‘The Cheapest Form of Terrorism’
A rash of bomb threats has disrupted higher ed institutions—especially community colleges—across the country this summer. Read more
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Otterbein, Antioch U Team Up to Create National System
The private nonprofit Ohio institutions are partnering to create a new national university system. Leaders envision a collaborative system with pooled resources and are seeking other partners. Read more
Direct Admissions Takes Off
At West Texas A&M, at Minnesota’s colleges and with the Common App, colleges are dropping applications as a requirement to be admitted. Read more
Federal Judge Blocks Title IX Guidance on Transgender Students
The temporary injunction issued in Tennessee will apply to the 20 Republican-led states that joined the litigation. Read more
A University’s Attempt to Give Back Meets Local Resistance
Fairfield University’s Bellarmine College, designed to give low-income students in neighboring Bridgeport an affordable education, faces pushback from some residents. Read more
Influencer 101
A community college in Ohio is launching a certificate program to teach students to be media influencers. Will the new offering unleash students’ inner Kim Kardashian? Read more
Protecting Pregnant Students
A group of 60 Congressional Democrats asked the Education Department to clarify how Title IX protects students who are pregnant, parents or seeking an abortion. Read more
For-Profit Accountability and Pell Grants in Prisons
The Education Department proposed a new regulatory change for 90-10 and an accountability metric for for-profit colleges, along with guidelines for colleges pursuing changes in ownership and Pell Grants for incarcerated students. Read more
Congress Eyes Income-Share Agreement Reform, Again
The bipartisan bill would create new guardrails for income-share agreements used in higher education programs and is supported by ISA providers. Critics, however, view ISAs as a predatory form of financial aid and a bad solution to making college affordable. Read more
Colleges look to staffing firms to allow remote work
To address the legal questions and potential HR issues that can arise when employees move across state lines, some universities partner with third-party firms to keep employees on the payroll from afar. Read more
