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When FAFSA Completion Takes a Village
In New York City, completion rates for the revamped federal form are down a whopping 45 percent. City agencies, higher ed partners and advocacy groups are pooling their resources to get back on track.
‘Game-Changing Crisis’: Lawmakers, Experts Vent FAFSA Frustrations
While one House committee probed the FAFSA mess Wednesday, another grilled Education Secretary Miguel Cardona about the disastrous rollout of the student-aid form.
Proposal to Accredit Fully Online Law Schools Prompts Pushback
A group of law school deans are pushing back against a proposal from the American Bar Association’s accrediting arm that...
Full-time Faculty Raises Finally Beat Inflation … Just Barely
With the dollar’s declining value taken into account, new data shows that real wages grew by half a percent. But pay remains well below pre-pandemic levels, and full-time women and part-timers continue to receive less than others.
UT Dallas to Close Former DEI Office
The University of Texas at Dallas has followed the system’s flagship campus in shuttering its Office of Campus Resources and...
After 12 Days, Smith College Divestment Sit-In Moves to Lawn
Pro-Palestinian student protesters at Smith College have ended their occupation of the institution’s central administration building, New Hampshire Public Radio...
Army Eyes Cuts to Popular Education Benefits
The U.S. Army is considering cuts to two of its education benefit programs, a decision that could impact up to...
Degrees Earned Fall Again, Certificates Rise
Fewer people are earning degrees for the second year in a row, but certificates are having a moment, according to a new report.