Final Title IX rules likely to be pushed beyond October | Higher Ed Dive
The Education Department hasn’t even sent its regulatory plans to the Office of Management and Budget, which can take up to 120 days to review them.| Higher Ed Dive
The Education Department hasn’t even sent its regulatory plans to the Office of Management and Budget, which can take up to 120 days to review them.| Higher Ed Dive
Visa processing slowdowns and travel bans could mean lost revenue, tighter margins and financial stress.| Higher Ed Dive
A sharp drop in foreign enrollment could cost colleges $7 billion in revenue and 60,000 jobs, according to NAFSA: Association of International Educators.| Higher Ed Dive
The cuts amount to 10% of the Software Engineering Institute’s workforce, which has taken a financial hit from recent policy changes.| Higher Ed Dive
The Senate passed the measure through unanimous consent Thursday, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden’s desk.| Higher Ed Dive
The private Chicago nonprofit is considering cutting executive pay and freezing staff hiring after new international graduate enrollment fell 62% from last year.| Higher Ed Dive
The federal government escalated attacks against the Ivy League institution, calling it a “breeding ground for virtue signaling and discrimination.”| Higher Ed Dive
The end of the 20-year program could push more students to the private loan market and force colleges to end some of their graduate offerings.| Higher Ed Dive
The Ivy League institution's top officials signaled possible staff reductions along with scaled back capital spending and other measures.| Higher Ed Dive
New Jersey City University and the University of Vermont also formally installed their new leaders in September.| Higher Ed Dive
U.S. District Judge Karen Schreier said the instructor had a “fair chance of prevailing” in his lawsuit alleging the institution violated his free speech rights.| Higher Ed Dive
The president's proposed cuts would dramatically reduce funding for Federal Work-Study and eliminate all spending on the TRIO program.| Higher Ed Dive
The Appropriations Committee’s plan would fulfill several of President Donald Trump’s wishes, though it would keep the maximum Pell Grant at $7,395.| Higher Ed Dive
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon praised the rollout as the earliest in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid’s history.| Higher Ed Dive
Officials should carefully consider if an AI tool can actually address a problem — and then perform audits and error checks after it’s rolled out, experts said.| Higher Ed Dive
The public institution "is no longer a comprehensive university" and must pare down its academic offerings, according to a new board-approved plan.| Higher Ed Dive
James Milliken, president of the university system, pushed back on the federal funding cuts at UCLA, saying they do “nothing to address antisemitism.”| Higher Ed Dive
The government is seeking $1 billion and expansive access to University of California records, among other things, to settle antisemitism allegations.| Higher Ed Dive
A federal court found that the agency violated a previous order to reinstate research grants terminated by the Trump administration.| Higher Ed Dive
The Ivy League institution is making the cuts as part of a broader effort to shave $30 million from its budget.| Higher Ed Dive
The ruling also directs three federal agencies to reinstate grants cut en masse from University of California campuses under the Trump administration.| Higher Ed Dive
A monthslong investigation found the department failed to properly oversee vendors and communicate with colleges and students.| Higher Ed Dive
Data on the university’s incoming class show a “substantial change in the demographic composition,” a top admissions official said.| Higher Ed Dive
The agency released guidance targeting a sweeping set of practices at colleges and other institutions, from race-based scholarships to diversity statements.| Higher Ed Dive
The agency also put the university under increased federal oversight, arguing its finances are at risk due to the Trump administration’s own attacks.| Higher Ed Dive
Colleges that stay agile can withstand the shifting higher ed landscape and serve students better, according to Lackawanna College’s president.| Higher Ed Dive
The library director of a small Pennsylvania college lays out what leaders should consider when their institutions are struggling to stay open.| Higher Ed Dive
The funding shortfall could eventually threaten recipients’ eligibility or benefits, one student advocacy group warned.| Higher Ed Dive
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimated that the federal aid program could see a shortfall as high as $95 billion over the next decade.| Higher Ed Dive
Critics worry that the spending package, now headed to the Senate, would have a “historic and negative impact” on college access.| Higher Ed Dive
The final data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center comes a week after the group retracted preliminary findings showing a decline.| Higher Ed Dive
The institution is capturing energy savings from mechanical system upgrades, making it possible to do upgrades faster, a facility engineer said.| Higher Ed Dive
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Nursing, teaching and engineering would experience the largest gaps, per a study from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce.| Higher Ed Dive
Applications grew at a faster pace in the 2024-25 cycle among students traditionally underrepresented in higher education, the company reported.| Higher Ed Dive
The case marks a new step in the debate over race-conscious policies, with plaintiffs claiming the program discriminates against nonminority candidates.| Higher Ed Dive
The lawsuit alleges that President Donald Trump's orders overstep his authority, use overly vague language and intend to chill speech he opposes.| Higher Ed Dive
But it's unlikely the changes will have a significant impact on schools covered by the assessment, one professor said.| Higher Ed Dive
Republicans say the plan would save $330 billion and spur institutions to lower costs, but Democrats argue it would create barriers to college.| Higher Ed Dive
