Direct Institutional “Bundy” Aid was first implemented in 1968. It is distributed to institutions of higher education based on how many students they graduate — encouraging retention — and allows institutions to distribute the money for scholarships as they see fit. More...

Education Leaders of Color (EdLoC) announced the inaugural cohort of its Boulder Fund grantees today. The Boulder Fund is a new multi-million dollar grant program to support the innovations of leaders of color in education. More...

Religious colleges would be able to bar openly same-sex relationships without fear of repercussions. More...

The Colorado Department of Higher Education this week doled out a combined $300,000 to seven colleges and universities to fund programs aimed at fighting huge teacher shortages at the state’s rural school districts. More...

Wisconsin is, by many measures, a medium state. It ranks 20th in population and 24th in median household income (as of 2016). Its poverty rate is 18th. Its best university, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, ranks 46th among national universities in U.S. News and World Report. More...

Mississippi’s regulatory oversight of for-profit colleges is weak, and the state does not do enough to protect students from these sometimes predatory institutions, according to a new national report by the Children’s Advocacy Institute. More...