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Aggressive Collections for Students but Not Institutions?
A report by the National Student Legal Defense Network highlights how the Department of Education seeks to collect debt from student borrowers while appearing to not put the same energy into collecting debt from hundreds of institutions.
‘Why They Hate Us’
Editors discuss their book on racist rhetoric (by President Trump and others) and minority students.
New Programs: Mass Communication, Engineering, Data Science, Critical Psychology
Chowan University is starting a major in mass communication. New York Institute of Technology is starting a Ph.D. in engineering...
Surveillance-Based Testing for Mitigating COVID-19
Mitigating COVID-19 outbreaks on campuses is crucial. In today's Academic Minute, Clemson University's Lior Rennert examines one way to do...
Hope in Poverty
Engaged students can help a community thrive. In today's Academic Minute, part of Northern Kentucky University Week, Rachael Clark describes...
A Cross-Town Acquisition
Delaware State University finalizes acquisition of Wesley College, taking over a 50-acre campus in the downtown section of the capital city of Dover and 14 new academic programs.
Pell for (Very) Short-Term Credentials
A community college system leader and a higher education policy expert discuss the pros and cons of expanding the main federal financial aid program to include eight-week vocational programs.
‘Terrible, Old News’
More than half of CUNY community college students drop out within three years without a degree and struggle with hefty nontuition costs, a new report found. These are long-standing problems system leaders have tried combat.