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Preliminary data quantifies the impact of Covid-19 on higher education and students, providing insight into the tumultuous period’s impact on the education sector. OnlineEducation.com spoke with an expert who has studied the impact of Covid-19 on education to gain his insight on the pandemic’s evolving challenges for students and higher education.

A significant portion of individuals who get ordained online perform just one ceremony at the request of their friend or loved one and never end up officiating again, but others find that performing wedding ceremonies is a fulfilling experience that they want to continue to replicate—and a legitimate way to earn money.

Education is a $6 trillion industry projected to increase to historic levels and reach $10 trillion by 2030. However, the education sector is starved of capital compared to other sectors, especially when it comes to digitalization. This fact was highlighted as Covid-19 forced many education providers and students online across the globe in 2020.

James Truslow Adams coined the term “American Dream” during the Great Depression. More than 80 years later, getting a college education is hailed as a ticket to the American Dream. But is it really? The truth is that some U.S. universities are much more successful than others at promoting social mobility among the students that need it most.

Much has changed since our August 2023 report on the new strategies for the Biden student loan forgiveness initiative, which we presented in our feature article “Student Debt Relief: How “Plan B” Relies on This 1965 Law.” Proposals for the new “Plan B” slated for release during fall 2024 now differ from the original program in several significant ways that borrowers need to understand.

The master of fine arts (MFA) degree is surprisingly agile for an octogenarian concept. From its origins as a creative writing program in Iowa, first offered in 1940, the MFA is now available from over 250 institutions across the United States. The spread of online learning has made it more accessible than ever.

People pursue master’s degrees for the same reasons they always have: their profession requires that level of education, or it will help them reach the next pay grade in their current job. That said, the way in which students can complete a graduate-level program has changed, and traditional on-campus degrees are no longer their only option.

The National Association of Social Work Professions (NASW) describes the primary goal of careers in social services as enhancing the well-being of the most vulnerable and oppressed members of society. These 14 social work professors have demonstrated expertise gained through years of professional field experience and academic scholarship.

This guide profiles 15 outstanding members of faculty from three universities with fantastic speech pathology programs.

Learn about three first-rate university psychology programs and 15 phenomenal faculty members that shine in the classroom and beyond.

CIOs play a vital role in the modern economy, guiding companies in all different industries towards the right strategic information technology investments. The CIOs on this list are active C-level officers who are also engaged on Twitter.

After the Biden Administration had wiped out $109 million in student loan debt during the third quarter of 2023, the U.S. Department of Education now finds itself under pressure from congressional Democrats who want tax relief for their constituents.

Being a distance-based student is an investment of time and money. Choosing an accredited school with support from faculty, a student-focused learning experience, career-based networking opportunities, and accommodating academic schedules is critical to making the most of an online educational experience.

Millions of Americans may soon see another shakeup in the federal student loan system. The U.S. Department of Education confirmed in August it will begin transferring an unspecified number of accounts currently serviced by the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority (MOHELA) to other contractors by the end of 2025.

For more than 18 years, the Department of Education’s Income-Based Repayment (IBR) plan quietly helped millions of borrowers qualify for student loan forgiveness. For borrowers who’ve made 300 monthly payments over about 25 years, the plan cancels their outstanding balances and considers their repayment obligation to be satisfied.

Probably the best that one could say about the changes to federal higher education finance policy signed into law July 4 with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is that the sweeping legislation didn’t do as much damage as it could have done. The House version was one of the least popular reconciliation packages in the past 60 years and only passed the chamber in the middle of the night by a single vote.

The Trump administration’s 2025 executive order restricting Harvard’s international student visas has jolted the foundations of American higher education. The measure threatens an estimated $7 billion in annual revenue and roughly 60,000 jobs across the sector, exposing how dependent many universities have become on full-pay international enrollments.

Proposals for student loan forgiveness have been debated for years. They have come under increased attention with the financial impact to student borrowers struggling to make ends meet during the novel coronavirus period.

The rise of generative AI tools like ChatGPT has sparked a transformative shift in higher education. These tools are reshaping how students learn, how instructors teach, and how institutions navigate the complex intersection of technology and pedagogy. But while much of the discourse has focused on challenges such as academic integrity, there is a growing need to move beyond surface-level debates and adopt a more scientific approach to understanding the impact of these tools.

Making physical spaces and products more accessible and inclusive is important. The Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) created the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework and guidelines to support the process of making learning transformative for all students.

When the typical cost of enrolling an on-campus student at a state university is less than $300, why would a public university division spend more than $34,000 to enroll a single undergraduate from Facebook? Or more than $33,000 to enroll a single graduate student from LinkedIn? Or more than $11,500 on average to enroll undergraduates from its top five online sources?

Although the UC System has never officially offered undergraduate programs available completely online, savvy students could cobble together enough of the online versions of the university’s courses to satisfy degree requirements without attending any of those classes in person.

The University of California System will launch a new initiative to offer online undergraduate courses for free to low-income high school students nationwide starting early in 2024. In collaboration with the National Education Equity Lab (NEEL), UC will start by offering two of its existing courses in high schools but plans to add more classes in the coming months. Students will earn both high school and transferable UC college credits for each class.

In one of the fastest-moving stories we’ve ever covered here at OnlineEducation.com, a legal memorandum by the Idaho Legislature’s counsel marked a turning point in the battle over the University of Idaho’s proposed acquisition of the online, for-profit University of Phoenix.

In September 2023, the Biden administration announced that it would approve $37 million in student loan cancellations for more than 1,200 former students enrolled at the University of Phoenix between 2012 and 2014 who essentially claimed that the for-profit school scammed them.