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A photo illustration of U.S. Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent in front of letters he sent out to the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education and Middle States Commission on Higher Education on top of an image of the Department of Education building.

Kent Warns Accreditors Over DEI

Education Under Secretary Nicholas Kent sent letters to two accreditors alleging that diversity, equity and inclusion practices in their standards conflict with federal law.

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Higher Learning Commission Endorses First Microcredential Providers

The Higher Learning Commission endorsed its first microcredential providers last week after launching a new process last fall to assess...
Cover of the book "Student Parent: The fight for families, the cost of poverty, and the power of college" next to an image of the author Nicole Lynn Lewis, a young woman with light brown skin and brown hair, wearing a pink top.

The Fight for Parents’ Access to Higher Ed

The founder of Generation Hope, an organization that supports parenting students, discusses her new book on how to combat the challenges these students are up against.

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5% Cap on Out-of-State Enrollment at Florida Universities Fails

Florida lawmakers nixed a proposal to limit how out-of-state enrollment at some Florida universities, The Orlando Sentinel reported. The measure...
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What Will It Take to Address the Pell Shortfall?

Most experts say the primary goal should be finding the funds needed to plug an immediate $17 billion gap. But it remains undecided where those funds would come from or how to resolve the larger $100 billion deficit over the next 10 years.

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Helping Transfer Students Complete Degrees Abroad

After having to turn away students who wanted to transfer from U.S. institutions to universities abroad, two longtime international recruiters set out to find a way to fill that gap.

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Childcare Costs Put College Out of Reach for Bay Area Parents

A new California Competes report finds that more than 100,000 adults with young children say childcare costs prevent them from enrolling in or returning to college.

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Criminology Professor Spills His ‘Love Is Blind’ Success Story

Ohio State professor Vic St. John talks about his experience on Netflix’s Love Is Blind and what it taught him about romance and academia.