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Audit Finds Sallie Mae Subsidiary Overcharged U.S. by $22.3M
The Education Department's inspector general said Monday that Sallie Mae had overbilled the U.S. Treasury by $22.3 million in payments...
Judge Orders Louisville to Reinstate Nursing Student/Blogger
A federal judge ordered the University of Louisville Monday to reinstate a nursing student who was expelled in February after...
The Challenge of Comparability
Another higher ed accountability system starts today, breaking new ground in examining program-level learning outcomes. Like others, it is constrained by concerns about disclosure and competition.
New Round of Hefty Pay Raises for Football Coaches
The University of Florida may, like many major universities, be grappling with serious cuts to its academic and other budgets...
'The Unheard Voices'
Every semester, "service learning" programs send students out to local community organizations to get their hands dirty, putting to use...
Corinthian Announces Settlement of Shareholder Lawsuit on Derivatives
Corinthian Colleges, Inc., one of the country's largest providers of for-profit higher education, announced Monday that it had settled a...
Righting the Ship
College sports teams with severe academic issues try to shake off new, stern NCAA penalties any way they can. Some say punishment is changing them for the better, but worries remain about unintended consequences.
Reporting on FERPA Wins Journalism Award
A national journalism organization has given its top First Amendment award to two Columbus Dispatch reporters for their investigative work...