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No Interest-Rate Crystal Ball
A new federal report says that it's impossible to set interest rates on federal student loans in advance so that the government breaks even on the program.
New Programs: Innovation, Medicine and Law, Radiologic Technology, Hospitality, Health Communications, Communication Sciences, Data Science, Nuclear Engineering
Art Center College of Design and Claremont Graduate University are starting an M.S./M.B.A. degree in innovation systems design. Boston University...
A Focus on Job Training
In a State of the Union address that is mostly retread, President Obama calls for expanded access to apprenticeships and improved training programs at community colleges that are more targeted to employer-demanded skills.
Endowments Up 12%
College endowment funds saw healthy double-digit investment returns in 2013.
Killing Off a Success
Why is the University of Virginia backing away from a student aid policy that succeeded in attracting more low-income students? And why is UNC standing by a similar policy?
Keeping the Faith
Yeshiva's finances look bad, but some faculty members there do not despair.
Ratings Alternative
Association of public universities says Obama ratings system could create "perverse incentives," but supports linking receipt of aid to performance on key metrics.
Major Costs
Ohio Northern University requires students to consider the financial costs before changing field of study.