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Growing Like a Weed

Higher ed institutions are increasingly launching courses and programs to train students for the cannabis industry and to demystify the science around the drug as more states legalize marijuana.
Opinion

Helping Faculty Manage Reopening Risks

Given their responsibility for scholarly activities, it’s natural for some faculty to try to develop their own safety measures for classes and labs, but they should fight that impulse, writes Mike Poterala.

Protecting Students Who Seek Mental Health Treatment

In a settlement with Brown, the Justice Department affirms that students with mental health disabilities must be given equal access to higher education.

Can Biden Cancel Student Debt? Depends Who You Ask

Legal analyses of the same provision in the Higher Education Act come to different conclusions as to whether the administration has the authority to unilaterally cancel student loan debt.

Arkansas to Expand Online With Grantham Acquisition

If the University of Arkansas board approves the deal, the system will purchase the for-profit university and all its assets for only $1.

How Much of a Relief?

Colleges and universities are paying off millions in unpaid balances owed to them by students. But advocates for reducing student loan debt say clearing these arrears puts only a small dent in students' overall debt loads

New Programs: Native American Studies, Homeland Security Administration, Practical Theology, Choral Pedagogy, European Studies, Occupational Safety, Addiction Counseling, Business Analytics

Diné College is offering a new Native American studies minor. Gardner-Webb University has started a B.S. in homeland security administration...

Loan Repayment Pause Continues

While the announcement was generally met with praise, it was accompanied by continued calls for the Biden administration to do more to address the student debt crisis.