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07/11/2024

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05/24/2024

St. Catherine University told Higher Ed Dive it is eliminating almost a dozen staff positions, with a majority of the cuts stemming from the closure of its early childhood center.

The Catholic women’s university has faced multimillion-dollar operating deficits in recent years.

01/26/2024

Colleges use because it checks boxes for keeping data safe. But thousands of bystanding businesses were hit indiscriminately when attacked the file-transfer service.

Third-party vendors exposed some colleges — including public flagships and liberal arts schools — to multiple breaches during the mass hack. 

01/26/2024

The University of New Hampshire’s president indicated more cuts could be on the horizon, including program eliminations.

The public institution’s president indicated more cuts could be on the horizon, including program eliminations.

01/25/2024

The U.S. Department of Education set a March deadline for the regulations but hasn’t yet cleared a key procedural hurdle — potentially pushing their release back by months.

The Education Department set a March deadline for the rules but hasn’t yet cleared a procedural hurdle, potentially pushing their release back by months.

01/24/2024

March 8 is the new deadline for determining fiscal year 2024 spending levels for the Education Department.

01/24/2024

Recommended program cuts span from minors to graduate degrees, which collectively enroll more than 210 UNC Greensboro students.

Recommended program eliminations span from foreign language minors to graduate degrees, which collectively enroll more than 210 students. 

01/24/2024

During a Thursday hearing, NCAA President Charlie Baker advocated for more protections for entering name, image and likeness deals.

During a Thursday hearing, NCAA President Charlie Baker advocated for more protections for college athletes entering name, image and likeness deals.

01/24/2024

Spelman College’s officials said the donation is the largest single gift given to an .

The institution’s officials said the donation is the largest single gift ever given to a historically Black college or university. 

01/23/2024

Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey, who died earlier this month, alleged that she had faced while working at .

Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey, who died earlier this month, alleged that she had faced harassment at her workplace.

01/23/2024

The U.S. Department of Education is determining whether preferences at University of Pennsylvania constitute racial discrimination — a probe similar to one opened at Harvard.

The agency is determining whether legacy preferences constitute racial discrimination — a probe similar to one opened at Harvard.

01/23/2024

The complaint alleges defrauded the federal government out of millions by failing to provide students with sufficient learning hours.

The complaint alleges that the for-profit failed to provide students with the number of learning hours needed to meet federal financial aid requirements.

01/23/2024

The proposal mirrors legislation passed last year in Florida and Texas that forbids public colleges from spending money on diversity, equity and inclusion.

01/16/2024

Half of Division III institutions that didn’t add varsity sports or head coaches still saw their rise, the Urban Institute found.

Half of Division III institutions that didn't add varsity sports or head coaches still saw their headcounts rise, the Urban Institute found.

01/15/2024

The House Ways and Means Committee’s Republican chair called into question the tax-exempt status of the four top-ranked colleges.

01/15/2024

Speakers at the Council of Independent Colleges’ Presidents Institute highlighted changes to rules, and the .

Speakers at the Council of Independent Colleges’ Presidents Institute highlighted changes to overtime rules, Title IX and the FAFSA. 

01/14/2024

The rule adopts a six-factor, “totality-of-the-circumstances” framework for analyzing worker-employer relationships.

01/13/2024

The future location has been walled off with stacks of shipping containers, according to UC Berkeley.

The future student housing location has been walled off with stacks of shipping containers, according to the university.