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Lawmakers Move to Bail Out Southern Oregon While Portland State Plans to Cut
Oregon’s higher ed coordinating agency has already recommended “integration,” for some state institutions. Portland faculty are calling for more state funding for their own institution.
Poll: Voters Generally Support Limiting Grad School Borrowing
Majorities of registered voters support limiting federal loans for graduate students and approve of a new federal earnings test, according...
Indiana Governor Signs Bill Putting Low-Earning Degrees on Chopping Block
Indiana’s governor has signed into law a bill that aims to eliminate all academic programs at the state’s public universities...
U.S. Accepting Public Comments on Proposed Workforce Pell Rule
The Education Department released its proposed Workforce Pell regulations Friday. It’s accepting public comments on the expansive proposal for the...
WashU to Acquire Nearby University
Washington University in St. Louis plans to expand its health-care offerings through the acquisition of nearby University of Health Sciences...
U.S. Plans to Stop Funding Low-Earning Degrees. Indiana May Just End Them.
Congress’s new earnings test will stop students from receiving federal aid for some programs. A Hoosier State bill goes further, putting those degrees on the chopping block.
Health Care Groups Form Coalition to Fight Loan Caps
Inside Higher Ed spoke with two key leaders from the American Occupational Therapy Association about how the coalition came to be and what they hope to accomplish as pushback against the new loan limits grows.
UT Austin Folds Gender, Ethnic Studies Into Single Department
The University of Texas at Austin will fold its gender studies and ethnic studies programs into a new department this...