Birmingham-Southern on ‘parallel tracks’ while it waits for word on public bailout
[ad_1] Dive Brief: Elected officials have been receptive enough to Birmingham-Southern College’s pleas for millions in public funding to keep it afloat that the nonprofit institution’s leaders have yet to pivot exclusively to wind-down plans. The college is still working with Alabama lawmakers about two months after it said it was seeking $37.5 million in […]
Students who met with counselors more likely to apply for college aid
[ad_1] Dive Brief: Students were more likely to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and receive need-based grants when they met with high school counselors about college financial aid, according to a longitudinal study of more than 23,000 students who were 9th graders in 2009, a data point from the National Center […]
Free college keeps growing — at the state level
[ad_1] In 2021, Vermont launched a new free college program, the 802 Opportunity grant. The program offered free tuition at the Community College of Vermont for students from families with an annual household income under $50,000. In the first year, 2,000 students used the scholarship to pay for college. That number increased 10% the next […]
1 in 5 Black students feel discriminated against in their postsecondary programs
[ad_1] Dive Brief: Just over 1 in 5 Black college students, 21%, reported being discriminated against in their academic programs, according to a new joint report from the Lumina Foundation and Gallup. That’s compared to 15% of all other students. Black learners enrolled in short-term credential programs were twice as likely to report discrimination compared […]
Temple University comes down hard on graduate students who are striking
[ad_1] Dive Brief: Temple University, a public institution in Philadelphia, has pulled tuition remission benefits for its graduate student employees who are currently on strike. All striking graduate students must pay their tuition bill in full by March 9 or face a $100 late fee and a financial hold on their student accounts that will […]
Coursera doubles down on degrees despite recent declines
[ad_1] Dive Brief: Coursera is doubling down on providing both degree programs and entry-level certificates on its platform, even though the latter offerings are the only one of the two that saw revenue growth this past quarter, according to the company’s latest earnings. The MOOC platform’s revenue reached $523.8 million in 2022, up 26% from […]
Advocates urge NC-SARA to add more consumer protections for online students
[ad_1] A dozen policy advocates and higher education groups are calling on the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements, an organization that controls an important interstate distance learning pact, to bake more consumer protections into its policies. NC-SARA was founded in 2013 with the goal of easing regulatory burdens for online colleges operating across […]
Merger Watch: Size matters for surviving the enrollment drop
[ad_1] Ricardo Azziz has held numerous executive positions in higher education and led the merger that resulted in Georgia Regents University, now Augusta University. He is principal at Strategic Partnerships in Higher Education Consulting Group. He writes the regular Merger Watch opinion series on corporate restructuring in higher education. Optional Caption Permission granted by Ricardo […]