Columbia University temporarily goes remote amid pro-Palestinian protests

[ad_1] Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Columbia University temporarily shifted to fully remote classes Monday as its administration struggles to handle pro-Palestinian protests that have ramped up on campus over the past week. Columbia’s security force is only permitting individuals […]

Bluffton U to merge with University of Findlay

[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Bluffton University will merge with the University of Findlay by fall 2025, pending approval from state agencies and their shared accreditor, the Higher Learning Commission. The private Christian institutions — both founded in the […]

How are high schools supporting students through FAFSA delays?

[ad_1] Listen to the article 9 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. As the stress of this year’s college application process seems never-ending, high schools have ramped up communications to high school seniors and their parents, offered extra supports to navigate the college admission process, and tried to […]

Foxx will not seek another term as House education committee chair

[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, will not seek another term as chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Foxx said during remarks at the Community College National Legislative Summit last week.  Foxx […]

Hybrid state funding model may increase community college enrollment

[ad_1] Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief:  Community college enrollment among Black, White and Asian students increases when state governments distribute higher education funding through a hybrid model based on both previous allocations and on enrollment and performance-based incentives, a recent […]

Most HR leaders say half of workers will need reskilling in coming years

[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. About 90% of HR leaders believe up to half of their workforce will need to be reskilled in the next five years, according to a Jan. 23 report from PeopleScout and Spotted Zebra. However, only 7% […]

FAFSA delays could create enrollment uncertainty and budgetary challenges, S&P says

[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Federal financial aid delays will be most challenging to colleges that enroll significant numbers of low-income students and those who qualify for Pell Grants, S&P Global Ratings said this week. The U.S. Department of […]

How the value of the 20 largest college endowments changed last year

[ad_1] College endowment returns averaged 7.7% after fees in fiscal year 2023, according to new data released Thursday from the National Association of College and University Business Officers and the Commonfund, an asset management firm.  Although investment returns certainly help boost the value of endowments, they don’t reflect the full picture. Their market values also […]

Endowment returns averaged 7.7% in fiscal 2023

[ad_1] Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief:  College endowment returns averaged 7.7% after fees in fiscal 2023, with gains largely due to strong public equity markets, according to new data released Thursday.  Smaller endowments saw the strongest one-year investment results in […]