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Taking on the College Endowment Tax
A Republican member of the House education committee and former two-year-college leader explains why he wants to repeal the college endowment tax and also describes where higher education is falling short.
For-Profit Tuition Rises as GI Benefit Grows
A new working paper finds that as Congress increased Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits, for-profit colleges raised tuition.
$270 Million for a Football Complex ... at Northwestern
Eyebrows are raised over spending more than a quarter of a billion dollars on a facility that would serve a small share of the students.
New Programs: Digital Media Strategy, Data Science, Fashion Merchandising, Behavior Analaysis, Business, Health Systems, Computer Engineering, Leadership
Bridgewater College, in Virginia, is starting a master's program in digital media strategy. Dordt College is starting new undergraduate majors...
From Gates to Pennsylvania's Struggling System
Credited with shifting the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s higher education approach from arrogant to collaborative, Daniel Greenstein will be the next chancellor of PASSHE.
Republicans Like Higher Ed
New America survey finds a more nuanced, positive view of higher education among Republicans than previous surveys, but a partisan divide on who should pay for college.
Oregon's Marylhurst University to Close
Unlike most of the institutions that have failed recently, Marylhurst isn't in the Northeast or Midwest. But it is a Roman Catholic institution with a modest endowment.
New Questions on Racial Disparity and Student Debt
Early takeaways from new federal data show lower proportion of some nontraditional student types and racial disparities in graduate borrowing.