Reported by Education Dive, despite representing less than 6% of loans, student housing currently accounts for 40% of loan defaults in the multifamily sector.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, international enrollment trends for the MBA are much more encouraging than what we’re seeing in the U.S. 50% of business schools in Indi a saw application increases. 63% for European and Asian-Pacific schools. And 73% in China.

Reported by EdSurge, many of us think of online education as simply a difference in modality, and therefore the question becomes how do we deliver the same experience through a different channel. But we really need to understand how absolutely different the average audience is of both products.

Reported by the Washington Post, a new searchable study from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce shows that while the return on a liberal arts education is not often immediate, the median 40-year return is 25% higher than the median for all colleges as a whole.

Reported by Education Dive, a Bright Horizons survey of 30,000 workers showed that 52% of workers rank tuition reimbursement as their most desired employer benefit.

Reported by Education Dive, one-third of historically black colleges and universities have seen record enrollment numbers within the past three years.

Reported by Education Dive, The U.S. Department of Education is piloting a prepaid debit card program that will allow students to pay for nontuition expenses using their financial aid award.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, with more and more institutions moving to test-optional admission policies after looking at their data and seeing that ACT and SAT test scores weren’t correlated with academic success, some groups are now suggesting that the existence of admission test mandates could be unconstitutional.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, a recent Harvard Business Review article provides us with some red flag signs to avoid when pursuing innovation at our institutions.

Reported by Education Dive, Pace’s ranking as the top college in the country for upward economic mobility comes from their intentionality in doing so. Removing application and enrollment barriers such as student and family income. Building a pipeline through high school visits to underrepresented communities. And expanding the pool through dual-admission programs with area community colleges.