National Center for Education reports slight reduction in higher education sector
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Amid waves of college closures, a new report from the National Center for Education Statistics released Wednesday found that the number of higher education institutions eligible for federal financial aid shrank by 1.7 percent in the 2023–24 academic year compared to the prior year.
Read More about National Center for Education reports slight reduction in higher education sectorUS Department of Education reports few community college students complete four-year degrees
NPR — Ever since he was a kid, Tyre’k Swanigan dreamed of going to Indiana University. But after he graduated from high school, he decided to start at community college.
Read More about US Department of Education reports few community college students complete four-year degreesCommunity colleges drive increase in college students post COVID-19 pandemic
MARKETPLACE — College enrollment is bouncing back after a pandemic-era slump. According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, enrollment grew by 2.5% this spring.
Read More about Community colleges drive increase in college students post COVID-19 pandemicUniversities implement new rules on campus protests
THE HECHINGER REPORT — As students make their way back to college and campus demonstrations about the Israel-Hamas war resume, the central conflict isn’t likely to be student to student, but between the right to freedom of speech and the right to freedom from hostile environments.
Read More about Universities implement new rules on campus protestsLegal action against federal student loan repayment programs continue to delay payments
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Biden administration’s new loan-repayment plan remains on hold this week after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to lift an injunction blocking the plan.
Read More about Legal action against federal student loan repayment programs continue to delay paymentsProposed legislation in several states seeks to weaken or eliminate faculty tenure
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Over the past two years, lawmakers in at least 10 states have pushed legislation that would weaken—or outright eliminate—tenure in public colleges and universities.
Read More about Proposed legislation in several states seeks to weaken or eliminate faculty tenureUniversity of Florida law professor challenges state constitutionality of tenure changes
ALLIGATOR — A UF law professor joined two other state university professors July 30 in filing a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a controversial 2023 state law that mandates stricter and more frequent tenure reevaluations.
Read More about University of Florida law professor challenges state constitutionality of tenure changesABA opposes the use of religious symbols in public schools
ABA — The American Bar Association House of Delegates opened its two-day session on Aug. 5 as part of the 2024 ABA Annual Meeting, adopting as policy ABA opposition against government actions that require the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools.
Read More about ABA opposes the use of religious symbols in public schoolsColumbia University president Minouche Shafik steps down
CNN — Columbia University President Minouche Shafik is stepping down months after protests over the Israel-Hamas war gripped the campus, Shafik announced in a letter sent Wednesday to the Columbia community.
Read More about Columbia University president Minouche Shafik steps downOhio State University to open Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society
OHIO STATE NEWS — The Ohio State University has appointed legal scholar Lee J. Strang as the inaugural executive director of the Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society.
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