US Supreme Court hears opening arguments in college admissions affirmative action case
PBS NEWS HOUR — The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday that could overturn years of precedent. Past decisions indicated colleges can use race in admissions as long as they don’t use quotas or give applicants benefits based solely on race.
Read More about US Supreme Court hears opening arguments in college admissions affirmative action caseMore than 26 million apply for federal student loan forgiveness program
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Nearly 26 million Americans have applied for relief under the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan, the White House announced Thursday.
Read More about More than 26 million apply for federal student loan forgiveness programAmerican Council on Education hosts panel on burnout in higher education
DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION — In the era of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Great Resignation, faculty and staff burnout is a major problem in higher education. A 2022 Gallup poll found that educators reported the highest level of burnout of any industry, and 35% of college and university workers reported “always” or “very often” feeling burned…
Read More about American Council on Education hosts panel on burnout in higher educationHBCUs boost research efforts
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Leaders of historically Black colleges and universities have been working to achieve Research-1 status in recent years, the coveted Carnegie Foundation classification reserved for doctoral universities that demonstrate a certain level of research prowess.
Read More about HBCUs boost research effortsPell Grant recipients have challenges finding affordable college options
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Pell Grant recipients are increasingly finding fewer affordable options for college and higher financial unmet needs, the National College Attainment Network found in a new analysis.
Read More about Pell Grant recipients have challenges finding affordable college optionsNew Public Service Loan Forgiveness waiver provides debt relief to more public servants
INSIDE HIGHER ED — A year after announcing a temporary overhaul of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, the Biden administration is ready to make several of those changes permanent in an attempt to fix what officials call “a broken system” that shortchanged the country’s public servants.
Read More about New Public Service Loan Forgiveness waiver provides debt relief to more public servantsAverage price of college tuition in 2022-23 academic year fell when accounting for inflation
HIGHER ED DIVE — The College Board’s report examines college pricing and student aid in a higher education landscape still marred by fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More about Average price of college tuition in 2022-23 academic year fell when accounting for inflationOpinion: How Maine is addressing decline in college enrollment
THE HECHINGER REPORT — The 2025 enrollment cliff forecast for years began more than a decade ago in Maine, where the number of high school graduates has been on a steady decline. At the University of Maine, we have addressed these challenges by focusing on making college affordable for both in-state and out-of-state students, as well as…
Read More about Opinion: How Maine is addressing decline in college enrollmentWhite House announces public student loan forgiveness plans and ABA suggests extension of student-loan payment pause
ABA JOURNAL — Credit for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program will be extended to all with qualifying jobs and government school loans, regardless of whether they made late payments, paid in installments or in lump sums, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday.
Read More about White House announces public student loan forgiveness plans and ABA suggests extension of student-loan payment pauseOpinion: How education censorship bills threaten higher education and dissuade people from becoming teachers
HIGHER ED DIVE — The new report is written by Ashley White, a professor in the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In part, it offers a look into a trend currently dominating conservative politics: the targeting of an academic concept known as critical race theory.
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