Jul 13 More than 200 schools back lawsuit over foreign student rule By Collin Binkley, Associated Press More than 200 universities are backing a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s policy saying international students cannot stay in the country if they take all their classes online in the fall. Continue reading
Jul 08 Harvard, MIT sue to block ICE rule on international students By Associated Press The universities contend that the directive violates the Administrative Procedures Act because officials failed to offer a reasonable basis justifying the policy and because the public was not given notice to comment on it. Continue reading
Jul 07 WATCH: College officials testify on future of higher education amid COVID-19 By Courtney Vinopal The Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee will hold a hearing July 7 on COVID-19's impact on the future of higher education. Continue reading
Jul 07 International students must leave U.S. if classes go online By Collin Binkley, Associated Press International students will be forced to leave the U.S. or transfer to another college if their schools offer classes entirely online this fall. Continue reading
Jul 06 Amid pandemic, fewer students seek federal aid for college By Associated Press It’s raising alarms among education officials who say thousands of students may be opting to delay or forgo college, with potentially dire consequences for their job prospects and future earnings. Continue reading
Jun 11 Millions of workers are jobless while in-demand jobs need workers. Can colleges train them? By Matt Krupnick, The Hechinger Report Colleges and universities are already being called upon to help Americans learn the skills they’ll need to weather the impending recession. Continue reading
May 20 What’s going to happen at colleges this fall? Here are 15 scenarios By Edward J. Maloney, Joshua Kim, Inside Higher Ed Ideas range from getting back to normal to fully remote learning. Continue reading
May 14 Watch 6:45 Will college campuses reopen in the fall? Cal State’s chancellor weighs in Colleges and universities across the country are wrestling with how and when to reopen for classes in the fall. While some are planning to bring students and faculty back to campus, others feel such a move would be unwise and… Continue watching
May 06 Watch 4:55 What the Trump administration’s Title IX changes mean for survivors and the accused The Trump administration has released a highly debated and long-anticipated blueprint for responding to sexual assault and harassment in schools. Issued by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, the rules outline how student allegations of sexual misconduct must be dealt with for… Continue watching
May 04 Unimpressed by online classes, college students seek refunds By Associated Press The suits reflect students’ growing frustration with online classes that schools scrambled to create as the coronavirus forced campuses across the nation to close last month. Continue reading