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Digital Wallets Explored as Next Generation Transcripts
Adoption has started as employers and students place more value on skills. Meanwhile, plans for free, open-source wallet technology are picking up steam.
Education Department Will Reprocess 20 Percent of FAFSAs
In a reversal, the Education Department will now reprocess student aid applications that were affected by a recent calculation error...
Northland College Fundraising Fails, Financial Exigency Declared
The president and Board of Trustees at Northland College voted Thursday to declare financial exigency after failing to raise enough...
States Bristle at Cardona Plea to Push Aid Deadlines
Many local officials say they’ll do what’s right for students, but note that pushing the deadline back too far could have its own unintended consequences.
Sex Discrimination or Doctrinal Differences?
A former professor’s sex discrimination lawsuit against Moody Bible Institute was recently allowed to proceed by a federal appeals court. The case could have bigger implications for religious colleges.
Learning Behind Bars: The Shifting Fortunes of Prison Education
While U.S. prison-reform advocates celebrate reversal of a 30-year ban on incarcerated students accessing Pell Grants, counterparts in England and Wales say government inaction has stalled progress.
House Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on ‘FAFSA Fail’
House lawmakers will examine how the botched roll-out of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA) has affected...
How Minutes of Darkness Can Affect the Environment: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Indiana University’s Total Solar Eclipse Week: Daniel Beverly, postdoctoral researcher at the O’Neill...