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Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Paul Lalljie is stepping down as 2U’s CEO, the company announced Friday, just weeks after it emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Lalljie will also leave his board seat, the company confirmed. The online program manager’s…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Biden administration from carrying out proposed regulations that would provide student debt relief for wide swaths of borrowers. The ruling is in response to a lawsuit filed…
While enrolments are up, universities are facing some of their biggest challenges around student retention. Universities in the UK are set to lose more than £17 billion in real income over the next four years as persistent inflation erodes the value of tuition fees. And while a common strategy had been to compensate by recruiting…
Overall satisfaction grew for the first time in two years – largely driven by significant improvement at UK and Australian institutions, according to results from Edified’s most recent annual student enquiry experience tracker. Australian institutions’ overall score for 2024 rose by 18% whereas the score in the UK grew by 15%, the results – released…
Nine months since Canada first announced a cap on international study permits, immigration minister Marc Miller shocked the sector by revealing further restrictions on international students in September 2024. In short, the changes will see a further 10% reduction on numbers for next year, which will now include master’s and doctoral students, more stringent…
According to a report by Leap Scholar, female students constitute a significant portion of outbound students, which indicates that they are breaking stereotypes in India. “This points towards inclusion of a broader and more diverse demographic, with aspirations for international study traveling beyond conventional backgrounds and ethnicities,” said a statement by the company. “Furthermore, with…
While higher education institutions are primarily dedicated to teaching and learning, they operate with a complexity rivaling that of a large enterprise. From student records and research data to financial transactions and alumni relations, higher education institutions must manage, secure and leverage data streams as diverse and challenging as those in any Fortune 500 company….
We’re rounding up some of our top recent stories, from a heavy cumulative loss at one law school to a guide on welcoming transfer students. #week #numbers #George #Mason #law #school #faces #38M #running #losses
Dive Brief: U.S. colleges face a “new normal” and accelerated existing challenges in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, including constrained operations and heavy competition, a recent report from S&P Global Ratings found. Between 2018 and 2023, operating margin rates fell from 0.8% to -0.1% amid rising costs to colleges, according to S&P. Meanwhile, median…
Listen to the article 9 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. LOS ANGELES — About 20% of the U.S. population lives in rural areas, according to U.S. Census data. Yet experts say college officials often aren’t doing enough to recruit and support these students on their campuses. Even…