On July 3, the Trump administration announced it will reverse several policy memos outlining how colleges and universities can use race as a factor in admissions. More...
Is U.S. higher education headed for ‘Wild West’ tumult?
Everyone in America should be concerned about recent news that the U.S. Department of Education has quietly but steadily deprioritized investigations into fraud and abuse by a number of for-profit institutions. More...
A major decision for the Higher Education Act
The HEA, as the act is known, lets higher education institutions and our students know the rules in order to participate in federal financial aid. The federal government spends about $123 billion annually on student financial aid, including $28 billion in grants and $94 billion in loan subsidies. More...
Colleges react to Trump admissions policy
Leaders from three of Philadelphia’s best-known colleges reacted to President Donald Trump’s announcement to not consider race as a factor when admitting students into college. More...
More high school grads than ever are going to college, but 1 in 5 will quit
There’s a $32 million glass-fronted complex near completion that will house the nursing program and administrative offices and a new $11 million recreation center that will also have a lab to study kinesiology, or human movement. More...
How will colleges react to Trump policy on race in admissions?
Now to the latest guidelines from the Trump administration on race and its role in college admissions. More...
Three RUSO schools anticipate saving $2.7M
Cost-savings, efficiencies, and improved services to students are just three reasons a trio of universities in the Regional University System of Oklahoma (RUSO) are collaborating on a new technology system. More...
More high school grads than ever are going to college, but 1 in 5 will quit
New buildings are shooting up around the sun-baked grounds of the Texas A&M University System’s northernmost outpost here. More...
Campaign seeks to track college students omitted from federal graduation rates
It has become increasingly difficult for educators and policymakers to get a firm grasp on exactly how many students persist in their education goals. More...
New U. of Okla. president slashes executive jobs
The new president of the University of Oklahoma has announced on his first day at the helm of the institution that he is laying off about one-third of the executives who report directly to him. More...