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How the pandemic changed higher education

We often talk about the “great reas­sessment” coming out of the pandemic in terms of our jobs. But it’s happening on many different levels—each with significant consequences for higher ed.

University can’t scan students’ rooms during remote tests, judge rules

An Ohio judge has ruled that a Cleveland State University’s virtual scan of a student’s room prior to an online test was unconstitutional.

Harvard’s status as wealthiest school faces oil-rich contender in the University of Texas

Every day, the University of Texas System makes about $6 million off a mineral-rich swath of land it manages in the US’s largest oil field.

Stephen F. Austin State University considers joining a university system

The Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents is considering whether the nearly 12,000-student university in East Texas should join a larger university system, and at least three systems across the state are expressing interest about becoming a new home for the currently unaffiliated school.

Do you know Taylor Swift all too well? University of Texas offering class on artist

The University of Texas at Austin is offering a class on Taylor Swift this August, and we hope there’s still a blank space on the roster.

Feds strip authority of college accreditor behind ITT Tech, fake university

An embattled college accreditor that survived several rounds of federal scrutiny over the course of three presidential administrations may have finally run out of chances. 

William Behre: Higher ed must transform to match needs of 21st century

Despite the out-of-touch, ivory-tower cliche, institutions of higher education are keenly aware of the very real — and very significant — challenges we are facing, nationally and locally.

Ohio higher education aims to connect skilled workers with employers

Ohio’s institutions of higher learning and other training programs respond to the needs of employers, so that Ohio has a pipeline of skilled and available workers, both to keep human capital, and lure businesses to Ohio.

Governor Hochul announces launch of historic $150 million expansion of tuition assistance program to part-time students

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the launch of the historic $150 million expansion of New York State's popular Tuition Assistance Program, which will now provide TAP to approximately 75,000 additional students who are pursuing their degree part-time.

College-going rate dips again in West Virginia

Less than 46% of the public high school graduates in the Class of 2021 in West Virginia were college students during the past year.

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