Formerly incarcerated students with college degrees struggle to find jobs because of their criminal records. A new center wants to change that. Read more

The most competitive colleges and universities in the country got more competitive. But most institutions are still trying to fill their classes. Read more

The pandemic opened up huge possibilities for online learning and shorter-term credentials to help meet the needs of students and employers. Read more

New report suggests a microgrant program at Georgia State helps students complete their degrees faster and with less debt. Read more

A recent study found that grade-forgiveness policies incentivize students to study STEM, take harder courses and stay in college—not slack off or simply boost their GPAs, as critics claim. Read more

AAUP releases annual faculty salary data, saying that average faculty pay effectively fell 5 percent this year over last when accounting for runaway inflation. Read more

A rise in the number of international students from Europe going to Canada appears to be a product of Brexit, according to an analysis of the latest trends in immigration data. Read more

Wisconsin officials are informing college employees, from professors to custodians, that they can get their student loans forgiven through a federal program for which many wrongly assumed they were ineligible. Read more

Colleges across the U.S. are changing policies on mask mandates, reinstituting such requirements amid increasing coronavirus cases. Some see a direct link to spring break travel. Read more

Coalitions of companies, colleges and research groups, funded by Gates, will develop digital courses especially aimed at improving learning outcomes for underrepresented students in gateway statistics and chemistry courses. Read more