The Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights is investigating colleges and universities for potentially violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, according to a press release.
Calling the U.S. Department of Education a “critical federal agency that ensures tens of millions of students receive a quality education and critical resources,” 21 states sued the Trump administration Thursday over this week’s mass layoffs at the agency and the president’s plans to shut it down. “This administration may claim to be stopping waste […]
Some 60 colleges and universities now face "enforcement actions" over claims of campus antisemitism, the U.S. Department of Education warned just a few days after yanking $400 million in grants from Columbia University over alleged civil rights infractions.
President Trump's calls for reduced federal spending threaten to saddle states with more obligations. This could reduce discretionary spending on higher education, according to one expert from SHEEO.
With survival of the humanities on the line, colleges are pivoting to make offerings like languages and philosophy more relevant to job seekers. Are students and their parents buying in?
Senate Bill 1453, sponsored by Sen. David Farnsworth, R-Mesa, proposes capping the base salary of university presidents at $500,000 and limiting all bonuses at 15% of that base salary.
More than half of all working-class Americans hold a college degree or credential beyond high school, according to a new report from the Lumina Foundation.
Colleges and universities hoping to keep their academic programs in rhythm with the world's emerging disciplines may learn something new from this higher education intelligence service's latest prediction.
The Biden administration approved its last major batch of student loan relief Wednesday, greenlighting $4.5 billion in forgiveness for 261,000 borrowers.
