HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week

December 20, 2024

Inside Higher Ed looks at whimsical holiday greetings some campuses sent out this year... Chalkbeat explores the obstacles immigrants can face while trying to earn a degree... The Chronicle of Higher Education reports on what institutions will need to do to comply with the newly passed Stop Campus Hazing Act.

Colleges Send Out Heartwarming Holiday Messages
Inside Higher Ed | Dec. 20, 2024

For Some Immigrant Students, the Dream of College Lies Just Out of Reach
Chalkbeat | Dec. 19, 2024

Are Colleges Ready for the New Anti-Hazing Law?
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | Dec. 19, 2024

December 19, 2024

The Department of Education resumed enrollment for two student loan repayment plans while the new SAVE plan remains in legal limbo, The New York Times writes... Doug Lederman, editor and co-founder of Inside Higher Ed, reflects on his decades covering higher education on the podcast The Key as he prepares to leave the role... First lady Jill Biden announced this fall was her final semester teaching at Northern Virginia Community College... Inside Higher Ed spoke to seven higher education leaders about the role AI will play I the coming year.

Education Dept. Reverses Itself and Reopens Two Loan Repayment Plans
The New York Times (sub. req.) | Dec. 19, 2024

Doug Lederman Says Farewell to Inside Higher Ed: The Key
Inside Higher Ed | Dec. 19, 2024

After 15 Years, Jill Biden Teaches Final Class at Virginia Community College
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | Dec. 18, 2024

How Will AI Influence Higher Ed in 2025?
Inside Higher Ed | Dec. 19, 2024

December 18, 2024

Inside Higher Ed reports that colleges and universities have again asked the Education Department to postpone the deadline to report gainful employment data... EdSource looks at an increase in institutions granting students credit for prior learning... Virginia Foxx, outgoing chair of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, discussed her tenure in the role and the state of higher education with Inside Higher Ed... Jay Obernolte, co-chair of the House Artificial Intelligence Task Force, said Tuesday that international scholars who earn advanced STEM degrees should automatically receive green cards... Higher Ed Dive examines the University of the District of Columbia’s new plan to improve its enrollment, student experience, and impact.

Colleges Urge Education Department to Delay Gainful Employment… Again
Inside Higher Ed | Dec. 18, 2024

Why Many Colleges Are Giving More Credit for Learning Outside the Classroom
EdSource | Dec. 18, 2024

Virginia Foxx Reflects on Her Time in the Hot Seat
Inside Higher Ed | Dec. 18, 2024

Obernolte Backs Green Cards for Foreign STEM Graduates
PoliticoPro (sub. req.) | Dec. 17, 2024

Inside University of the District of Columbia’s Plan to Transform
Higher Ed Dive | Dec. 17, 2024

December 17, 2024

Higher Ed Dive looks at a letter ACE sent to the Department of Education requesting more time for institutions to report data on gainful employment and financial value transparency... Inside Higher Ed reviews the most significant higher education news of 2024... State financial aid awards increased in 2022, seeing the largest year-over-year growth in a decade, Inside Higher Ed reports... The Austin American-Statesman profiles Wynn Rosser, Texas’ incoming commissioner of higher education, who aims to make college accessible to students throughout the state.

Higher Ed Groups Ask for Delayed Gainful Employment, Financial Value Transparency Deadline
Higher Ed Dive | Dec. 16, 2024

Looking Back at 2024 in Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed | Dec. 17, 2024

State Financial Aid on the Rise
Inside Higher Ed | Dec. 17, 2024

Wynn Rosser Wants to Ensure Every Texan Has the Opportunity to Pursue College. Here’s How.
Austin American-Statesman | Dec. 16, 2024

December 16, 2024

The New York Times examines efforts from some institutions to encourage civil discussion of contentious issues such as the war in Gaza... On the latest episode of the podcast The Key, Inside Higher Ed spoke to three current and former college presidents about effective leadership... The Chronicle of Higher Education considers the financial implications of President-elect Trump’s second term for colleges and universities... Conversation at last week’s Middle States Commission on Higher Education conference focused on change and unpredictability under the incoming Republican trifecta.

To Dial Down Campus Tensions, Colleges Teach the Art of Conversation
The New York Times (sub. req.) | Dec. 14, 2024

How to Lead With Purpose in Higher Ed: The Key
Inside Higher Ed | Dec. 16, 2024

Trump Will Affect Colleges’ Finances. Just How Could Surprise You.
The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | Dec. 13, 2024

Uncertain Changes Loom at Accreditation Conference
Inside Higher Ed | Dec. 16, 2024

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