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Australia asks universities to show they merit the title

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The other universities that failed to achieve 50 percent—Bond, Federation and Notre Dame Australia—are due for re-registration in 2024 or 2025. Last year TEQSA reversed its decision not to award university college status to a Christian education provider that had subsequently appealed to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

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College Meltdown 3.0 Could Start Earlier (And Be Worse) Than Planned

Higher Education Inquirer

The latest phase of the College Meltdown was supposed to result from a declining number of high school graduates in 2025, something Nathan Grawe projected from lower birth rates following the 2008-2009 recession. But things may get even worse than projected.

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The Colbeck Scandal (South University and the Art Institutes)

Higher Education Inquirer

In 2020, South University alone received more than $200 million in US Department of Education funds: $174 million coming from federal student loans and $28 million in Pell Grants. South University was also granted more than $12 million in government covid relief--and a $50 million Main Street loan, with a $35 million balloon payment in 2025.

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How can America Encourage College Dropouts to Complete their Degrees

Edu Alliance Journal

The number of employees finishing their undergraduate degrees through SCAP will reach over 8,500, with Starbucks setting a goal of 25,000 graduates by 2025. than there are R-1s, our view is that they are really good anchor institutions to route federal investment through. There are way more regional public universities in the U.S.

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Heritage Foundation's 2025 "Mandate for Leadership" Presents Trump Playbook for Privatizing US Education and Reducing Oversight

Higher Education Inquirer

The Heritage Foundation's 2025 Mandate for Leadership details what the next Trump Administration has in store for US higher education. Since the federal government funds a great deal of state-level bureaucracy, these measures would also reduce oversight at the state level. The Education section starts on page 319.

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Proponents see value in Biden's free community college plan

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: The Biden administration’s $90 billion plan to provide free community college likely won’t make it through Congress, but supporters of the effort say the request shows it’s a priority for the administration and helps to continue the national conversation about the policy.

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Washington Update: Higher Ed Policy, Regulations, and Insights: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 182 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Tom Netting

The Change Leader, Inc.

The discussion highlights the Biden-Harris administration’s active role in Negotiated Rulemaking since late 2020, bringing about a comprehensive set of regulations affecting higher education. The Higher Education Act (HEA) was signed into law in 1965 and is supposed to be renewed every five years.