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AAUP Report: Faculty Salaries Rise Again, Though Not to Pre-Pandemic High
An uptick in faculty average salary wasn’t enough to recover to 2019-level compensation. The gender pay gap also persists, along with low per-course compensation for part-timers.
Math Prerequisites a Barrier to Transfer Success
A recent report identifies the ways math requirements can impede community college students interested in transferring to a four-year college.
Senate Republicans Reduce House’s Proposed Endowment Tax Hike
The proposed increase would be less than what House Republicans want to see, but it’s still a blow for colleges that have lobbied against the plan.
Trump Administration Attempts to Rush Changes to Civil Rights Regs
But instead of the Education Department taking the lead, the Energy Department proposed a regulation targeting transgender student athletes and other changes to equal rights in education.
Congress Opens the Credential Floodgates
Lawmakers are poised to extend Pell eligibility to short-term credential programs. With few guardrails in place, it could incentivize an explosion in unaccredited and for-profit providers.
Nondegree Credentials Yield Mixed Outcomes
The American Enterprise Institute and Burning Glass Institute analyzed upward of 23,000 nondegree programs to see how well they meet learners’ goals.
Federal Funding Uncertainty Halts Construction Projects
Several wealthy universities are walking back construction plans due to financial uncertainty driven by the Trump administration, particularly around federal research funding.