Public safety officials at universities and colleges face many of the same challenges that municipal police and fire departments do. For instance, consider the daunting task faced by university public safety personnel during each home football game at Clemson University in South Carolina. The small town of Clemson’s population of under 20,000 residents swells on…
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Newly inaugurated Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker signed an executive order on Jan. 2 that removes college degree requirements for certain city jobs. She signed the order hours after her inauguration. Per Parker’s 100-Day Action…
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Rep. Virginia Foxx, chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, introduced a wide-ranging legislative package Thursday meant to reshape the student loan system and reduce college costs. Known as the College Cost Reduction Act, the proposal would…
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts will discontinue its bachelor’s and master’s degree programs at the end of the 2024-25 academic year, citing declining enrollment and increased operating costs. PAFA’s board of trustees unanimously…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Florida higher education leaders are defending themselves against two lawsuits filed by campus chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine that allege the officials violated their free speech rights. The lawsuits center on an October…
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback.  Higher education has taken center stage for policymakers in 2024. The Biden administration has been overhauling higher education regulations, from placing greater restrictions on career education programs to attempting once again to clear debts for certain student…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a wide-ranging slate of higher education initiatives Tuesday, continuing her effort to boost enrollment at the state’s public systems and increase college access. Under Hochul’s proposal, New York high…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Rep. Jason Smith, chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, launched a probe into four top-ranked universities this week over their responses to antisemitism on their campuses. The committee is looking into Harvard University,…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The University of California at Berkeley closed off access last week to its new student housing project at People’s Park in Berkeley, California. The construction site has been barricaded with double-stacked shipping containers, and streets…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: A Kentucky lawmaker introduced a bill last week aimed at curbing diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on college campuses, furthering a nationwide conservative push against such programs. The proposed legislation would ban public colleges from…