Fewer than half of alumni of online for-profits report being very satisfied
[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Just under half of alumni who attended an online for-profit institution reported being very satisfied with their college, compared to 70% of alumni who attended an online nonprofit, according to a new survey from […]
Kansas Republicans move to block state’s public colleges from using DEI statements in hiring
[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Republicans in the Kansas Senate are attempting to ban the state’s public colleges from using diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, statements in hiring decisions. State Sen. J.R. Claeys successfully introduced an amendment into […]
U.S. News escalates battle over rankings, saying ‘elite’ colleges don’t speak for higher ed
[ad_1] The CEO and executive chair of U.S. News & World Report delivered an impassioned defense of the magazine’s rankings last week, arguing the prominent colleges snubbing them “don’t want to be held accountable by an independent third party.” Eric Gertler’s missive in The Wall Street Journal escalates a three-month feud over the rankings as […]
First-of-its-kind court ruling says college esports don’t fall under Title IX
[ad_1] Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Competitive video gaming, known as esports, does not count as athletics for the purposes of the federal antidiscrimination law Title IX, according to a February court decision that legal experts have labeled the first […]
College politically engages students, but doesn’t make them more liberal
[ad_1] Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: People who attend college are slightly less likely to be politically moderate than those that don’t — but higher education affects men and women differently, according to peer-reviewed research published in PLOS One, an […]
To aid pandemic recovery, colleges must partner with the government
[ad_1] Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Teik Lim is the president of New Jersey Institute of Technology, a public polytechnic university. In 2021, New Jersey Institute of Technology worked with government agencies to establish a mass COVID-19 vaccination center, delivering 221,450 vaccinations […]
Nondegree providers face high costs, challenges standing out in a crowded space, report finds
[ad_1] Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Companies offering nondegree credentials face a deeply competitive market and barriers to growth, like big losses and expensive marketing, according to a new report from Eduventures, a higher education research and consulting firm. The […]
How colleges can incorporate DEI values into physical spaces
[ad_1] Listen to the article 7 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Diversity, equity and inclusion efforts typically emphasize teaching staff and the student body. But the physical spaces available to students also have a huge influence on how welcome they feel, according to Shannon Dowling, principal at […]
Remote, hybrid work linked to more anxiety, depression
[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Workers had an increased rate of anxiety and depression symptoms if they were fully remote (40%) or hybrid (38%), compared to those who worked in-person (35%), according to a Feb. 20 report from health […]
K-12 enrollment lagged projections by 2% in 2021, revealing college pipeline cracks
[ad_1] Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The number of students in public K-12 schools in fall 2021 fell 2% below projected levels, meaning about 833,000 fewer seats were filled and a higher education sector already bracing for an enrollment cliff […]