U.S. Publishes New Regulations on Campus Sexual Assault
Colleges and universities that receive federal funding must be in compliance with new rules by Aug. 14. The regulations rebalance "scales of justice," Education Department says.
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Windfall for Small Colleges
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is coming under fire for spreading millions in stimulus aid to institutions with barely any students, while other colleges struggle.
What’s New in Commencements? Robots
Thunderbird School of Global Management used avatar robots so students could still "walk" across the stage.
Big Proctor
Is the fight against cheating during remote instruction worth enlisting third-party student surveillance platforms?
Reimagining Career Education
The Education Department plans to distribute more than $120 million in grants for short-term programs. Which pathways should that money fund?
Report: Living Expenses, Not Tuition, Are the Problem
New report finds that financial aid mostly has kept up with rising tuition prices. But living expenses are another story.
Not the Same University
Missouri Western cuts 30 percent of the faculty, along with programs in history, political science, sociology, economics, music and more.
Complicated picture for the Humanities
By some measures, the humanities are in decline. By others, their death has been overstated. A new report offers some data from before the pandemic.
IP Problems
Copyright ownership concerns abound in the rapid shift to remote instruction.
Call for Greater Scrutiny of College Advertising
The Brookings Institution is calling for greater oversight of college spending on advertising, particularly from for-profit institutions.
