The U.S. Department of Education recently found that the CUNY college had the fourth-highest transfer-out rate for Title IV students in the nation; 55% ultimately earned bachelor's degrees within eight years, compared to the country's 13% average.
Most American colleges and universities require the completion of courses that emphasize Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)-related topics to graduate, according to a new report surveying public and private institutions. Speech First, a group advocating for First Amendment rights on US campuses, released an investigation on Thursday that found 165 of 248 selected institutions mandate DEI-related classes to meet […]
New College of Florida President Richard Corcoran, who spearheaded a controversial remaking of the Sarasota school over the last year, received a $200,000 bonus Thursday from a majority of trustees who said he had met the goals they set for him. The money adds to Corcoran's base salary of $699,000, a sum that made him one […]
College Possible, a nonprofit dedicated to servicing low-income and minority students through their higher education journey, has so far ensured that 56% of their students have filed for FAFSA, says CEO Siva Kumari.
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 trustees announced. The decision to close at the end of the semester was heart-wrenching but unavoidable as the school, created in 1938, faces financial insolvency, the board said in a statement […]
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 the first time in a decade. They utilized the state's budget surplus to pump a historic amount of money into higher education. It will pay for tuition freezes at many of […]
They are the only two regions to feature four-year institutions that collectively experienced positive enrollment increases between 2017 and 2021, according a new report from EAB.
Few K12 and college students are using artificial intelligence to write entire papers—but many of them are using the rapidly advancing technology, data from a leading AI detector tools shows.
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 its students, many of them poor, went on to become Nobel laureates, chief executives, civil rights leaders and more. More than 60 percent of Baruch students receive Pell grants, which means […]
Now, spurred by concerns that low levels of college attainment are holding back the southeastern swath of the state, the Kentucky legislature is exploring ways to bring baccalaureate degrees to the region. The move to expand education here comes as many states are cutting majors at rural colleges and merging rural institutions, blaming funding shortfalls and steadily […]
