Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday unveiled a 2024-25 state budget proposal that would sharply boost higher education funding, consolidate public college governance and cap tuition costs for certain students. The Democrat governor’s plan would…
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 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…
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…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Pennsylvania’s governor is seeking to unite the state’s community colleges and its four-year public higher education system under one governance framework — while significantly dropping tuition costs for low- and moderate-income students at the same…
There are challenging realities confronting higher education and its ability to both address today’s talent gap and equip individuals with the skills needed to secure promising salaries and upward mobility. Businesses, too, face similar challenges to find workers with specific skills across every field to address employment gaps and support our local and national economies….
Listen to the article 8 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The higher education world was rocked by court decisions last year, including the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling against race-conscious admissions. This year looks to be no different, with courts poised to make similar waves. Colleges are…
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Investing in Division III athletics programs may not yield enrollment growth for their colleges, a recent Urban Institute analysis shows. The left-leaning think tank studied 325 DIII colleges. It looked at institutions’ headcounts, as well…