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'They Came for the For-Profits'
Representative Virginia Foxx uses allusion to the Holocaust to criticize private college presidents for not defending for-profit institutions against regulations.
For-Profit Backlash
Wisconsin heats up as a for-profit regulation battleground, as its largest city turns against sector amid controversial Everest College campus's collapse.
Closing Down the 'Roach Motel'
As Stanford spurs discussion of trimming time-to-degree for Ph.D.s, CUNY offers model for public institutions that might want to kill tradition of grad school as a place you "check in and never check out."
Can Funding Be Fair?
The University of California system is changing the way it funds its 10 campuses to equalize per-student appropriations.
Another Liberal Arts Critic
North Carolina governor becomes the latest Republican to question the value of liberal arts, push more vocational training and target the state's flagship.
Spending Money to Make Money
Associate degrees pay off for both students and taxpayers, report finds, but state funding of community colleges still lags.
Digital Pink Slips
Sliding enrollments at for-profit colleges mean less work for adjuncts who teach online. And these faculty cutbacks happen quietly, and sometimes without much warning.
Grand Canyon's DREAMers
A for-profit college has emerged as a leading choice for undocumented students in Arizona.