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Connecting Cashiers to College Degrees
Walmart and other large employers are turning to for-profit Guild Education to manage tuition-reimbursement programs. Walmart's offer promises a debt-free college education to its employees, but academic program choices are limited.
Aid Letters Without Information Students Need
Report finds many colleges leave out key points -- or present information in confusing ways. How many ways can you say "loan"?
Private Colleges Give Ground on Student Data
Lobbying group for independent colleges says it's open to expanding federal data collection on student outcomes but remains opposed to student-level database favored by public colleges and many policy makers.
New Programs: Art, Accounting, Urban Science, Social Work, New Media Communication
Goddard College is starting a B.F.A. in socially engaged art. East Stroudsburg University is starting a bachelor of science in...
Capital Campaign Watch: Dartmouth, U at Buffalo, U of Maryland College Park, Villanova
Starting Off Dartmouth College has announced a campaign to raise $3 billion by 2022. The college has already raised $1.5...
Questions on Michigan's Investment Tactics
University's endowment has grown. Should funds be invested with those who are also major donors?
Opinion
Higher Education in the Postdegree Era
Colleges and universities must ensure that every learner is prepared to be entrepreneurial and flexible and explicitly adopt a lifelong learning approach, argues John C. Cavanaugh.
Report Dings Tax Deduction for High-Income Grad Students
A new report argues for letting a tax deduction that benefits high-earning grad students expire. It's part of a drumbeat of proposals to restrict federal benefits for graduate students.