Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Borrowers with federal student loans who didn’t graduate collectively owe more than they initially borrowed four years after entering repayment, according to a new report from the HEA Group, a higher ed-focused research firm and…
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s leader announced plans Thursday to wind down 20 academic offerings, spanning from bachelor’s degrees in anthropology and physics to graduate programs in nursing and mathematics. The final program…
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Nine higher education organizations are urging colleges to extend their decision deadlines beyond May 1 for prospective students amid further financial aid delays by the U.S. Department of Education. On Tuesday, the Education Department said…
The rapid pace of change in higher education shows no sign of slowing in 2024. For one, colleges nationwide are bracing for widespread demographic challenges as the pool of traditional-age students shrinks. Already, public and private colleges alike have been struggling with budgetary and enrollment challenges, forcing some to shed programs and cut faculty members. …
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: House Democrats shared a wide-ranging legislative package Tuesday that would double the Pell Grant, make two years of community college free and cap interest rates for new federal student loans. The package of bills has…
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: When it comes to hiring, managers filling entry-level positions report some hesitation on the Generation Z front, according to a January survey by ResumeBuilder.com. Thirty-one percent of the 782 people surveyed said they avoid hiring…
Listen to the article 9 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Eileen Strempel is the inaugural dean of the Herb Albert School of Music and a professor of education at the University of California, Los Angeles. Stephen Handel is the director of strategy for postsecondary education transformation at…
Inbound Strategies for Higher Education in the Face of Yahoo and Google Mail Updates In the always-evolving digital landscape, schools reaching out to potential students will face fresh challenges with upcoming changes in popular email platforms like Yahoo and Google Mail. Though there will be enduring effectiveness of email as an outbound tactic, educational institutions…
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday that it won’t transmit information from students who filled out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid to colleges until the first half of March, further shortening the…
Listen to the article 8 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Higher education has become central to conversations about diversity, debt, hiring and the workforce. This year, colleges can expect a flurry of state bills and executive orders that will address these topics and potentially reshape how the…