New data show how students fare after Graduate school
At 24 institutions, students have accumulated more than $25 million in interest five years into repayment, while at one university, balances grew by $289 million. Read more
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California universities have found a way to circumvent the state’s long-held affirmative action laws
Many applications for the University of California school system’s faculty jobs include submitting a statement of allegiance to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to be considered, despite the fact that race-based employment and admissions policies at public universities have been outlawed in the state since 1996. Read more
Biden’s new billion-dollar student loan cancellation plan faces hurdles, critics
As President Joe Biden’s latest proposal to cancel billions of dollars in student loan debt winds its way through the administrative process, some cheer the plan while others pan it as just another attempt at circumventing Congress. Read more
Automation is top of mind as a means to combat shrinking dining service revenue
As colleges and universities continue to accommodate online learning and other emerging education programs amid the impending enrollment cliff and student preference, a big question mark remains on institutions’ financial spreadsheets. How will they make up for the loss of dining service revenue? Read more
Professors craft courses on ChatGPT with ChatGPT
While some institutions are banning the use of the new AI tool, others are leaning into its use and offering courses dedicated solely to navigating the new technology. Read more
New College of Florida recruitment tactics challenged
After losing faculty and students because of partisan DeSantis reforms, campus described as paying recruiters despite federal ban Read more
Columbia University Press rejects book for being pro-police: report
Columbia University Press rejected a book for being “too sympathetic towards policing,” according to the author, a criminal justice professor. Read more
With new safeguards rule, cybersecurity programs become even more critical for higher ed
Federal regulators have enhanced their requirements that colleges and universities have a comprehensive cybersecurity program in place. Read more
House Subcommittee Members Disagree Over Higher Ed’s Value
Republicans argue that college prices are too high for inadequate outcomes and that institutions are to blame. Democrats focus their ire on for-profit colleges. Read more
Houston schools eliminate librarians and ‘repurpose’ libraries into ‘discipline centers’
The Houston Independent School District, the largest in Texas and the eighth-largest in the United States, will eliminate librarian positions in 28 schools and turn libraries into what are being called “discipline centers,” Read more
