Report on college teachers finds more full-time instructors and fewer part-time instructors over the last four years
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The American college faculty is, once again, becoming more heavily full-time than part-time, new federal data reveal — as professors make up a modestly smaller part of the overall higher education workforce. Throughout the early part of this decade, Education Department data showed that the number of instructors who worked part-time consistently outpaced…
Read More about Report on college teachers finds more full-time instructors and fewer part-time instructors over the last four yearsRepurposing closed or closing colleges comes with challenges
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Figuring out how to use a closed or closing college campus is a challenge — one often falling on the same leaders who had to shut it down in the first place.
Read More about Repurposing closed or closing colleges comes with challengesA look at racial disparities in student loan default rates
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION — Analysis of federal data shows that African Americans continue to struggle more than other borrowers with repaying student loans — despite heavy use of income-driven repayment programs.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — A new report found that wealthy students borrowed more frequently and borrowed larger sums in recent years, outpacing borrowing increases among less well-off students.
Read More about Report: Wealthy students taking out larger student loans in recent yearsReport: U.S. Department of Education shares first-year graduate earnings data for thousands of college programs
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The U.S. Department of Education released first-year earnings data for thousands of college programs. Some see a way to judge programs’ value — while others question the data’s value.
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CNBC — Earning a college degree is one of the most expensive investments Americans make. Each year, millions of students pay thousands of dollars and take on piles of debt with the understanding that their investment will pay off. In 2018, college graduates earned weekly wages that were 80% higher than those of high school graduates.
Read More about Study looks at return on investment for colleges and universitiesSurvey: Enrollment of international college students in 2018-2019 continues to decline
INSIDE HIGHER ED — “Open Doors” survey finds declines in total numbers of enrolled international students in 2018-19 and continuing declines in new enrollments, though the latter declines are less sharp than in prior two years.
Read More about Survey: Enrollment of international college students in 2018-2019 continues to declineSurvey: Employers plan to hire more recent college graduates next year
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND EMPLOYERS — Employers plan to hire 5.8 percent more new college graduates from the Class of 2020 than they did from the Class of 2019 for positions in the United States, according to results of NACE’s Job Outlook 2020 survey. While a significant drop from last year, this year’s increase is identical…
Read More about Survey: Employers plan to hire more recent college graduates next yearExperts debate the pros and cons of publishing list of financially challenged colleges
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Colleges, universities and the government entities that regulate them have long been skittish about publishing ratios, metrics and models that seek to make plain which higher education institutions are in financial danger.
Read More about Experts debate the pros and cons of publishing list of financially challenged collegesFTC wins case against student debt-relief companies
INSIDE HIGHER ED — FTC wins restraining order against group it alleges portrayed itself as affiliated with the Department of Education before charging borrowers for services it misrepresented.
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