Trump's nominee to lead the Education Department faced questions about the agency’s future, Title IX enforcement and antisemitism on college campuses.| Higher Ed Dive
The first six months in 2025 saw 130 confirmed and unconfirmed ransomware attacks against colleges and schools, according to a report from Comparitech.| Higher Ed Dive
Gov. Ron DeSantis called accrediting agencies “unaccountable, unappointed, unelected” during a press conference.| Higher Ed Dive
Legislation would block state colleges from funding diversity programs, abolish gender studies degrees and restrict faculty hiring.| Higher Ed Dive
The proposed rule unravels many of the processes present in the current federal rule, created by former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.| Higher Ed Dive
The request comes on the heels of the agency releasing its regulatory proposal that would dictate how colleges must address sex-based discrimination.| Higher Ed Dive
The attorneys general are threatening to take legal action if the Biden administration issues a regulation protecting transgender students.| Higher Ed Dive
The New York private nonprofit cited financial distress, demographic challenges and "an overall negative sentiment towards higher education.”| Higher Ed Dive
The Viking ROADS project replicates a program that nearly doubled graduation rates at another community college.| Higher Ed Dive
Those who started at two-year public colleges helped drive the overall increase in students completing a credential.| Higher Ed Dive
The research center found that just 1 in 4 adults say a four-year degree is a "very or extremely important" part of getting a well-paid job.| Higher Ed Dive
A new model for predicting financial failures from the Philadelphia Fed aimed to produce the most accurate forecasting to date of at-risk colleges.| Higher Ed Dive
The discount rate rose to 56.1% for first-time, full-time students, estimates from the National Association of College and University Business Officers show.| Higher Ed Dive
Fitch Ratings found a 1.1% year-over-year increase in net tuition revenue for fiscal 2023, but this isn’t enough to preserve margins at private nonprofits.| Higher Ed Dive
Cost growth in higher ed is easing after big spikes in recent years. But institutions remain under steep financial pressure.| Higher Ed Dive
Plaintiffs argue that agency leaders “upended NIH’s enviable track record of rigor and excellence, launching a reckless and illegal purge.”| Higher Ed Dive
Some colleges, like Ohio State University, are reversing their stances on diversity efforts as federal and state policymakers ratchet up the pressure.| Higher Ed Dive
That marks an increase from the roughly one-quarter of respondents who said the same last year, according to research from Gallup and Lumina Foundation.| Higher Ed Dive
The agreement with the Washington Institute for Education and Research comes several months after a similar deal with the organization fell through.| Higher Ed Dive
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is giving the Pennsylvania institution until Aug. 1 to demonstrate compliance with its standards.| Higher Ed Dive
The federal government illegally froze $2.2 billion of Harvard’s funding, a judge ruled, handing the Ivy League institution a major court victory.| Higher Ed Dive
The directive comes on the heels of U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon's decision to gut half the agency as its "final mission.”| Higher Ed Dive
The shuttering of seven civil rights enforcement offices means thousands of cases impacting colleges in half the nation are up in the air.| Higher Ed Dive
The guidance threatens to pull federal funding from colleges that consider race in any of their programs and policies — not just admissions.| Higher Ed Dive
The Education Department's proposal would also radically reduce funding for Federal Work-Study and require a bigger employer contribution.| Higher Ed Dive
The agency appealed the May 22 court order temporarily blocking its dramatic downsizing efforts the same day U.S. District Judge Myong Joun issued it.| Higher Ed Dive
The recent opinion was unsurprising for college access advocates who had nonetheless urged the high court to keep with decades of precedent.| Higher Ed Dive
The Education Department's long-awaited regulations also provide protections for pregnant students and employees.| Higher Ed Dive
Republicans proposed a tiered system on wealthy private institutions’ investment income, though experts say higher rates could harm student aid.| Higher Ed Dive
New-to-market job seekers are feeling the effects of fervent AI adoption more acutely than any other generation, according to Indeed.| Higher Ed Dive
From hiring freezes to spending cuts, research universities are trying to manage their finances amid a fluid and harrowing situation.| Higher Ed Dive
A report confirming an unprecedented caseload comes as the education secretary and civil rights groups plead for more funding.| Higher Ed Dive
The agency’s employee count will plummet from 4,133 when President Donald Trump was inaugurated to about 2,183.| Higher Ed Dive
The department didn’t provide a list of canceled contracts but said NAEP, the College Scorecard and the College Navigator were not impacted.| Higher Ed Dive
Andrés Acebo has helped cut down a massive projected deficit. But will he be able to save the college?| Higher Ed Dive
The letters escalate the Trump administration’s scrutiny of how colleges are handling student protests over the Israel-Hamas war.| Higher Ed Dive
The union alleged that the agency's recent guidance barring colleges from considering race in any of their programs and policies is unconstitutional.| Higher Ed Dive
A letter to colleges and K-12 schools says sex discrimination enforcement activities will only recognize two sexes — male and female.| Higher Ed Dive
The ruling vacates regulations that had enshrined protections for the first time for LGBTQI+ students and employees.| Higher Ed Dive
The new test, debuting this month in the U.S., takes less time to complete and has shorter passages for the reading and writing sections.| Higher Ed Dive
Rachel Boon, TJ Bliss and Geoffrey Landward shared their strategies for getting a seat at the negotiating table during the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association’s policy conference.| Higher Ed Dive
