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Leadership & Policy

Moody’s Revises NCAA Credit Outlook to Negative

The NCAA’s credit outlook has been revised to negative by ratings agency Moody’s as the governing body of college sports deals with an anti-trust lawsuit about the use of athletes’ images and likenesses.

June 25, 2013

Students

Special Report: Top 100 Associate Degree Producers

Our 2013 List of Top 100 Associate Degree Producers

June 21, 2013

Leadership & Policy

District Could Pay Millions for Dual Enrollment Classes

A recent legislative bill allowing high school students to take as many AP courses as they want could cost between $40 million and $60 million per year.

June 18, 2013

Students

UNCF Launches New Campaign to Invest in African-American Students

The college fund has updated its memorable tagline to stress the value of African-American education.

June 16, 2013

Home

Diverse Conversations: The Failure of Higher Education

Growing up, many Americans are told that education is the doorway to happiness and a way to break the cycle of poverty and anti-intellectualism that pervades the country. Is it true?

June 11, 2013

Students

Even for Drop-outs, College Pays

It sounds like the worst of all worlds borrowing money for college, then dropping out and facing the debt without a degree.

June 10, 2013

African-American

St. Paul’s College Officials Say Closure ‘Temporary’

School will continue to implement a closure plan while it seeks another “strategic opportunity.”

June 3, 2013

Home

Sallie Mae Plans To Split into Two Separate Companies

Sallie Mae plans to split into two separate, publicly traded companies. The student loan giant also named John Remondi as its CEO.

May 29, 2013

Sports

Georgia College Sues Tennessee Agency Over Billboard

A private college in northwest Georgia is suing Tennessee’s higher education commission in a dispute over billboard advertising.

May 14, 2013

Community Colleges

Norfolk State’s Financial Audit Status Concerns Lawmakers

State lawmakers are calling for more financial accountability at Norfolk State University, which has not been able to complete a financial audit for two years.

May 14, 2013

Disabilties

Interstate Reciprocity Plan Expected to Transform U.S. Distance Education

A prominent group of accreditors, regulators and other higher education and state leaders, has unveiled a comprehensive plan detailing how states could simplify and transform the regulation of U.S. distance education.

May 13, 2013

Disabilties

AAUW Urges Action on Child Care, Women’s STEM Participation at Community Colleges

The American Association of University Women released a report to highlight the need for child care services at community colleges as well as the role two-year schools can play to provide STEM opportunities for women.

May 9, 2013