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Students

Advocacy Groups Pan DeVos Rollback of For-profit College Regulations

Several advocacy groups on Wednesday assailed a U.S. Department of Education plan to roll back a pair of Obama administration regulations meant to protect students from shady colleges that leave students saddled with debt and little to nothing to show for it.

June 14, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Harvard President Faust Stepping Down Next Year

After 11 years at the helm, Harvard president Dr. Drew Gilpin Faust will step down at the end of the 2018 academic year. Her retirement will coincide with the conclusion of the record-setting Harvard Campaign, which has raised nearly $8 billion so far.

June 14, 2017

Students

Mississippi Community Colleges Make Cut, Raise Tuition

JACKSON, Miss. — Community colleges statewide are eliminating nearly 250 jobs for the upcoming year to close budget gaps, and five are dropping at least one intercollegiate sport. The move comes as colleges increase tuition by an average of 13 percent, mostly because state funding has fallen. Community College Board Executive Director Andrea Mayfield said […]

June 14, 2017

Students

Report: 131 Student Loan Reduction Companies Engaged in Questionable Practices

NerdWallet’s Watch List identifies debt-relief services that have been have been cited for fraudulent or questionable practices.

June 13, 2017

Students

Organizations Intensify Efforts to Help Homeless Students

Even though many students experience homelessness, advocates say that their experiences and educational outcomes are not well understood.

June 12, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Arkansas School Gets $11M for Infectious Disease Research

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agency is awarding the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences an $11 million federal grant for research on infectious diseases. The grant is from an arm of the National Institutes of Health, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported. It’s the second grant for a program […]

June 12, 2017

News Roundup

AG’s Office Reviewing University of Louisville Foundation Audit

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — More information is needed to determine whether the University of Louisville Foundation’s mismanagement — uncovered by a blistering audit – “crossed the line into criminal” activity, Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear said Monday. Beshear told reporters that his office is reviewing the audit to determine whether its findings exposed potential violations of […]

June 12, 2017

Students

Trump Puts Focus on Wisconsin’s Growing Apprentice Program

MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker once told then-candidate Donald Trump “we don’t need an apprentice in the White House.” But on Tuesday the president and his daughter Ivanka Trump will join Walker to tour Waukesha County Technical College and talk about the importance of providing on-the-job training to workers in industries that sometimes struggle […]

June 12, 2017

Students

Study: Students Paying Price for Lack of Banking Knowledge

A new study by NerdWallet highlights how university-sponsored banks are charging college students more than $795 million on overdraft and late payment fees alone.

June 11, 2017

Students

In Maryland Desegregation Case, Black Colleges Seek Protected ‘Academic Niches’

Historically Black colleges in Maryland should have the right to offer unique, high-demand courses that cannot be duplicated at nearby traditionally White colleges, lawyers argued Thursday in the closing remarks of the remedy phase of a desegregation case.

June 8, 2017

Students

NY College Students Begin Applying for Free Tuition Program

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state has begun accepting applications for its new tuition-free college program. More than 3,000 people signed up for the Excelsior scholarship Wednesday, the first day the applications were available. They’ll be accepted through July 21. Applicants should know within a week whether they’re eligible to receive funding. The tuition initiative […]

June 8, 2017

News Roundup

Southern Oregon U. Loses $1.9M in Email Scheme

ASHLAND, Ore. — Southern Oregon University lost $1.9 million in an email scheme. The Mail Tribune reports University officials announced the loss Wednesday, stating the funds were intended for the contractor on the McNeal Pavilion and Student Recreation Center. But unknown suspects allegedly posed as Anderson Construction in an email, prompting officials to send the […]

June 8, 2017