaul current policies and procedures for handling sexual misconduct […]
CECU | Career Education Colleges and Universities Guide for the Distribution of the Student and Institutional Portions of the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund April 13, 2020 (updated July 1, 2020) Section I – Student Portion On April 9, 2020, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced the U.S. Department of Education […]