How universities can help protect free speech
INSIDE HIGHER ED — But finding ways to promote speech tolerance on campus has proven difficult. How can institutional leaders convince students to hear out opinions they believe are harmful or voice views that they’ve seen draw public condemnation from other students? In a polarized nation, what role can higher education play in getting students…
Read More about How universities can help protect free speechOpinion: Georgetown Law dean William Treanor outlines why the school won’t submit data for US News rankings
SLATE — Since 1987, U.S. News & World Report has been ranking law schools. While the law school rankings have been criticized for decades, this year more than 40 law schools have announced they will not participate, and earlier this month, representatives of more than 100 law schools attended a conference to discuss a solution,…
Read More about Opinion: Georgetown Law dean William Treanor outlines why the school won’t submit data for US News rankingsDepartment of Education announces that redesign of FAFSA is delayed by two months
NASFAA — “The Education Department said Tuesday it will launch the redesign of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid in December, missing the annual Oct. 1 release of the form that millions of students rely on to determine their eligibility for grants and federal loans to pay for college,” The Washington Post reports.
Read More about Department of Education announces that redesign of FAFSA is delayed by two monthsInside Higher Ed survey looks at teaching styles and academic success
INSIDE HIGHER ED — James Walsh, an education major at the University of South Carolina at Aiken who’s been recognized for his ability to creatively teach middle schoolers math, has some strong opinions about college teaching: “The notion that everyone learns the same way is ridiculous, but professors tend to stick to what they know and what…
Read More about Inside Higher Ed survey looks at teaching styles and academic successGallup study finds that stress is the leading reason why students don’t pursue a college degree
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Nearly two-thirds of people who have never enrolled in higher education cite emotional stress as a key deterrent, a new report from Gallup and the Lumina Foundation finds. More than half of respondents—55 percent—also cited their personal mental health as an important reason why they’ve never enrolled in higher education. The report comes at…
Read More about Gallup study finds that stress is the leading reason why students don’t pursue a college degreeThe College Ranking Process Is Under Scrutiny. What That Means If You’re Deciding Where to Go
TIME — But attitudes toward these school rankings are shifting—including from some of the schools themselves. The 2022-2023 college admissions decisions come out at a time when the U.S. News rankings in particular have come under a significant amount of scrutiny. Columbia University math professor Michael Thaddeus found inaccuracies in the data that the school submitted, causing it to…
Read More about The College Ranking Process Is Under Scrutiny. What That Means If You’re Deciding Where to GoNational Student Clearinghouse Report finds that college transfer enrollment declined in fall 2022
DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION — Fall transfer enrollment remains in decline in 2022, albeit at a slower rate than before, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The Transfer and Progress Fall 2022 Report – released on Thursday– serves as a redesign of the research center’s two primary transfer reports,…
Read More about National Student Clearinghouse Report finds that college transfer enrollment declined in fall 2022A look at college transfer enrollment trends
HIGHER ED DIVE — The pandemic’s effects continue to scramble college enrollments — particularly on the transfer side. Between fall 2020 and 2022, transfer enrollments fell nearly 7%, according to the latest data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
Read More about A look at college transfer enrollment trendsProposed federal budget would increase funding for Pell Grants, HBCUs, and community colleges
AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION — President Biden released his budget request for FY 2024 last week, which includes $90 billion in discretionary funding for programs at the Department of Education. Most notably, the budget contains a request for an $820 increase in the Pell Grant award, which would take the maximum grant from $7,395 to $8,215…
Read More about Proposed federal budget would increase funding for Pell Grants, HBCUs, and community collegesVideo: New York credit counselors offer advice on student debt repayment
SPECTRUM NEWS — As the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness program remains in limbo, debt counselors are offering advice for managing debt. Noelle Carter, president and CEO of Parachute Credit Counseling (formerly Consumer Credit Counseling), said for as long as loan payments remain in forbearance, wait it out. Pay down other debts in the meantime. “I think…
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