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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Inside Higher Ed

Image: When the Taliban banned women from pursuing higher education, they did not simultaneously extinguish half their citizens’ educational ambitions. The New England Commission of Higher Education] is getting more comfortable with pilots, for examples.”

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Why not HE? The reasons those from under-represented backgrounds decide against university

SRHE

Efforts to widen higher education access have tended to focus on the provision of information and supportto those from under-represented backgrounds. In almost every case, the decision not to pursue full-time higher education did not mean abandoning the idea of further training. by Neil Raven.

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Federal earmarks a boon for higher ed

Inside Higher Ed

Higher education has been a top beneficiary of earmarks, which returned in 2021 after Democrats reversed a decade-long ban and made several reforms to the process. Over all, 540 institutions, including community colleges, public and private colleges, and university hospitals and medical centers, received more than $1.73