1+ hour, 38+ min ago  (354+ words) The designation comes with an increased federal student loan cap of $200, 000 for graduate programs. The Education Department said in its June 29 update that its list of designated professional degrees "may change as litigation in the case proceeds." Still, the department…...

5+ hour, 30+ min ago  (329+ words) One analysis estimates that the policy could cost the 28-institution system $15 million a year in lost tuition and fee revenue. Higher Ed Impact: The move could deal a major blow to the system's enrollment. Some 50, 000 of the state's students were…...

17+ hour, 4+ min ago  (618+ words) The former University of Alabama leader faced a delayed state-level vote and right-wing pushback over his past support for diversity efforts. UF has been without a permanent president for nearly two years, since former President Ben Sasse abruptly stepped down…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (687+ words) Under Secretary Nicholas Kent said Tuesday that the agency needs to make the process for college mergers, acquisitions and even closures "a lot easier." A suite of new Education Department regulations will take effect on Wednesday to carry out the…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (940+ words) The move comes as more colleges are going back to requiring standardized tests for admissions. Educational nonprofit ETS is acquiring ACT " roughly two years after the standardized test maker was taken over by a private equity firm." The deal will…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (210+ words) Colleges and K-12 schools can determine eligibility for women's and girls' sports teams based on "biological sex," the court ruled. Editor's note: This story is developing and will be updated. The U. S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that transgender student athletes do…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (491+ words) The new law took effect immediately and came after legislators'overrode a veto from Democratic Gov. Josh Stein. North Carolina is the latest conservative-led state to enact anti-DEI legislation. Since 2023, some 17 states have enacted at least 33 laws to restrict DEI initiatives…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (615+ words) While some say such degrees could increase college affordability, two groups blasted them as "stripped-down curriculum that prioritizes speed." The ranks of colleges offering three-year bachelor's degrees with fewer credits have been growing in recent years, though they're still rare…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (243+ words) We're rounding up last week's stories, from a record-high persistence rate to the latest federal lawsuit over in-state tuition for undocumented students. A federal dashboard launched by the Trump administration last year says that colleges have taken billions of dollars…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (474+ words) The two federal agencies are offering eligible institutions'up to $30 million for property improvements " but the money requires a one-to-one match. The Research Facilities Act was enacted in 1963. The latest program funding comes from the One Big Beautiful Bill, signed into…...