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Senate Higher Ed Post Up for Grabs
As Election Day nears, it's uncertain who would lead the Senate committee that would handle key higher education legislation -- including a "free college" proposal if Hillary Clinton is elected -- in the next Congress.
Who Gets to Monitor a Public University Foundation?
University at Buffalo Foundation turns down proposal to put a professor on its board.
Welfare Funds for Students Far From Welfare
Michigan uses millions in federal welfare funds for grants to private colleges -- and some of the money flows to students from middle class and affluent families.
New Programs: Computational Biology, Fire Science, Systems Engineering, Public Health, Restorative Justice, Computer Science, Architecture, Nursing, Data Analytics
Carnegie Mellon University is starting a bachelor of science in computational biology. College of the Ozarks is starting an undergraduate...
Hurricane Damage and Recovery
Flagler flooded; students at many campuses are evacuated; many colleges in region hit by Hurricane Matthew will remain closed Monday.
When PLUS Is a Minus
Admissions counselors raise concerns over some colleges packaging PLUS loans in financial aid award letters, possibly misleading families about cost of attendance.
Looking for a New Home
National accreditor ACCSC gets inquiries from nearly 300 colleges overseen by ACICS, most of them for-profits. Critics of accreditors will be watching as the agency reviews the flood of applications.
'Nail in the Coffin' for Chicago State?
“I just wonder how long we can go,” one faculty member at the financially struggling public university says.