The College Investor Robert Farrington April 27, 2026 Key Points At least eight U.S. nonprofit colleges have announced they will cease operations in 2026. Six notable mergers or acquisitions are in active transition right now as well, with the trend appearing to accelerate. Huron Consulting projects nearly a quarter of the country’s roughly 1,700 private nonprofit four-year […]
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Inside Higher Education Johanna Alonso April 28, 2026 The predominantly online institution, which focuses on nontraditional students, will admit anyone who earned an associate degree for transfer through California Community Colleges. National University, a primarily online private institution based in California, has announced that it will establish its first statewide transfer pathway program with the […]
Read MoreThe College Investor Robert Farrington April 29, 2026 The U.S. Department of Education quietly rolled out an automated identity-verification feature on the FAFSA portal Sunday, screening every applicant in real time as part of an expanding effort to block fraudulent aid claims and so-called “ghost students.” Students filling out the Free Application for Federal Student […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed Jessica Blake April 24, 2026 By shifting oversight of the portfolio, the Trump administration aims to improve loan collection as well as prevent borrowers from entering default in the first place. To Education Under Secretary Nicholas Kent, transferring the management of America’s $1.7 trillion student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department is […]
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