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Ohio GOP lawmakers" university civics centers aren"t popular. They want to require attendance.
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (109+ words) For years, college students from around the state, specifically Ohio State, have fought back against the GOP-created higher education reform. Students say they want real education, not what Ohio State student Sabrina Estevez calls propaganda. "I think there is a…...
Private college revenue is growing, but there's a big caveat
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (349+ words) Private colleges kept their balance sheets stable in 2025, but rising costs threaten less financially diverse institutions in the long term, according to a Fitch Ratings report. The credit agency found that private nonprofits generated'higher net tuition revenue in fiscal 2025 than…...
New research shows OER's biggest impact isn't cost'it's completion
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (204+ words) Free textbooks, when fully embraced by administrators and faculty, lead to better student outcomes, a new American Association of Colleges and Universities report finds. Open educational resources, or OER, emergedat the turn of the century tomake college less expensive. A…...
La Salle's surprisingly simple advice to spark an enrollment turnaround
1+ week, 1+ day ago (464+ words) The story of the small private faith-based college falling on hard times has become all too common in the post-pandemic world of higher education. A declining number of traditional learners and increased operating costs have shuttered some schools, while forcing…...
Bans on transgender athletes in women's and girls' sports upheld
1+ week, 2+ day ago (238+ words) State laws prohibiting transgender athletes from playing on women's and girls' sports teams were deemed constitutional by the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Title IX allows schools to provide separate women's and men's sports teams, as defined by biological sex, Justice…...
Why these three-year degree pilots are sparking strong pushback
1+ week, 2+ day ago (441+ words) Two leading educators associations are speaking out against the growing wave of three-year bachelor's degrees as two pilots gain approval in Massachusetts. On Sunday, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and American Federation of Teachers (AFT) lambasted accelerated programs…...
Federal money for workforce training begins, but few programs qualify
1+ week, 2+ day ago (142+ words) University Business Federal money for workforce training begins, but few programs qualify In a night class at St. Paul College here in Minnesota, students are practicing the nursing skills they'll need to pass the state exam in a few weeks....
Competing for faster compute: Higher ed's new arms race?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (616+ words) Ensuring academic programs keep pace with advancing AI has sparked a costly tech challenge: the need for significantly more campus computing power. For decades, colleges and universities supported most research needs with separate departmental servers and periodic upgrades. Today, AI…...
Renowned roboticist is named Spelman College's new president
1+ week, 6+ day ago (641+ words) Howard, a renowned roboticist, entrepreneur and higher education leader, will become Spelman College's 12th president on Aug. 1. Howard is dean of Ohio State's College of Engineering and is a nationally recognized expert in robotics and human-centered technology. She has also worked…...
Federal court blocks a portion of Trump loan restrictions for grad students
1+ week, 6+ day ago (147+ words) University Business Federal court blocks a portion of Trump loan restrictions for grad students A federal judge has halted part of a Trump administration rule that would have sharply limited federal student loans for nursing students and those pursuing certain…...