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Michigan State to Pay $2.8M in Fines for Breaking Agreement

Michigan State University paid the Department of Education nearly $2.8 million in fines after awarding financial aid to students who...
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How Title VI Is Tripping Up Colleges

The Office for Civil Rights has resolved six investigations into how colleges responded to reports of antisemitism. The findings show how those colleges fell short of federal law and hold lessons for the rest of higher ed.

Largest Accreditor Clears Way for Review of ‘Reduced Credit’ Bachelor’s Degrees

The largest institutional accreditor in the United States has formally introduced a new process for reviewing bachelor’s degree programs that...
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Housing Woes Abound as Fall Semester Begins

Students living in hotels miles from campus. Six students sharing a single shower. These are just a few of the solutions from this year’s overcrowded campuses.

Ep. 126: Voices of Student Success: The Role of Belonging in Campus Conflict, Protests

Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023, colleges and universities have seen heightened tensions on campus as student protesters demand change from their administrators.

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Making Sense of MIT’s Diversity Decline

Jim Jump considers the drop in underrepresented racial and ethnic minority students in MIT’s new entering class.

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Campus Cuts Appear to Slow in August

Fewer institutions announced layoffs in August compared to the earlier summer months. But at several universities that did, the cuts were sweeping.

A group of veterinary assistant program students at Saint Joseph's College pose with their certificates.

The Many Lives of Saint Joseph’s

After losing accreditation, the Catholic liberal arts college remade itself as a purveyor of workforce training programs. Not everyone is happy about the shift.