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Is There a Right to Know a College Might Close?
After Mount Ida College closure, Massachusetts proposals grapple with whether colleges should disclose shutdown possibilities and when regulators should step in.
As California Goes?
The biggest and perhaps least likely state to try performance funding will tie billions of dollars for community colleges to measures of student success, a plan faculty groups say will punish students and colleges.
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.
Federal Student Loan Politics Go Local
Two state-backed agencies ditch loan-servicing lobby group due to pressure from lawmakers who back tougher regulation of student loans -- but servicers themselves haven't budged on state oversight issue.
Tuition Grows in Importance
Annual report on public higher education finance shows more states relying more heavily on tuition, even in a year when appropriations rose nationally.
Confusion Over Distance Education Rules
Colleges seek guidance about looming federal requirement for online colleges to tell students whether academic programs meet licensing requirements in their home states.
Demonstrating Value
Robert Kelchen, an emerging scholar and expert on higher education, discusses his new book on what the accountability push means for higher education.