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If the University of Arkansas board approves the deal, the system will purchase the for-profit university and all its assets for only $1.

DePaul University Donna Badowski, nursing Carolina Barrera-Tobon, modern languages Molly Brown, psychology Suzanne Carlberg-Racich, public health Kaveh Ehsani, international studies Jonathan Gemmell, computing Christine Gimbar, accountancy Jill Hopke, communication Daniel Klein, cinematic arts Kendra Knight, communication

Colleges and universities are paying off millions in unpaid balances owed to them by students. But advocates for reducing student loan debt say clearing these arrears puts only a small dent in students' overall debt loads

Online course company will increase percentage of revenue it shares with university partners as they add degree programs or increase their enrollments.  

While the announcement was generally met with praise, it was accompanied by continued calls for the Biden administration to do more to address the student debt crisis.

As the Delta variant spreads, faculty and students re-up their advocacy for campus vaccine requirements.

Study finds that students in online courses fail to complete them and get lower grades than peers learning in person. Several experts question the paper’s design and findings, especially related to the pandemic.

Florida State’s creative writing program wanted one professor but hired two. The fact that they were both disabled was something of an afterthought, but the professors say the move matters -- and follows years of activism on the part of disabled scholars.  

Despite uncertainty about vaccination rates, government says universities should encourage but not require them.