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Students as Lemmings
Undergraduates follow peers into majors -- and later into careers that aren't best suited to their skills, study finds.
Next Budget Victim? Joy
Faculty find economic downturn does more than just kill programs and jobs; it chips away at quality of life and fills campus with anxiety.
Small Town, Big Scholarships
As Pennsylvania burg seeks to reinvent itself, philanthropists extend college scholarships to keep students close to home and train workers for local jobs.
New CEO for Online Education Company of New York Times
Epsilen, the online education company of The New York TImes, is today naming Jim Bowler as chief executive officer. Bowler...
Shaw U. President Departs Amid Growing Deficit
Clarence G. Newsome is leaving the presidency of Shaw University as the institution faces a growing deficit, The Raleigh News...
Financial Aid Group Lays Off 5 Employees
The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators has laid off five employees as part of budget cuts necessitated by...
U.S. Negotiations Run Aground Over College Outcomes, Year-Round Pell Grants
WASHINGTON -- Negotiations over possible new regulations to carry out a range of changes in the Higher Education Act ended...
Obama Jokes About Honorary Degree Controversy
President Obama gave the commencement address at Arizona State University Wednesday night and joked about the controversy over the university's...