Inside Higher Ed's News

President Biden's nominee for education secretary appears headed for approval by the Senate after a hearing free of controversy.

Colorado School of Mines is starting a bachelor of science in business engineering and management science. Concordia University in Ann Arbor, Mich., is starting a master of arts in digital humanities.

Democratic chairman of House education committee says coronavirus relief proposal put forth by moderate Republicans is a "drop in the bucket."

The Government Accountability Office has begun an analysis of the array of external providers -- more central than ever because of the pandemic -- that help colleges take their academic programs online.

Academic medical institutions, including historically Black and Hispanic-serving institutions, address issues of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in their communities through research and outreach.

Federal judge upholds the popular optional practical training program in latest development in long-running lawsuit. The labor union that brought the lawsuit is appealing.

DeBrenna LaFa Agbényiga, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Bowie State University, in Maryland, has been selected as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Stonehill College, in Massachusetts. Gregory Fowler, president of Southern New Hampshire University Global Campus, has been named president of the University of Maryland Global Campus.

Some students have flouted pandemic guidance and thrown care to the wind. But in data and interviews, many others say they are worried about catching and spreading the virus.

The pandemic has shifted donors' attention to student financial needs in lieu of more traditional capital improvement projects.