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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.
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.