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Trump’s federal funding freeze concerns colleges

Trump’s federal funding freeze concerns colleges

Higher ed officials and student advocacy groups warned throughout the day that the pause, in addition to a recent flurry of executive orders, would cause unnecessary disruption to the primary goals and functions of American colleges and universities and could jeopardize crucial scientific research.


First-year student enrollment spiked 5.5% in fall 2024

First-year student enrollment spiked 5.5% in fall 2024

Shapiro addressed the research center’s methodological error during a call Wednesday with reporters.The erroneous preliminary report found that first-year enrollment had declined by 5% — over 10 percentage points lower than what the final data showed.


Texas A&M University to restrict undergrad enrollment growth following ‘massive’ increases

Texas A&M University to restrict undergrad enrollment growth following ‘massive’ increases

In response, Texas A&M plans to add eight to 12 new buses and separate lanes for bicycles and electric mobility devices, Welsh said.It will also potentially switch to later class times on its fast-growing West campus.


Fostering campus dialogue doesn’t start with silence

Fostering campus dialogue doesn’t start with silence

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How Trump’s Day 1 actions could affect higher education

How Trump’s Day 1 actions could affect higher education

“The impact of these executive actions will be devastating — stripping away health care access, weakening workplace protections from abuse, inviting exclusion and harassment of vulnerable school children, and giving a green light to discrimination throughout public life,” Lambda Legal CEO Kevin Jennings said in a Monday statement.


HBCU leaders prepare for “delicate dance” under Trump

HBCU leaders prepare for “delicate dance” under Trump

Harry Williams, president and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, noted another reason for optimism heading into the new Trump term: Most HBCUs are located in red states, so they’ve always developed and relied on positive relationships with Republican lawmakers.


Education Department releases new OPM guidance

Education Department releases new OPM guidance

Additionally, the department officials said third-party servicers aren’t allowed to describe an OPM-run program as equivalent to the campus-run version unless there’s “specific evidence of actual parity with respect to each advertised aspect.”


Promising results for Tennessee adult college advising model

Promising results for Tennessee adult college advising model

The report also found that students who worked with Navigate Reconnect coaches, called Reconnect Navigators, stayed enrolled or earned technical certificates and degrees at a rate 11 percentage points higher than students who didn’t work with coaches.


Focusing on Digital Sustainability Is More Cost-Effective for ITAM

Focusing on Digital Sustainability Is More Cost-Effective for ITAM

Everyone is looking at every aspect of energy efficiency, and every watt counts, so evaluating this benchmark for devices will put money back in the institution’s pocket.


A better approach for teaching about AI (opinion)

A better approach for teaching about AI (opinion)

Yes, it can come up with a pretty good Wikipedia-style explanation of amoebas or utilitarianism, but as soon as you want to produce something really interesting with ChatGPT and other large language models, things start go a bit wrong.


Dartmouth basketball players withdraw labor union bid

Dartmouth basketball players withdraw labor union bid

Circuit Court of Appeals hold that athletes may be considered employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act, provided their relationship to a school or the NCAA reflects an “economic reality” in which their play “crosses the legal line into work protected by the FLSA.”


Community colleges in the lurch after WIOA bill founders

Community colleges in the lurch after WIOA bill founders

A bipartisan effort to update the nation’s workforce development law is dead, depriving hundreds of community colleges of increased funds and opportunities to cut through the red tape surrounding short-term job training.