UNCG chancellor makes final call to cut 20 academic offerings

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 … Read more

3 takeaways from final fall 2023 enrollment counts

Enrollment of undergraduates ticked up 1.2% in fall 2023 compared to the year before, notching the first headcount increase among these students in over a decade, according to final figures from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.  “Undergraduates have finally turned the corner it appears after years of decline,” Doug Shapiro, the research center’s executive … Read more

Two final Title IX rules will likely be delayed — again

Listen to the article 7 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The U.S Department of Education appears as though it will again miss the deadline it set for finalizing two highly anticipated Title IX regulations. The Biden administration has prioritized remolding policies around Title IX, a law banning … Read more

DOL independent contractor final rule announced, will take effect March 11

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The U.S. Department of Labor announced Tuesday a final rule revising its interpretation of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s classification provision to determine whether a worker may be considered an independent contractor. The final rule largely tracks … Read more