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FAFSA Frenzy
As economy takes a dive, students are applying for financial aid in greater numbers, leading to reported shortfall in Pell Grants.
On Stopping Student Drinking, a Salivary Solution?
North Idaho College's new policy calls for using alcohol test strips to determine if students in its (dry) dorm have been drinking.
Will Professors Delay Retirements?
Plenty are seeing their funds shrink amid Wall Street's woes. While that's not unique to higher ed, academe may face particular challenges if more faculty hold off on going emeritus.
AFT and AAUP Announce Joint Organizing Campaign
Faculty and staff at public research universities will be the focus of drive to expand collective bargaining.
In California, Uncertainty on Immigrant Student Tuition
Appeals court finds that in extending lower resident tuition rates to undocumented students, state "thwarts" Congress's intent.
ROTC Debate Renewed
Remarks by presidential candidates draw attention to issue at Columbia and elsewhere, but whether anything will change remains to be seen.
Default Rates, Maligned, Rise to 5.2%
Proportion of 2006 borrowers who failed to repay student loans grew, with career institutions leading the way.