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Digging Deeper on Student Loan Default Rates
Crisis-level student loan default rates among black borrowers and those who attended for-profits cannot be explained fully by students' backgrounds, study finds, including measures of income, employment and parental wealth.
New Programs: Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing, Nursing, Education, Global Business
Lynn University is starting a bachelor's program in cybersecurity. Northern Virginia Community College, in collaboration with Amazon Web Services, is...
Westminster Sale Progresses as Opponents Dig In
Buyer commits to keeping Westminster on its Princeton campus for 10 years and maintaining current academics for five, but opponents of the deal are unimpressed.
Enrollment Boost From Summer Pell
Enrollment numbers at many colleges -- especially those in areas with less generous state aid -- show significant boosts in attendance in the first full summer since Congress restored year-round grants.
New Scrutiny of Donor Influence in Australian Higher Ed
Debate follows failed attempts to set up Western civilization programs.
New Programs: Cybersecurity, Education, Indigenous Studies, Embodiment Studies, Exercise Science, Hospitality, Forensic Science, Architecture, International Relations
Assumption College is starting a major in cybersecurity. California University of Pennsylvania is starting an Ed.D. in education leadership and...
Where Grad Students Struggle With Loan Repayments
A new report examines student loan repayment rates among graduate students -- and finds borrowers who attended historically black colleges struggled the most to pay down their loans within a few years of leaving school.
States Struggle to Close Degree-Attainment Gaps
Across the country very little progress has been made in closing degree-attainment gaps among white, black and Latino adults, hindering goals to increase the overall number of adults with degrees.