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Building a Road Map for First-Gen Students
The University of Houston–Downtown’s First-Generation Gator Program combines mentoring, scholarships and family engagement to help students navigate college.
Can Outcomes-Based Financing Help Solve the Loan Crisis?
In an interview with Inside Higher Ed, Ethan Pollack, a senior director at Jobs for the Future, discusses how these loans work and why they might help address today’s challenges.
NCTE Dissolves 77-Year-Old Composition Association
The National Council of Teachers of English’s decision was met with swift backlash from Conference on College Composition and Communication members, who say their organization is vital to advancing composition research and improving teaching.
Reed College Settles Federal Antisemitism Complaint
Workforce Pell Is Live. How’s It Going for States?
As states work to implement the new policy, only a trickle of programs have qualified. But experts say it’s too early to tell Workforce Pell’s full impact.
Iowa State Ordered to Pay Former Professor $2.8M in Equal Pay Lawsuit
The New Bar Exam Is Here
The National Conference of Bar Examiners has spent eight years developing a new law-licensure exam, which debuts this month. Compared to the old exam, it’s a much better reflection of what it’s like to practice law, the legal community says.
3 Programmatic Accreditors Withdraw From Federal Recognition
Education Under Secretary Nicholas Kent said the withdrawals relate to the Trump administration’s higher standards. But at least one accrediting group disputes that.