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‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’ on FAFSA

After this year’s disastrous launch of the financial aid form, federal officials say next year’s version will be out on time and with fewer problems. College financial aid professionals are skeptical.

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OCR Chides Lafayette College for Dismissing Anti-Israel Posts as ‘Free Speech Issue’

The latest Title VI resolution agreement sheds light on how colleges are being asked to handle complaints about online speech. First Amendment advocates are concerned about the implications. 

Another College Board Official Joins FAFSA Team

College Board chief information officer Jeff Olson is joining the Education Department’s team in charge of implementing next year’s Free...

New Presidents or Provosts: Bakersfield, Kansas State, New Mexico Highlands, New Mexico Tech, Northern Michigan, Shenandoah

Karen Abraham, interim provost at Shenandoah University, in Virginia, has been named to the job on a permanent basis. Mahyar...

Trump Wants Green Cards for Some College Grads

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump promised in a podcast interview that foreign-born college graduates would receive legal permanent residency...
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No-Confidence Votes for College Leaders Who Hid Negative DEI Report

Greenfield Community College leaders prematurely ended a partnership with a DEI consulting firm that issued a highly critical report. Employees are outraged. 

Dependence on Bottled Water Worsens Social Inequality: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Daniel Jaffee, associate professor of sociology at Portland State University, examines why bottled water can...
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Federal Judges Put Biden’s New Loan Repayment Plan on Hold

Two federal judges on Monday dealt different blows to the administration’s generous income-driven loan repayment plan. What does that mean for borrowers awaiting relief?