 Our top news from the last year reflects many of the developments sweeping the higher ed sector in this uncertain time.
The pandemic prompted changes to longstanding admissions practices, even as enrollment declines deepened at community colleges, for-profits and other nonselective institutions. Meanwhile, demand rose for some of the most selective colleges in the sector.
So it might not be surprising that the following list of most-read news includes coverage of regulatory changes, a college closing and another institution facing a financial crisis. But it's important to note that this list also profiles some of the ways higher ed is changing with the times as institutions try to offer more certificate programs and other alternative credentials.
We'll be back in your inbox Wednesday with an email highlighting this year's coverage that dug into the trends underpinning the news developments you see here. Then next Monday, we'll have another special edition highlighting some of our other most interesting and noteworthy items from 2021.
Thank you for reading. We look forward to covering the most important news and trends that leaders need to understand in the new year.
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E-mail | Twitter University of California officials agreed with Academic Senate recommendations against trying alternative assessments to the SAT and ACT. |
For-profits and community colleges saw the sharpest year-over-year declines, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found. |
The chain shuttered campuses, telling students that unforeseen events and financial challenges prevented it from continuing to operate. |
The faculty group deemed the bill "misguided" and said it would irreparably damage the educational quality of the University of South Carolina system. |
Tech employers are developing curriculum to distribute with or without colleges' help. |
The Biden administration moved up the release date by a month, but survivor advocates call for more steps to change enforcement in the meantime. |
As more colleges look to partner with boot camps, the online megauniversity is going a step further. |
More than 100,000 students applied to NYU this year. But experts say such schools are outliers and other data shows a more complex landscape. |
The Federal Trade Commission told colleges it can seek as much as $43,792 per violation, sending "a decisive message to the industry at large." |
As the HBCU's financial situation worsened, it used "inappropriate" techniques to pay employee salaries such as missing vendor payments. | | |
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