In the last decade, we saw a trend of for-profit online institutions purchasing failing non-profit institutions. In most cases, this was to grab their accreditation and also to grab the idea of a campus experience existing, even if their online students would never experience it. Reported by Higher Ed Dive, the next generation of this […]

Nearly 2 in 5 Utah college students experience food insecurity. Reported by Higher Ed Dive, Utahns Against Hunger surveyed nearly 5,700 students for this report, which also shows that this food insecurity disproportionately affected students of color, with nearly half experiencing food insecurity. The takeaway? Prior to the pandemic, college students weren’t even eligible for […]

Will Monkeypox come for our campuses? Reported by Inside Higher Ed, with half of all confirmed monkeypox cases in the U.S. having been reported in the past two weeks, it is becoming increasingly likely that our institutions will have to deal with both Monkeypox and COVID protocols when students return this fall. The takeaway? We […]

Brandeis University is preparing their PhD students for jobs outside the Academy. Reported by Inside Higher Ed, with tenure-track faculty options falling dramatically across the board, Brandeis is evolving their curriculum to make sure their graduates have solid postdoctoral opportunity pathways. This includes funding both on- and off-campus internships to help students diversify their experiences. […]

Bowdoin College has extended their need-blind admission policies to international students. Reported by Inside Higher Ed, while Bowdoin College was one of the first to adopt test-optional admissions back in 1969, it is now one of the first to provide a need-blind admissions process to international students. A 57.4% return on their endowment investments in […]

Did OER materials receive a pandemic boost and will it last? Reported by Inside Higher Ed, a Bay View Analytics survey shows that 22% of courses in Spring 2022 required the use of open educational resources while only 33% of faculty now believe that “students learn better from print materials”. The takeaway? Digital education modalities […]

Asian-American enrollment is down 20% in California’s community colleges this year. Reported by Higher Ed Dive, a common explanation here is that the rise in Asian-American discrimination during COVID has made these students more hesitant to join our academic communities. Although, while a whopping 59% of this population chooses 2-year institutions in California, their enrollment […]

Could Pell grant eligibility open up to 8-week programs? Reported by Higher Ed Dive, as Congress is determining whether or not to allow Pell Grants to cover short-term academic programs, specifically those that lead to a postsecondary credential, online-only programs are currently absent from consideration. The theory being here that to these lawmakers, “online” programs […]

Is higher ed a laggard to remote work because of tax laws? Reported by Inside Higher Ed, while saying you’re open to remote work is one thing, actually being able to hire employees from all 50 states is a much heavier tax and accounting lift. That’s why some universities are hiring their remote workforce through […]

Could direct admit policies help more graduating high school seniors persist? Reported by Inside Higher Ed, a number of colleges are experimenting with direct admit admissions policies, including a broad program in Minnesota where 50 high schools will be participating in a direct admit system in partnership with 40 colleges who can set up their […]