Ed Source January 20, 2023 Seeking to recruit more transfer students, UC identified 65 colleges where it wants to deepen existing partnerships he University of California is planning to expand outreach at more than half of the state’s community colleges in an effort to increase the number of students who successfully […]
Forbes Guy Tytunovich January 20, 2023 Guy Tytunovich is the founder and CEO of CHEQ, a leader in go-to-market security. Higher education is in a state of drastic transition. Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, colleges and universities have had to rapidly adapt to the challenges posed by the virus, […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott January 18, 2023 The Office of Federal Student Aid didn’t follow best practices in budgeting, planning and managing the modernization of its student loan system, the Education Department’s Office of Inspector General found in an audit published Tuesday. FSA staff didn’t complete budget requests for many components […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz January 17, 2023 Dive Brief: Three higher education institutions filed notices last week that they intend to appeal a $6 billion settlement from the U.S. Department of Education that would automatically clear federal student loan debts for roughly 200,000 borrowers who say their colleges defrauded […]
Fortune Tony Schmitz and The Conversation January 4, 2023 The U.S. Navy is beginning to build 12 top-of-the-line nuclear submarines , with the first one scheduled to be completed by 2027. But it is missing a critical ingredient: many of an estimated 50,000 skilled workers to get the job done. It also lacks a […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott January 13, 2023 Unlike such efforts in the past, the list is expected to include many kinds of institutions, not just a focus on for-profits. Nearly a decade after the Obama administration broached the idea of rating colleges and universities, the Biden administration is ready […]
Fox Business Nora Colomer January 12, 2023 New repayment plan benefits lower-income borrowers the most, expert says The Biden administration unveiled a new loan repayment program to reduce loan payments for undergraduate students that will be especially beneficial for low and middle-income borrowers. The Department of Education’s proposed rule would modify […]
Higher Ed Dive Jeremy Bauer-Wolf January 11, 2023 For-profits worry about being targeted, while others fear the plan will contribute to the narrative that higher ed’s benefits are purely financial. About a decade ago, then-President Barack Obama devised an ambitious plan to rate all American colleges, with the goal of publicly embarrassing […]
Inside Higher Ed Susan H. Greenberg January 11, 2023 An Illinois district court denied a motion by DePaul University Monday to dismiss a wrongful-termination Title IX lawsuit brought by a sports psychologist whose company provided mental health care to the university’s student athletes. By allowing the case to move forward, the Northern District […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott January 11, 2023 The Education Department is also seeking input on how to create a list of programs that provide low financial value. The Biden administration is moving forward on a sweeping plan to overhaul how student borrowers can repay their loans, though advocates want […]