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Oversight of Loan Guarantors Is Lacking, Audit Says
The U.S. Department of Education is not properly overseeing the entities it pays to administer and insure federally guaranteed student...
200 Anthropologists Endorse Israel Boycott
More than 200 anthropologists have signed their names to a statement advocating for the boycott of Israeli academic institutions. “The...
Academic Minute: The 'Bottom Dollar' Effect
In today's Academic Minute, Robin Soster, professor of marketing at the University of Arkansas, discusses the "bottom dollar" effect, which...
U.S. Audit Faults Education Dept. on Direct Assessment
Degree programs that award students credit by assessing their skills – rather than making them pass courses – have been...
U. of Chicago Expands Aid for Low-Income Students
The University of Chicago today announced an expansion of efforts to help low-income students. Under the efforts, loans will be...
U. of California Will Review Out-of-State Admissions
The University of California System plans to review its recent push to admit more out-of-state applicants, the Associated Press reported...
Mumia Abu-Jamal as Commencement Speaker
Goddard College has announced that Mumia Abu-Jamal, who is in prison, convicted of killing of a Philadelphia police officer in...
A Second U. of Alabama Student Arrested for Online Threats
A second University of Alabama student has been arrested in relation to online threats that have shaken the campus, al.com...