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News Roundup

Auditor Faults Penn State’s Tuition Hikes, Admissions Record

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Penn State University needs to do more to address its “skyrocketing” tuition rates and spiking enrollment of out-of-state and international students, compared to in-state student enrollment, the state’s elected fiscal watchdog said in a report Thursday. Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said tuition at the massive university system has jumped by more than […]

June 22, 2017

Students

Incoming Federal Student Aid Boss ‘Could Be Great, Could Be Terrible’

The private student loan company executive selected to head the Federal Student Aid agency (FSA) is affiliated with a company that a federal judge recently described as “very aggressive” about fighting efforts to discharge student loans, court records obtained by Diverse show.

June 21, 2017

Students

DeVos Plans to Name Financial Services Exec as Student Aid Boss

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said Tuesday she plans to appoint Dr. Arthur Wayne Johnson — a longtime financial services industry executive who recently wrote a dissertation on private student loan debt — as chief operating officer of Federal Student Aid, or FSA. “Wayne is the right person to modernize FSA for the 21st […]

June 20, 2017

Students

Arizona Court Overturns In-state Tuition for DREAMERs

PHOENIX  — The Arizona Court of Appeals says young immigrants granted deferred deportation status under a program started by former President Barack Obama are not eligible for lower in-state college tuition. Tuesday’s ruling says a judge’s 2015 decision that deferred action recipients were considered legally present in the U.S. and therefore qualify for state benefits […]

June 20, 2017

Students

U.S. Government, Georgetown Offer Tuition Aid to Federal Employees

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is partnering with Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies to provide financial benefits for eligible federal employees who are pursuing college career changes.

June 20, 2017

Students

Michigan State Gets $3M to Bolster Entrepreneurship

EAST LANSING, Mich. — A $3 million gift to Michigan State University seeks to help bolster entrepreneurship. The East Lansing school announced Monday that Larry Gaynor, president and CEO of TNG Worldwide, and his wife, company vice president Teresa Gaynor, made the donation to create the Gaynor Entrepreneurship Lab on the first floor of the […]

June 19, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Former University of Montana President to Earn $119K as Chemistry Professor

MISSOULA, Mont. — Former University of Montana President Royce Engstrom will earn $119,000 a year when he returns to teaching as a chemistry professor. The Missoulian reports Engstrom will the third highest-paid professor of the 10 faculty members in the university’s chemistry department. Engrstrom resigned as president in December at the request of Commissioner of […]

June 19, 2017

Students

Year-round Pell Grants to be Available This Year

WASHINGTON — Pell Grants for low-income college students can now be used for summer studies. The U.S. Education Department announced Monday that year-round Pell Grants will be available starting July 1, allowing students to take summer classes and graduate sooner. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says the decision “is about empowering students and giving them the […]

June 19, 2017

Students

Guillermo: Diversity Loses When Public Schools Go ‘Private’

It’s been said that public higher education has been the way for the common man to excel in uncommon ways. But when states cut funding to these places of higher learning, the basic character of these so-called “flagship” institutions change.

June 18, 2017

Students

Trump Signs Executive Order to Increase Apprenticeships

President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order Thursday that calls for the expansion of apprenticeships and more support for colleges and universities that infuse apprenticeships into their coursework.

June 15, 2017

Leadership & Policy

NIU President Stepping Down as Report Shows Mismanagement

DEKALB, Ill. — The president of Northern Illinois University is stepping down in the wake of a state investigation accusing him and other administrators of mismanagement when it comes to hiring consultants. The (DeKalb) Daily Chronicle reports Doug Baker leaves June 30. He announced the news at Thursday’s Board of Trustees meeting. He says the […]

June 15, 2017

Students

Boston Bridge Program Aims to Put College Within Residents’ Reach

Boston will offer its residents yet another chance at free college through a recently announced program, The Boston Bridge. The program will be available to high school students who graduated in 2017 and are residents of the city.

June 14, 2017