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On-The-Job Training Prevails as Students’ Disinterest in College Grows

On-The-Job Training Prevails as Students’ Disinterest in College Grows

The 74 Joshua Bay March 13, 2024 Four things to know about students’ rising interest in immediate employment and apathy towards a college degree. A new study has found more than 80 percent of high schoolers value on-the-job training over other postsecondary options, including a four-year degree — laying bare students’ interest […]

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Biden Seeks Another Pell Grant Increase, but Shortfall Looms

Biden Seeks Another Pell Grant Increase, but Shortfall Looms

Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott March 12, 2024 The president’s latest proposed budget would boost the maximum Pell Grant by $750 for students at nonprofit private and public colleges. Whether and how Congress will pay for such an increase is unclear. President Biden wants $2.1 billion next fiscal year to […]

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University of Arizona Eyes Consolidation With UAGC

University of Arizona Eyes Consolidation With UAGC

Inside Higher Ed Lauren Coffey March 7, 2024 The deal, subtly mentioned in a letter to Arizona’s governor, left more questions than answers as the university remains under fire. The University of Arizona is looking to completely absorb its acquired online campus, creating another twist in a saga tinged with […]

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Fitch Says FAFSA Delays Put Private Colleges at Risk

Fitch Says FAFSA Delays Put Private Colleges at Risk

Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott March 7, 2024 Delays in processing financial aid applications could threaten the credit or viability of small private colleges that serve students who are low income or come from underrepresented groups, Fitch Ratings warned in an alert Wednesday. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid delay is one […]

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Professors Evacuated, Put on Leave in Hectic Pro-Palestine Protest

Professors Evacuated, Put on Leave in Hectic Pro-Palestine Protest

Inside Higher Ed Ryan Quinn February 27, 2024 When the director of Jewish studies at one California State University campus visited another to speak on Israel and Palestine, things went awry. An incident last week at San José State University laid bare just how contentious the Israel-Palestine conflict continues to […]

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U.S. Wants to Let States Enforce Their Own Regulations for Online Education

U.S. Wants to Let States Enforce Their Own Regulations for Online Education

Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott March 4, 2024 As the Biden administration eyes regulatory changes aimed at improving consumer protections for students, institutions worry about unintended consequences. A proposal from the Biden administration could reshape how states oversee online education. Supporters say it’ll provide much-needed consumer protections, while colleges and […]

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Untangling the Bungled FAFSA Launch

Untangling the Bungled FAFSA Launch

Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott and Liam Knox March 4, 2024 Politics, priorities and a set of unforced errors unraveled the Education Department’s best-laid plans for a federal aid overhaul. Critics say they should have seen it coming. When the Department of Education first delayed the launch of the new Free […]

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Some employers are wary of Gen Z workers. What can colleges do?

Some employers are wary of Gen Z workers. What can colleges do?

Higher Ed Dive  Kate Rix February 26, 2024 Experts suggested ways for higher education institutions to help students learn critical workplace skills, such as oral communication and empathy. Call them power skills, durable skills or 21st century skills, but career development experts say it’s time to acknowledge that proficiency in empathy, […]

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