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 […]
Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake October 28, 2024 The long-awaited proposal is likely the last piece of Biden’s ambitious debt relief agenda, which has mostly been thwarted by the courts. President Joe Biden’s latest debt-relief plan would benefit eight million people, if enacted, but the plan will likely face legal […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz and Laura Spitalniak October 25, 2024 The proposal is the Biden administration’s most recent attempt to enact widespread loan forgiveness before his presidency ends in January. The U.S. Department of Education announced a new set of proposed rules on Friday that would provide debt relief for borrowers who […]
Inside Higher Ed Susan H. Greenberg October 25, 2024 The Department of Education had forgiven $17.2 billion in federal student loans for nearly 975,000 borrowers as of April 30, through a program that allows borrowers to seek relief if they’ve been misled or defrauded by their college, the U.S. Government […]
Texas Standard Sarah Asch October 23, 2024 Microcredentials include phlebotomy, welding and IT. Fall means it’s college application season, but a growing number of students are looking for post-high school opportunities outside a traditional four-year university. Hundreds of thousands of young people have pinned their hopes on what are called […]
Inside Higher Ed Josue Vasquez and Felida Villarreal October 23, 2024 The new rule doesn’t account for gender, geographic and racial wage gaps, Josue Vasquez and Felida Villarreal write. Hispanic women enter the workforce with two strikes against them. The first strike: They’re women, who earn an average of 82 cents for every […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott October 23, 2024 The guidance, first issued in February 2023, was aimed at regulating online program managers—but higher ed groups warned of unintended consequences. The Education Department is officially planning to rescind its controversial guidance on outside contractors—which never actually took effect—within the next four […]