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Salaried employees who make $55,000 or less would be eligible for overtime under the Biden administration’s new proposal. Thousands of jobs at colleges and universities could be affected. Thousands of employees at colleges and universities, including admissions officers, student affairs professionals and athletics staffers, could become eligible for overtime pay under a new proposal from the Biden administration.

Amid steep demographic declines, competition replaces cooperation for institutions that rely heavily on local populations

A Dungannon-based processor and supplier of gardening and horticulture products has seen its profits fall year on year as the pandemic gardening boom fades.

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has been a frequent target in the partisan fight over higher ed. Its struggles could hold lessons for other agencies under lawmakers’ scrutiny. College accreditors became the latest target of conservatives’ efforts to upend higher education when former president—and 2024 presidential candidate—Donald Trump last week announced his plan to “fire” the agencies. His charge: the accreditors have failed to protect students from the “Marxis...

Six out of the seven major institutional agencies are developing ways to assess how colleges serve historically underrepresented students.

For many students who apply to college seeking financial aid, the cost ends up much higher than the estimates provided by schools, particularly those schools trying to appear more attractive to prospective students as they battle declining enrollment.

Helping low-income and underrepresented students isn’t just good ethics. It’s good for business.

The Department of Labor is considering a rule to raise wage minimums for overtime-exempt workers, causing friction between higher education associations and rank-and-file employees.

Tuition-Free Community College Is Most Likely “Free college” really means free tuition. Students would still have to pay for room and board, along with other costs of attendance such as transportation, books and supplies. The average cost for room and board is $11,386 at a four-year school and $7,636 at a two-year school, according to federal data. President Biden’s free college proposals include: Four years tuition-free at public colleges for those whose family income is under $125,000. ...

President Joe Biden proposed multiple “free college” measures while on the campaign trail. Do any of them have a real shot? Some experts think so. “The i