Search Results For school closure

More high school grads are going to college—and staying

Micah Ward | September 16, 2026

New research delivers slim but welcome news for college leaders about students' enrollment habits. Here's what you need to know.

As small Mass. colleges close, a growing focus on saving the students rather than the schools

WGBH | August 25, 2026

Massachusetts has the dubious distinction of leading the nation in private college closures: Twenty-seven — including Wheelock, Mount Ida College, Newbury College, Hampshire College and Anna Maria College — have closed or announced plans to close here since 2014.

Teetering for decades, University of Valley Forge announces closure

Alcino Donadel | July 30, 2026

Half of all institutions that have announced closures this year are affiliated with Christian or Catholic denominations, according to this University Business tracker.

Education Department removes 'weaponized' civil rights rule

Micah Ward | July 23, 2026

Without disparate impact provisions, a school that disciplines higher rates of minority students will face less federal scrutiny.

Here is what gets lost in our drive for optimization

UB Custom Publishing | July 23, 2026

When efficiency becomes our primary moral language, values such as judgment, equity, formation and belonging are crowded out

Today's college search requires a new kind of due diligence

UB Custom Publishing | June 25, 2026

Students and parents today must ask the tough question: "Will this college stay open over the next four years?"

New federal guidelines threaten almost half of graduate arts programs

The New York Times | June 03, 2026

Many musicians, filmmakers and artists earn less than the Education Department’s proposed guidelines for alumni, imperiling federal aid for students in those programs.