A look at the efforts to invest university endowments in socially responsible companies
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Students’ calls for institutions to stop supporting the fossil fuel industry and start investing in more eco-conscious companies have been ongoing for years but don’t show any signs of dying down. Efforts to invest university endowments in socially responsible companies have yielded promising early results, according to a new report sharing several…
Read More about A look at the efforts to invest university endowments in socially responsible companiesColleges and students discuss increasing demand for and rising costs of mental health services
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Students who have experienced mental illnesses themselves see the availability of on-campus services as one of the core responsibilities of the institutions they attend. They believe that if those services aren’t being utilized or are found by students to be inadequate, it’s up to the college to adjust. College-based mental health providers consider…
Read More about Colleges and students discuss increasing demand for and rising costs of mental health servicesUniversities with campuses in China resort to online courses during Coronavirus outbreak
INSIDE HIGHER ED — After celebrating the Lunar New Year earlier this month, thousands of students at U.S. universities in China have resumed classes. But the campuses are eerily quiet, and classrooms remain empty. That’s because classes have moved online in the wake of the coronavirus.
Read More about Universities with campuses in China resort to online courses during Coronavirus outbreakInternational study abroad programs react to the Coronavirus outbreak
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Syracuse cancels its Florence study abroad program, and other institutions make changes to programs in Italy, South Korea and elsewhere as coronavirus spreads globally.
Read More about International study abroad programs react to the Coronavirus outbreakWhite House budget proposes cuts to student aid and research grants
AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION — President Trump on Monday called for $5.6 billion in cuts to the Department of Education’s budget for FY 2021, a move that would weaken critical higher education programs that support low- and middle-income students and families.
Read More about White House budget proposes cuts to student aid and research grantsU.S. Department of Education Title IX changes may complicate Higher Education Act reauthorization efforts
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Any deal to update the law governing federal student aid would have to overcome concerns about the highly charged new rule U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is about to release on what colleges are required do about allegations of sexual assault or harassment on campuses. That was the message from an aide…
Read More about U.S. Department of Education Title IX changes may complicate Higher Education Act reauthorization effortsU.S. Department of Education investigates Harvard University over reporting of foreign donations
THE HARVARD CRIMSON — In a Feb. 11 letter, the Education Department asked the University to disclose information about contracts and gifts from the governments and citizens of China, Iran, Russia, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. It also requested disclosures about gifts from the Alavi Foundation; Huawei Technologies; Kaspersky Lab; the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community…
Read More about U.S. Department of Education investigates Harvard University over reporting of foreign donationsEfforts to increase low-income student enrollment have slowed after initial success
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Initiative aimed at increasing Pell-eligible student enrollment at high-performing colleges is doing well. But a sudden plateau in progress shows hard choices colleges may need to make to move forward. Its goal is to enroll 50,000 more low- and moderate-income students at institutions with graduation rates of 70 percent or higher by 2025.
Read More about Efforts to increase low-income student enrollment have slowed after initial successReport: 41 percent of recent college graduates are in jobs that do not require a degree
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The unemployment rate for young college graduates exceeds that of the general population, and about 41 percent of recent college graduates — and 33.8 percent of all college graduates — are underemployed in that they are working in jobs that don’t require a college degree, according to new data from the Federal Reserve Bank of…
Read More about Report: 41 percent of recent college graduates are in jobs that do not require a degreeConcordia Law seeks new partner after parent university announces closure
IDAHO STATESMAN — Concordia University in Portland announced Monday that is shutting down its Portland campus after 115 years, though its leaders say they are in discussions to keep the School of Law in Boise operating. The U of I law school dean said he didn’t know Concordia Law’s future was in doubt until an Idaho…
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