wcet Frontiers May 29, 2026 Final regulations implementing changes to Pell Grants and establishing Workforce Pell Grants will take effect July 20, 2026, with an option for early implementation on July 1, 2026. These regulations, Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell: Pell Grant Exclusion Relating to Other […]
NASFAA Hugh T. Ferguson June 1, 2026 The Department of Education (ED) issued an electronic announcement on Friday with several best practices institutions should consider to prevent fraud in federal student assistance programs. The announcement follows the department’s recent real-time fraud detection for the FAFSA and offers operational steps that institutions can use to […]
The Assembly Dylan Halper May 28, 2026 A state official said the UNC System’s Commission for Public Higher Education could win federal recognition in 2027. The Trump administration’s proposed revamp of college accreditation rules could speed up the UNC System’s effort to launch a new accreditor for public universities. Last […]
Thompson Coburn Tres Cleveland, Lorrie Hargrove and Brandt Hill May 28, 2026 The Department of Education’s Final RISE Rule (the “Rule”)[2] narrowing the definition of “professional degree” under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OB3”) is facing immediate legal challenges on two fronts—and higher education institutions should be watching closely. The […]
U.S. News May 28, 2026 Higher ed expert Melissa Morriss-Olson shares her latest EdTech innovation rave. A research team at Stanford University has developed Tutor CoPilot, an artificial intelligence-powered tool to support human tutors in real time during student learning sessions. The system provides suggested responses and prompts that help guide […]
Duane Morris May 28, 2026 Artificial intelligence continues to dominate the conversation for employers in California. On May 21, 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-6-26, directing a sweeping set of state-level actions aimed at studying, managing and mitigating the workforce impacts of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. […]
Ed Source Michael Burke and Daniel J. Willis May 28, 2026 Colleges have used AI to get fraud down from peak levels, but scammers are still stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars every month. Years since first being targeted by Covid-era financial aid scammers, California’s community colleges still can’t fully […]
Inside Higher Ed Josh Moody May 22, 2026 The administration proposed sweeping changes to how accreditors evaluate institutions that officials say will lower the cost of college. Critics are skeptical. fter four days of dense and occasionally contentious discussions over the Trump administration’s proposed overhaul of accreditation, an advisory committee […]
Higher Ed Dive Caroline Colvin May 19, 2026 The salary threshold is only part of the exemption test, one attorney reminded HR leads. Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division announced Thursday it was rescinding the embattled Biden-era overtime rule, more than a year after federal courts […]
Cal Matters Adam Echelman May 19, 2026 California’s community colleges have been battling fraudulent students for years, trying to prevent scammers from stealing financial aid money. Recent data shows the colleges’ efforts finally may be working. Last spring, CalMatters reported that colleges were seeing unprecedented reports of fraud, with scammers stealing […]