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New Programs: Rural Development, Nursing, Radiologic Technology, Accounting, Life Sciences, Global Health, Engineering, Mechatronics Design

American University of Beirut is starting a master of science program in rural community development. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is...

Risk Management

The U.S. Education Department must do more to prevent financial aid fraud in distance education, a federal audit says.

Private Colleges' Turn to Cry

As the budget forecast turns sunnier for California's public institutions, the privates worry about cuts to a state scholarship program on which their students rely.

Swift Changes to Aid Sites

Responding to unusually detailed criticism from a member of Congress last week, dozens of colleges change the wording of their financial aid websites.

Deeper Pockets

Generous alumni helped colleges rake in nearly $34 billion in donations in 2013, a 9 percent increase over 2012.

Politician-Public Divide

Seeking to gauge how to rebuild public support for higher ed, survey project finds that Americans have less vocational view of college than their leaders do.

It's Not Faculty Salaries

Study documents that growth in higher ed hiring in recent years has failed to keep pace with enrollment increases, and challenges idea that tuition increases can be blamed on professors' pay.

Financial Aid Fee Flap

Congressman accuses elite colleges of misleading students into believing they must fill out fee-based form to qualify for federal aid.