In recent years, equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging (EDIB) initiatives and their champions have been under assault in higher education. In Texas alone, 100 related jobs have been cut across university campuses, ABC News reported…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) this week announced that institutional batch corrections will not be available for the 2024-25 FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) after initially promising they would be available by mid-August….
Senate appropriators on Thursday passed a bill for fiscal year 2025 (FY) that would increase funding for the U.S. Education Department (ED) by slightly more than 1% — a sharp contrast to the 14% cut…
As of today, new final regulations on Title IX promulgated by the Biden administration take effect — but only in some places. This confusing situation has been created by a series of lawsuits that collectively…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Thursday clarified how institutions should award summer financial aid if schools offer “header” terms prior to their fall-spring academic year. Without obtaining complete and accurate Institutional Student Information Records…
“The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club.” What? Where’s the fight? The fight is happening on every college network. Malware, phishing, denial-of-service attacks, SQL injections, zero-day exploits, DNS…
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) on Monday provided formal oral input to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on regulations pending at the U.S. Education Department (ED), focusing on issues that had…
Students seeking to enroll in a bachelor’s degree program face many challenges, whether they are entering a college or university directly from high school, transferring to a college or university after completion of an associate…
The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday released a partisan fiscal year (FY) 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS-ED) appropriations bill that, as expected, would make deep cuts to many education and job…
In 2007, when I was considering an offer for a faculty position after grad school, I checked the college’s website to be sure that they had an LGBTQ+ student organization. As a queer-identified educator, I…