By The Numbers: What potential budget cuts to Ed Dept would look like
[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. A plan by House Republican leaders to trim funding across government agencies would have a “very real and damaging” impact on families, communities and the economy, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has told Committee on Appropriations […]
Merger Watch: Opinions on corporate restructuring in higher education
[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. Below you can find the installments of his regular Merger Watch opinion series on corporate restructuring in higher education. [ad_2] […]
How prisons keep student debt relief from those who are incarcerated
[ad_1] Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Stacy Burnett is manager of the Access to Prison Education Initiative at the digital library JSTOR. Stacy Burnett Permission granted by Stacy Burnett The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide the fate of President Joe […]
BloomTech students sue the for-profit California coding bootcamp — again
[ad_1] Dive Brief: Four students at the California-based coding bootcamp the Bloom Institute of Technology, or BloomTech, sued the school this week, alleging it misrepresented its job placement rates. Other students have sued BloomTech before over similar allegations. However, this is the first time students have sought a class-action lawsuit against the institute, which was […]
Iowa’s 3 public universities ordered to pause new DEI programs
[ad_1] Dive Brief: Iowa’s three public universities will pause implementation of new diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the behest of the state’s regent board, it announced this week. Over the next few months, the governing board will study all DEI efforts at the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern […]
Missouri for-profit cosmetology college closes
[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: A small, for-profit cosmetology college in Missouri closed this week after more than 40 years in business. The Missouri College of Cosmetology North shut down permanently Monday, according to a message on the institution’s […]
Nonprofit launches ‘high-opportunity’ job platform for nondegree workers
[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Workers without four-year degrees are increasingly getting a shot at better job opportunities. The nonprofit SkillUp Coalition announced the launch of a career platform for non-degree talent March 7, aiming to connect workers with training and […]
Undergraduate credentials earned hit four-year low in 2021-22 academic year
[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Undergraduate credential earners fell by 1.6% in the 2021-2022 academic year, a loss of 58,800 students, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. That’s the lowest level seen in […]
5 charts breaking down demographic trends in college transfer enrollment
[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The pandemic’s effects continue to scramble college enrollments — particularly on the transfer side. Between fall 2020 and 2022, transfer enrollments fell nearly 7%, according to the latest data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. […]
Amazon-powered convenience store opens at Virginia college
[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: A convenience store using Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology opened on Friday at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia, according to an emailed press release from Amazon. The location is the first university c-store in […]