Arlington, Va. — In response to a report released by the Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General which found that the Department took unprecedented actions before and after the sale of Education Management Corporation institutions to the Dream Center Foundation, Career Education Colleges and Universities released the following statement from President and CEO Dr. More Info »
A community college system leader and a higher education policy expert discuss the pros and cons of expanding the main federal financial aid program to include eight-week vocational programs. Congress recently opted not to fold into federal legislation on research and innovation a provision that would have made Pell Grants available to learners in very More Info »
The pandemic broke some old conventions and accelerated other trends. One convention that, for many tech employers, fell by the wayside was requiring degrees for every position. A trend that accelerated during the pandemic was skills-based hiring. For decades, degree requirements have been added to more and more jobs. The degree ratchet increasingly screened out More Info »
More than half of CUNY community college students drop out within three years without a degree and struggle with hefty nontuition costs, a new report found. These are long-standing problems system leaders have tried combat. Few people were surprised by a recent report highlighting how heavy nontuition costs were driving low graduation rates among community More Info »
Student loan borrowers in Massachusetts will have a new resource to handle complaints or problems as they struggle to get out of debt, Attorney General Maura Healey announced on Thursday. Healey has appointed Arwen Thoman, deputy director of her office’s Insurance and Financial Services Division, to the newly established role of Student Loan Ombudsman as More Info »
Dive Brief: A bill that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed this week protects public and private colleges from lawsuits seeking refunds if they moved instruction online or limited on-campus activities during the pandemic. The liability shield has narrow exceptions, including if a college acted in bad faith or kept information from students that caused harm. More Info »
Michigan State and Wisconsin are among the many that aren’t requiring them or requiring masks. During the past week, both the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Michigan State University announced they were not requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for the fall semester, but rather encouraging them. The two institutions also have lifted restrictions on masks for those who More Info »
The outset of the pandemic forced institutions of higher education to quickly pivot to online and remote learning but many students found themselves lacking access to affordable and high-quality internet. Now, more than a year into the virtual landscape, students are learning about a new federal benefit to help promote broadband access. The Federal Communications More Info »
American Families Plan would double TEACH Grant Amount and make additional program enhancements Contact: (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov The U.S. Department of Education (ED) today announced changes to the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program, the only federal student aid grant program that directly benefits teachers working in high-need fields and More Info »
“David’s transformative gift will have a ripple effect in our community and around the world,” the university’s president said. Entertainment mogul David Geffen donated $150 million to Yale University, a gift that will cover tuition for drama students at the Ivy League campus from this point forward, the school said Wednesday. The donation also means More Info »