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A New Push to Create a 3-Year Degree Option
Higher education thought leaders and colleges are working together to create a three-year bachelor’s degree program that will offer all the value of a four-year degree—for less cost.
New Programs: Cannabis Science, Engineering, Bilingual Journalism, Data Science, Occupational Therapy
Community College of Denver is launching a bachelor of applied science degree in cannabis science and operations. Front Range Community...
New Programs: Data Analytics, Management and Risk, Health Care and Spanish, Mental Health, Nursing
Bowie State University is starting a certificate program in data analytics. North Carolina State University has started a master’s degree...
A Tool to Compare Colleges
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation unveils a tool to help college leaders and policy makers carry out its recommendations on how institutions can increase equity and attainment.
Financial Aid Offices Face Staffing Shortages
The shortage of financial aid employees is especially worrisome given that the Department of Education is now planning to beef up its enforcement of federal student aid program rules.
Capital Campaign Watch: Catholic U, Drake, Marietta, Rice, U of Miami, U of Rhode Island
Starting Out: Drake University is starting a campaign to raise $225 million by 2024. The university has raised $107 million...
U of Florida Bars Professors From Helping Lawsuit Against the State
University claims conflict of interest requires that faculty members not participate in suit. Decision stuns experts, who note that faculty have played a variety of roles in suits against states.
‘We Are Fighting for Our Survival’
If the Claremont School of Theology cannot sell its campus for close to market value, it will close. The Claremont Colleges, first in line to purchase the land, asserts it has already made a generous offer.