Inside Higher Ed Kery Murakami June 29, 2020 Opponents of U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s rule making it more difficult for those who have been defrauded by their colleges to have their student loans forgiven are looking to the courts to block the measure after suffering a defeat in Congress […]
StarTribune Darlene Superville June 25, 2020 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is preparing to direct the federal government to overhaul its hiring to prioritize a job applicant’s skills over a college degree, administration and industry officials say. Trump is set to sign an executive order Friday outlining a new direction […]
Inside Higher Ed Madeline St. Amour June 25, 2020 Report: Gen Z Open to Nontraditional Education Students in Generation Z believe that higher education is important, but many are interested in taking alternative routes to the traditional four-year degree, according to a new study. ECMC Group, a nonprofit focused on […]
Inside Higher Ed Elizabeth Redden June 25, 2020 Clinical training for students in health-care fields effectively came to a halt when the coronavirus pandemic was declared in March. Colleges and the hospitals and other clinical sites with which they partner canceled clinical placements to protect students and patients from infection […]
Inside Higher Ed Paul Fain June 24, 2020 As the pandemic wreaks havoc on the job market, a quarter of American adults say they plan to enroll in an education or training program within the next six months, according to the latest results of a national poll conducted by the Strada Education […]
EdSource Ashley A. Smith June 23, 2020 Calbright College, on the brink of elimination by the Legislature, will survive in the 2020-21 budget that was agreed to Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders. “Calbright will survive and continue to serve students with cuts in ongoing and one-time funding,” […]
McClintock Minute Michael T. Wherry, CPA June 23, 2020 Year-End Financial Responsibility Planning An institution with a June 30 year-end should ensure a check of their financial responsibility is performed before the month of June is over. Once an institution is past its year-end, very limited options are available. At this […]
Community College Daily Matthew Dembicki June 18, 2020 Leaders of seven community college-based organizations on Thursday addressed an array of issues pertaining to the pandemic and equity, but two topics seemed to permeate through most of the discussion: Ensuring students have the technology needed to continue with remote learning and […]
Education Dive Ted Mitchell, President, American Council of Education June 18, 2020 Higher education faces unprecedented uncertainty. Colleges and universities across the country are grappling with whether to reopen in the fall or keep instruction online. Students completing their education are graduating into a tumultuous job market, with a stalled […]
U.S. Department of Education June 19, 2020 WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced today a new higher education discretionary grant program designed to provide students the opportunity to develop new skills, provide innovators and inventors the resources to expand existing businesses or build new ones, and encourage […]