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Worries Grow About Outsourcing of College Degrees
Proposal to lift cap on college programs offered through unaccredited entities stirs concerns about giving companies back door to federal student aid.
New Programs: Health Communication, Leadership, Hospitality, Culinary Sales, Esports, Historic Preservation, Chemistry, Dance, Social Work
American University of Beirut is starting a bachelor of arts in health communication. Converse College is starting a doctorate of...
Tax Law's Effects on Colleges Unfolding
Colleges have more information about complying with the new tax law than they did a year ago. That means new bookkeeping practices, new taxes on highly paid employees and, maybe, eliminating reserved parking spaces.
Small Colleges Grapple With ‘Culture of Insecurity’
Small-college presidents gathered at annual conference work to adapt to a changing market even as they worry about a range of student issues.
Charter School Program Steps In to Fill Gaps in College Aid
KIPP expands its microgrant program to help alumni short on funds graduate from college.
Potential Breakthrough Against Racist Trolling
Advocates hope a new legal settlement between a former neo-Nazi and a black college student may help other students who find themselves facing digital hate.
Rural Colleges' Lender of Last Resort
A U.S. Department of Agriculture program has provided $1.7 billion in grants and low-cost loans to struggling rural colleges and universities in the last three years. That raises questions about who closes and who gets to stay open.
Opinion
Private Colleges Need a New Agenda
To avoid closure or merger, they must begin to think differently, argues W. Kent Barnds.