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Vermont’s Goddard College to close after years of declining enrollment and financial struggles

Vermont’s Goddard College, a small school known for its progressive education, is closing after years of declining enrollment and financial struggles, the board of...

One state’s big plan to fix the high cost of college

In November 2022, Minnesota Democrats flipped the state’s Senate and retained control of the House and the governorship, giving them a legislative “trifecta” for...

Delaware Tech moves to drop renewable energy degree programs

Delaware Technical Community College will no longer accept new students to degree programs focused on energy. These two-year degree programs in energy management, renewable energy...

Some rural states are cutting higher ed. One state is doing the opposite

Now, spurred by concerns that low levels of college attainment are holding back the southeastern swath of the state, the Kentucky legislature is exploring...

Baruch College, an upward-mobility machine

City College of New York often serves as a nostalgic symbol of American higher education’s past. The college did not charge tuition for decades, and...

Should Temple make public the finalists for the president’s job?

Some Temple University faculty think the school should make public the finalists for the president’s job, given that the last leader chosen through a...

Latino students make up most of the nation’s growth in college degrees

Latinos are making substantial strides in college degree attainment, according to a report released Tuesday. Hispanic students accounted for the vast majority, 79%, of the 4% overall...

NAIA, small colleges association, approves ban on trans athletes from women’s sports

The national small-college organization's Council of Presidents approved in a 20-0 vote a policy that only students who were assigned the female gender at...

University of Texas professors demand reversal of job cuts from shuttered DEI initiative

The school’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors has estimated that 60 people in DEI roles at the campus were let go...

Following program cuts, new West Virginia University student union says fight is not over

Led by many first-generation college students and those receiving financial aid in the state with the fewest college graduates, members say they want to...

Opinion | For true higher-ed diversity, we must break the testing monopoly

Do we have to choose between diversity and objective measurements of college readiness? I think the answer is no, but that doesn’t mean we should...

Why device management programs make financial sense for higher ed

While almost everyone in IT agrees on the value of device management software, a recent EDUCAUSE survey revealed that just 1 in 4 higher education IT...

Simmons College buys $6 million dorm from Spalding University

President Kevin Cosby officially announced that students at the Historically Black College and University have a new dorm building. The money came from several small...

Tuition increase approved for University of Wisconsin-Madison, other campuses

In-state tuition at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and other campuses in the system will increase 3.75% next school year under a plan approved unanimously...

Manhattanville College celebrates new status as Manhattanville University

Manhattanville College became Manhattanville University on Wednesday, a sign to the public of a broader range of academic offerings. The change was made possible, in...