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Reset of Rules Aimed at For-Profits Begins
Trump administration will suspend borrower defense and renegotiate gainful employment, two Obama administration rules aimed at reining in for-profit colleges. Moves draw rebukes from Democrats and student advocates.
MLA Votes to ‘Refrain’ From Backing Israel Boycott
Move -- by 2-to-1 margin -- follows several years of heated debates at association’s annual meetings.
For-Credit MOOC: Best of Both Worlds at MIT?
MIT students reported that taking course online -- instead of same course on campus -- was less stressful than their in-person classes.
British Election Restores Tuition Debate
Young voters, angered over what they must pay to attend universities, were a big part of the Labour Party’s revival.
Drew Faust Will Step Down as Harvard President
Drew Faust announced Wednesday that she will step down as president of Harvard University at the end of June 2018...
New Quality Standards for Nontraditional Providers
Entangled Solutions, a company that focuses on innovation in higher education, this week released new third-party quality assurance standards. While...
Oregon Students Smoke More Pot After Legalization
Students at at least one Oregon university are using marijuana more heavily since it was legalized in the state, a...
Academic Minute: Bio Prospecting
Today on the Academic Minute, Jeffrey Gardner, assistant professor in the department of biological sciences at the University of Maryland...