Inside Higher Ed Return of the College Scorecard The Department of Education rolls out updated information on its college transparency tool, including a new comparison feature. By Andrew Kreighbaum September 29, 2017 An Obama administration initiative that provided consumer information on …
Inside Higher Ed College Enrollment Projected to Grow 15% by 2025 By Doug Lederman September 29, 2017 A new federal report projects that enrollment in American postsecondary institutions will climb 15 percent from 2014 to 2025, with larger proportional increases among adult …
AEI Preston Cooper September 22, 2017 | Forbes GAO report should trigger rethink of accountability in higher education To borrow $43 million and pay it back almost immediately may appear a rather pointless exercise. But for Corinthian Colleges, a now-defunct chain of …
The Chronicle of Higher Education The Mismatch Between High Tech and Higher Ed By Peter Monaghan SEPTEMBER 24, 2017 Silicon Valley and the surrounding San Francisco Bay area have flourished in cycles over the past several decades, thanks to companies involved …
Inside Higher Ed The Fruits of Collaboration An alliance of 11 public research universities shows that sharing data, ideas and practices can help more low-income students graduate. By Ashley A. Smith Three years ago a group of public research universities set out to …
Inside Higher Ed The Tuition-Reset Strategy Large number of private colleges plan tuition resets next year despite many experts’ view that the practice is a gimmick. The colleges hope to grow enrollment, contain student costs and prove critics wrong. But …
The Chronicle of Higher Education What You Need to Know About the New Guidance on Title IX By Katherine Mangan SEPTEMBER 22, 2017 Updated (9/22/2017, 4:46 p.m.) with more detail on several of the answers. For months, Title IX officers and …
Inside Higher Ed Online Abroad, and Beyond Title IX’s Reach? Ruling in high-profile sexual harassment case suggests that foreign students in online courses have no recourse under Title IX. By Lindsay McKenzie September 20, 2017 Online courses — and especially the special …
The Chronicle of Higher Education September 22, 2017 by Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz Education Dept. Replaces Obama-Era Title IX Directives With New Interim Guidance The U.S. Department of Education has rescinded two pieces of Obama-era guidance that told colleges how they should handle issues …
Inside Higher Ed Federal Audit Challenges Faculty Role at WGU Education Department’s inspector general labels Western Governors as a correspondence-course provider, seeks reimbursement of $713 million in aid and may broadly threaten competency-based education. By Paul Fain September 22, 2017 The U.S. …