Most students interested in study abroad pick a college based on where they can travel
[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Among students interested in spending time studying outside of the U.S., 57% said they chose their colleges with study abroad options in mind, according to a new survey from Terra Dotta, a company that […]
Supreme Court picks apart question of standing in student loan forgiveness lawsuits
[ad_1] Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. A few U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Tuesday that a band of Republican-controlled states and two borrowers have the right to sue to overturn the Biden administration’s plan to forgive broad amounts of federal student […]
Colorado College drops out of U.S. News’ undergraduate rankings
[ad_1] Dive Brief: Colorado College said Monday it will no longer participate in U.S. News & World Report’s undergraduate rankings, becoming the second institution to drop them in recent weeks over equity concerns. Officials said in a statement the rankings equate academic quality with institutional wealth and prestige, using methodology that perversely incentivizes colleges to […]
Judge clears path for most Sweet v. Cardona loan cancellation to move forward
[ad_1] Listen to the article 7 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: A federal judge denied a request to halt the $6 billion Sweet v. Cardona class-action settlement, bolstering a deal to end a lawsuit in which student loan borrowers accused the U.S. Department of Education […]
Here’s how colleges can preserve academic freedom in the face of educational censorship bills
[ad_1] Dive Brief: A new guide aims to help college leaders argue for institutional autonomy in cases when lawmakers are trying to restrict certain topics, like race and gender, from being taught in classrooms. The blueprint comes from higher education’s top lobby, the American Council on Education, and free speech advocacy group PEN America. It […]
Embattled for-profit ASA College closes without teach-out plan
[ad_1] Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The accreditor for ASA College, an embattled for-profit institution headquartered in New York, announced Friday that the school has shuttered without an approved teach-out plan, which is a written plan meant to help students […]
University of Texas System pauses diversity, equity and inclusion policies, saying some ‘have strayed’
[ad_1] Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The University of Texas System, one of the largest public higher education networks in the U.S., has paused creation of new diversity, equity and inclusion policies following pledges by conservative state lawmakers to scale back DEI […]
Employers value microcredentials but don’t know how to assess their quality
[ad_1] Dive Brief: Although a majority of surveyed employers say they value alternative credentials, many also harbor concerns over assessing the quality of education and understanding the skills and competencies they represent. That’s according to a recent survey of 510 employers from the University Professional and Continuing Education Association, also known as UPCEA, and Collegis […]
Education Department moves to rescind Trump-era regulation on religious student groups
[ad_1] Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education has proposed rescinding part of a Trump-era rule requiring public colleges to ensure they are not denying benefits to religious student organizations because of the groups’ beliefs or policies. […]
How can the Education Department build a list of low-value college programs?
[ad_1] In January, the U.S. Department of Education asked for feedback on a plan to publish a list of college programs with low financial value to students and solicited opinions on what factors the agency should consider when constructing the ranking. The announcement mimics an earlier idea from the Obama administration, which crafted a plan […]