Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. New Mexico’s top higher education official was not involved in the governor’s decision to strike college and university funding from the budget, a move she said has created some challenges for the state’s financially strapped institutions. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Berkeley College recently launched its Bridge to College and Careers program to benefit New York City high school students. The opportunities available in the Berkeley College Bridge to College and Careers program, through arrangements with the high schools, range from mentorship and tutoring to dual enrollment in high school and college courses, and career exploration, as well as workshops on important topics that engage high schools students in their classrooms in fun ways, while preparing them to be more successful after they graduate. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Hundreds of people could lose their jobs as North Dakota's Department of Higher Education continues to make budget cuts. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Today, these colleges enroll more than 12.3 million students in 1,108 colleges. This represents 45 percent of all undergraduate students in higher education. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. For-profit colleges were supposed to thrive under a Trump administration staffed by officials known to be friendly to the industry. President Donald Trump and Republican allies in Congress had made broad promises either to revisit or to repeal federal rules governing the schools. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Title IX is “a comprehensive federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity,” according to the United States Department of Justice. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The budget blueprint titled “America First” decreases Department of Education funding by 13 percent, leaving some programs that support minority students unfunded. More...