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Is For-Profit Higher Education on Its Last Legs?
Possible sale of the University of Phoenix to a public university raises existential questions about the for-profit sector and federal regulation of higher education. A panel of experts weighs them.
New Initiative Seeks to Provide Clearer Data on MSIs
Scholars launched a new database focused on minority-serving institutions to create more clarity among researchers, policy makers and others about how to classify and study them.
St. Francis College Cuts Athletics
St. Francis College in New York announced Monday it is dropping its entire Division I athletics program at the conclusion...
Board Fines President $5,000 for Rules Violations
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities board has ordered Marsha Danielson, the president of Minnesota State College Southeast, to pay...
Treating Farm Families Unfairly?
Students from families that own farms or small businesses could see less financial aid under the new formula set to launch this year, but some groups are calling on Congress to fix the issue before the new FAFSA is released.
Bay State College Loses Accreditation Appeal
Bay State College has lost its appeal to maintain accreditation. The New England Commission of Higher Education stripped the for-profit...
New Programs: Accounting, Engineering, Esports, Nursing
Niagara University is starting an M.S. in accounting. Quincy University, in Illinois, is starting new majors in electrical and mechanical...
Study Field Not Key to New Academic Program Success
A report identifying the types of new academic programs that succeed found no clear pattern favoring science programs over those in the humanities.