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State Higher Ed Funding Tops $100B in Fiscal 2022
Without accounting for inflation, state funding levels increased by 6.5 percent year over year in fiscal 2022. This jump is due in part to ongoing federal support, recovering state revenues and reversals of state funding cuts from earlier in the pandemic.
Using Colleges’ Outcomes to Gauge Risk for Students
A framework developed to identify the riskiest colleges for veterans could be a model for state regulators and accreditors to spot colleges that could close or harm students.
Pearson Acquires Credentialing Firm Credly in $200M Deal
Pearson announced Monday that it had acquired Credly, the market leader in digital workforce credentialing. Pearson, which already had a...
Cengage Group to Acquire Cybersecurity Ed Company Infosec
The global education and technology company Cengage Group is acquiring Infosec, a top cybersecurity education provider, for $190.8 million. Officials...
More Alleged Violations of Faculty Speech Rights at Collin
Another professor at Collin College in Texas is accusing the institution of effectively firing him for protected speech. Michael Phillips...
New Programs: Communication, Environmental Science, Business Communication, Nursing
Bemidji State University is offering an undergraduate degree in communication studies. Caldwell University is starting a bachelor of science in...
Virginia Public Colleges Lift COVID Vaccine Mandates
Public colleges in Virginia have begun to lift their COVID-19 vaccination requirement for students after the new Republican attorney general...
Georgetown Law Places Administrator on Leave After Tweets
Georgetown Law School has placed incoming administrator Ilya Shapiro on administrative leave, pending an investigation into whether he violated the university’s antidiscrimination policy with disparaging tweets about President Biden’s intention to name a Black woman to the Supreme Court.