HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week

April 16, 2024

With May 1, the traditional college decision deadline, just two weeks away, many students have still not received their financial aid offers and many institutions have extended their deadlines, CNBC writes... An Inside Higher Ed survey of chief academic officers found widespread concern regarding the potential impacts of artificial intelligence and the 2024 election on campuses... Diverse: Issues In Higher Education reports that issues related to higher education, like student loan forgiveness, DEI, and campus free speech, will play a major role in the 2024 election... The Denver Post looks at the efforts of outgoing Fort Lewis College President Tom Stritikus to reconcile with local Native American tribes... Curry College announced a new program that will provide career counseling and guarantee jobs to students who do not have one within six months of graduating.

‘This Is Make or Break’ — Students Are Still Waiting on Financial Aid Days Ahead of National College Decision Day
CNBC | April 15, 2024

Annual Provosts’ Survey Shows Need for AI Policies, Worries Over Campus Speech
Inside Higher Ed | April 16, 2024

Higher Education Will Take Center Stage in 2024 Presidential Election
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education | April 15, 2024

How Did an Out-Of-State White Guy Win Over a Rural Colorado College With a Dark, Racist Past? Ask Fort Lewis’s Outgoing President.
The Denver Post (sub. req.) | April 14, 2024

Curry College President Jay Gonzalez Offers Job Guarantee to Grads
The Boston Globe (sub. req.) | April 15, 2024

April 15, 2024

Between miscalculations from the Department of Education and mistakes students made, a much larger than usual percentage of submitted FAFSAs have errors that need to be corrected this year, Inside Higher Ed writes... A Department of Labor proposal that would significantly expand eligibility for overtime pay passed review by the White House, according to Higher Ed Dive... A Boston Globe editorial suggests that institutions can mitigate declining enrollment by recruiting more international students from more countries.

After the FAFSA Quake, a Flood of Corrections
Inside Higher Ed | April 15, 2024

Final Overtime Rule Clears White House Review
Higher Ed Dive | April 12, 2024

OPINION: With US College-Age Population Falling, Luring More International Students Could Help Schools Survive
The Boston Globe (sub. req.) | April 14, 2024

April 12, 2024

Harvard and Caltech end their policies that made submitting SAT or ACT scores optional... The Biden administration is canceling $7.4 billion in debts for 277,000 borrowers through existing relief programs, The Washington Post reported... Inside Higher Ed reports on the progress of a consortium of colleges and universities attempting to design a three-year degree... USA Today looks at the arguments over the Biden administration’s plans to amend an Obama-era rule on textbook prices.

Harvard and Caltech Will Require Test Scores for Admission
The New York Times (sub. req.) | April 11, 2024

Biden Administration Cancels Another $7.4 Billion in Student Loans
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | April 12, 2024

Traction for the Three-Year Bachelor’s Degree
Inside Higher Ed | April 12, 2024

A Fight Over College Textbook Prices is Leaving Students Unsure who to Believe About Costs
USA Today (sub. req.) | April 12, 2024

April 11, 2024

Inside Higher Ed reports on two House hearings yesterday where lawmakers questioned the chaotic rollout of the new FAFSA form... The Washington Post writes that given the problems with FAFSA, campuses are concerned about the accuracy of the data they are receiving... The U.S. Army is considering cuts to two of its education benefit programs, a decision that could impact up to 100,000 student soldiers who take advantage of the funds each year. 

‘Game-Changing Crisis’: Lawmakers, Experts Vent FAFSA Frustrations
Inside Higher Ed | April 11, 2024

As Colleges Receive FAFSA Records, Some Ask: ‘How Do We Trust This Data?’
The Washington Post (sub. req.)| April 10, 2024

Army Eyes Cuts to Popular Education Benefits
Inside Higher Ed | April 11, 2024

April 10, 2024

The California Student Aid Commission will provide an alternative financial aid application for students who have been unable to submit the FAFSA because they have a parent without a Social Security number, the Los Angeles Times writes... The Hechinger Report looks at a proposal gaining traction in Kentucky to offer four-year degrees in high-demand fields to rural parts of the state... According to the Associated Press, a group of seven Republican-led states is suing to stop the Biden administration’s SAVE student loan repayment plan, joining a group of 11 states that filed a similar suit last month... Bryn Mawr College announced Wendy Cadge will become its next president this July... The Seattle Times reports that the University of Washington will collaborate with the University of Tsukuba in Japan to research artificial intelligence and its applications.

Caught Up in the FAFSA Chaos? Some Students Now Have a Workaround
Los Angeles Times (sub. req.) | April 9, 2024

Some Rural States Are Cutting Higher Ed. One State Is Doing the Opposite
The Hechinger Report | April 10, 2024

More Republican States Sue to Block Biden’s Student Loan Repayment Plan
The Associated Press | April 9, 2024

Delaware County Native and Sociologist Named Next President of Bryn Mawr College
The Philadelphia Inquirer (sub. req.) | April 9, 2024

Microsoft, Amazon and UW Partner With Japan for AI Research and Expansion
The Seattle Times (sub. req.) | April 9, 2024

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