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'Bill of Rights' for Student Borrowers
President Obama announced a series of executive actions aimed at improving and centralizing the customer service experience of borrowers with federal student loans.
Who Gets the Endowment?
Now that it plans to close, Sweet Briar officials have to decide what to do with $85 million -- but laws and economic realities limit their choices.
Socioeconomic Gaps in Virginia Higher Ed
An “extraordinarily” detailed analysis of student-level data in Virginia shows low-income students were hit hardest as public colleges and universities raised tuition during Great Recession.
New Programs: Sustainable Hospitality, Sports and Wellness, Infant Education, Critical Ethnic Studies, Forestry, Cybersecurity, Business Analytics, Music Industry
California State University at Monterey Bay is starting a B.S. in sustainable hospitality management. Howard Payne University is starting a...
Matching More With Less
UW-Madison chancellor comes under fire for recently admitting she matches outside faculty offers with course load reductions. Is there anything wrong with the practice?
With Deregulatory Slant, A Higher Ed Act Push
As colleges press their case for reducing federal requirements, a top Republican says he's committed to finishing a rewrite of the Higher Education Act this year.
Scholarships for Sex
Financial aid director at North Idaho College arrested for using Craigslist to solicit students.
The Debate on Free Tuition at Community Colleges
"The Debate on Free Tuition at Community Colleges" is a compilation of articles on an idea gaining traction among policy...