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Small Agency, Big Impact
As second longtime target collapses and enforcement actions pile up, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau becomes key regulator of student loan industry and for-profit higher ed.
A Regents Race That Matters
The University of Colorado's board hangs in the balance as candidates debate funding, climate change and academic freedom in hopes of winning election.
Trump Targets Colleges With Large Endowments
GOP candidate vows to work with Congress to push wealthy colleges and universities to spend more on students. Move comes as top endowments report losses.
More Aid for the Needy
New federal data show rising number of students receiving Pell Grants while median family incomes of recipients fall.
DeVry Adopts Reform Favored by For-Profit Critics
By tackling the controversial 90-10 rule -- and lowering it for its institutions -- DeVry Education Group is looking to assert its place as a leader in the for-profit sector.
HOPE for Whom?
New analysis of Georgia's aid program for top students -- a model for those of many other states -- finds that it is missing many low-income and minority students.
Muted GOP Defense of For-Profits
As the Obama administration pushes tougher regulation, the sector is receiving little public backing from traditional allies.
Smarter State Spending
State dollars for public higher education would go farther, prominent researchers argue, if more of it went to open-access colleges and need-based aid.