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New Programs: Biotechnology, Genetic Counseling, Music, Data Science, Plumbing, Computer Science, Nursing, Government Contracting, Marketing, Chemistry

Azusa Pacific University is starting a master of science in biotechnology. Baylor College of Medicine is starting a master of...

State Funding Cuts Matter

For every $1,000 cut from per-student state and local appropriations, the average student can be expected to pay $257 more per year in tuition and fees -- and the rate is rising.
Opinion

What Makes a Good Free College Plan?

It is important to ask crucial funding questions about such plans now, argues Bob Samuels.
Opinion

Proposed Federal Policy Would Cripple University Research

A proposal by the federal Office of Management and Budget would leave higher education research institutions in every state in an impossible situation, write the chief research officers of 12 Florida colleges and universities.

Education Spending in the Crosshairs

Many cuts proposed by Trump have been avoided in House appropriations bill, but GOP budget resolution could lead to major changes to student aid.

Obama Under Secretary Is ACE's Next President

Ted Mitchell brings a wide-ranging background to the American Council on Education, including work on reforms the higher education lobby group has opposed.

A Punishment That Doesn't Work

A new research paper finds that excess credit hour policies don’t lead to completion, just more student debt.

The Culling of Higher Ed Begins

The number of colleges and universities eligible to award federal financial aid dropped by 5.6 percent in 2016-17. The vast majority of disappearing institutions were for-profit colleges, but more than 30 private nonprofits were among them.