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Education Dept. Blocked From Canceling Debt Collection Contracts
A federal court last week blocked the Education Department's plans to cancel contracts with debt collection firms handling defaulted student...
Social Scientists Push for Greater Collaboration
The Social Science Research Council has called on researchers, research funders, the U.S. government and the private sector to forge...
Montana Supreme Court Sides With Montana State in Faculty Misconduct Case
The Montana Supreme Court sided with Montana State University in a five-year-old case brought by a student who said a...
DeVos Gets Another Chance on Obama Loan Rule
The Department of Education has until Oct. 12 to offer a stronger justification for delaying an Obama-era student loan rule...
Court Weighs Next Steps in Borrower Defense Lawsuit
After ruling that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos unlawfully delayed an Obama administration loan rule designed to protect defrauded student borrowers...
AAAS Issues Fellow Revocation Policy on Misconduct
With professional associations under pressure to do more to fight misconduct by their members, the American Association for the Advancement...
Professor Facing Charges After Shooting Self on Campus
Mark J. Bird, a professor of sociology emeritus at the College of Southern Nevada, faces felony weapon charges after he...
Colleges Commit to International Student Scholarships
Fifty-seven American colleges have committed to give at least two annual, renewable scholarships covering a minimum of 50 percent of...