Briefings

Oklahoma is the latest state to wage war on DEI

Reports show less than 1% of state and federal funding being spent on DEI, but Secretary of Education Ryan Walters isn't buying it—and considers even that much to be an irresponsible waste of taxpayer dollars.

Emergency pandemic funds kept schools afloat, new report says

The final round of HEERF funding stabilized institutions of higher education, supporting students' needs and braking operational downturns.

Guest speakers on campus: Here’s what students want

Approximately one in five students reported never seeing a guest speaker on campus, which says more about the school's marketing than anything else, observes mental health speaker Jessi Beyer.

These schools have the best student-faculty ratios in the country

Among 1,222 accredited colleges and universities that submitted to U,S, News' annual survey, these 16 schools came out on top.

Fresh student enrollment data suggests “encouraging” recovery

As colleges continue treading past pandemic lows, new data suggests a light at the end of the tunnel for undergraduate enrollment., graduate enrollment steadies.

These 10 states spend the most financial aid dollars per undergrad student

Scholaroo's recent financial aid index report shows South Carolina significantly outspending more than the nine states below it in the rankings.

Overhaul at Florida’s New College starts big, ousts sitting president

DeSantis' vision for a conservative-leaning New College of Florida has begun with the removal of sitting president Patricia Okker, replacing her with former education commissioner and GOP Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran.

How one university is opening the door for cash-strapped students

Working adults who support their families deserve the chance to earn college degrees, too, and Walden University is here to prove it with its Believe and Achieve Scholarship.

College students and mental health: Does geography play a role?

Data indicates that students in certain college towns have higher levels of stress than others. The University of California in Berkeley, CA, for example, is known for its reputation as the "workaholic" UC campus, thus making it the most stressed college town in the U.S.

Socioeconomic disparities are top concern for college enrollment, per report

As academic preparation seems to be the key factor to closing the college enrollment gap between students of different races, students that come from lower socioeconomic backgrounds still seem to need help.

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