Free College Is Dead in Congress, but It’s Alive and Well in the States
2U’s decision to shut down its coding boot camps is the latest sign that changes are afoot in the alternative credentials sector. Read more
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Elite colleges in Trump ‘cross hairs’ launch lobbying push
Ivy Leaguers ramp up Capitol Hill activity ahead of presidential inauguration Read more
Colleges limit AP credits to maximize tuition revenue: study
Universities across the U.S. are preventing students from earning a degree in less than four years by accepting fewer Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate credits, a recent report by the Progressive Policy Institute found. Read more
College enrollment shows strong gains after a long decline
The fall of 2023 marked the first turnaround period for college enrollment in a decade, new research proclaims. Here’s a look at that data. Read more
Feds Fine Baker College $2.5 Million for Deceptive Marketing That Left Students With Debt and Regret
The U.S. Department of Education has fined a Michigan college $2.5 million for years of “substantial misrepresentation” of career outcomes. Read more
Online Degrees Out of Reach
Fewer than half of students at the largest nonprofit online institutions earn a degree after eight years. Is it an unfortunate reality or a cry for accountability? Read more
Most £9,000-plus fees graduates think degrees ‘were poor value’
High approval ratings for university teaching and overall usefulness of degrees, but mixed ratings on value and earnings premium, YouGov poll finds Read more
Wayne State asks ‘employer partners’ to make ‘DEI pledge
Michigan public university won’t say if it is mandatory, but says school holds ‘employers accountable’ for ‘equitable access’ Read more
Opening the black box: Helping faculty and staff understand an AI-driven world
Artificial intelligence is transforming higher education, influencing recruitment, research and classroom experiences. But while we tend to talk about AI as if it’s a single, monolithic technology, that’s of course not the case. Read more
Where are the whte students?
For more than a decade, college officials have watched their incoming classes steadily shrink, nudging them closer and closer to an enrollment cliff that experts say campuses could be tumbling off in the next year or two. Read more
