Lifelong learning reforms may not pay their way, thinktank warns
IFS says adults studying individual modules may be less likely to complete degrees and get highly paid jobs Read more
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At Arizona State, a Town-Gown Squabble With a Twist
Inside an Arizona State University apartment building on a recent Friday afternoon, the sounds of piano, bassoon, and guitar filled an event room, where four graduate-student musicians played songs with their neighbors, all of whom were in their 60s or older. Read more
N.Y. Shuts Down Operations of Beleaguered Bible College With Ties to ‘Newsweek’
New York’s deputy commissioner for higher education dealt a new blow to Olivet University late last month by forcing it to stop academic operations in the state, citing the college’s “pattern of mismanagement of the institution’s finances” and “a well-established pattern of noncompliance with laws, rules, and regulations,” according to a letter to the college from the state’s Education Department. Read more
Biden’s Education Dept. Proposes to streamline the student-loan process
The U.S. Education Department on Wednesday proposed new regulations intended to help student-loan borrowers whose colleges misled them or closed, who are permanently disabled, or who work in public service, including nontenured college instructors. Read more
The College-Affordability Conundrum
A recent survey of people’s attitudes on student loan-forgiveness revealed overwhelming support for something that’s often seen as an even deeper issue: making college more affordable. Read more
Last Year Was Miserable. Can Colleges Make This One Better?
Early registration figures suggest that students who completed Montclair State’s summer bridge program last year will return to campus this fall in slightly higher numbers. Read more
Two Years After Promising a ‘Transformational’ Partnership, the U. of Arizona and Zovio Part Ways
The University of Arizona Global Campus announced on Monday it would take over management of its online education programs from Zovio Inc. — the same company that two years earlier transferred its for-profit college holdings to the University of Arizona in what was touted then as a “transformational” agreement. Read more
When young children battle anxiety, parents don’t need to feel like helpless bystanders
Tantrums, clinginess and fussy eating could all signal your child’s emotional cup is full. Regulation depends on the emotion being validated and then released
Cambridge college ends critical examination of founder Winston Churchill
Working party at Churchill College disbands after dispute over event about British PM and racism
Half of UK university students think degree is poor value for money
Survey sheds light on level of anger at higher education institutes’ response to pandemic
