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Fraud by Globe University Leaves Broken Dreams, Big Debt

WOODBURY, Minn. — Some students who were victims of fraud by Globe University and the Minnesota School of Business have been left with broken dreams and a mountain of debt. The state sued the school, accusing it of defrauding more than 1,000 students, Minnesota Public Radio reported. Many students said the for-profit school encouraged them […]

February 5, 2017

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Elizabeth Warren to Accrediting Agencies: Step Up

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren said accrediting agencies should be more aggressive and work with the federal government to share information and determine if schools are cheating students.

February 1, 2017

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Enrollment Growing Slowly at South Carolina State University

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Enrollment is rising slowly at South Carolina State University as the Orangeburg school recovers from financial problems. School President James Clark told state lawmakers Tuesday the spring enrollment is 2,634. That’s up from 2,610 students last year at the state’s only public historically Black school. Enrollment usually drops in the spring as […]

February 1, 2017

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DeVry University to Pay $2.5M in New York Settlement

NEW YORK — New York’s attorney general says DeVry University will pay $2.25 million following allegations that it exaggerated graduates’ job and salary prospects. Eric Schneiderman said Tuesday that a settlement also requires the school – which operates locally as DeVry College of New York – to pay $500,000 in penalties and fees. Graduates eligible […]

January 31, 2017

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Claim Accuses Wells Fargo of Denying Loans to Young Migrants

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal lawsuit filed Monday accuses banking giant Wells Fargo of illegally denying student loans to young immigrants who are protected from deportation and allowed to work and study in the U.S. under a program created by former President Barack Obama. Wells Fargo said it was disappointed the plaintiffs sued instead of […]

January 31, 2017

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Culinary Schools Struggle with Enrollment Decline

MONTPELIER, Vermont. (AP) – With enrollment in culinary institutes in decline and programs across the country closing their doors, schools such as the New England Culinary Institute in Montpelier, Vermont, which graduated celebrity chef Alton Brown, and the Culinary Institute of Charleston, South Carolina, are committed to staying relevant and in demand. “We’re constantly looking […]

January 29, 2017

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Janet Napolitano Avoids Health Talk, Focuses on University Issues

SAN FRANCISCO — University of California President Janet Napolitano focused on future challenges for the 10-campus system rather than her health as she opened a governing board meeting Wednesday, a week after being hospitalized for side effects from her cancer treatment. Napolitano, 59, urged the board of regents to approve the first tuition increase in […]

January 25, 2017

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$5M Lawsuit Lodged Against For-profit Nursing School

PORTLAND, Maine — Aspiring registered nurse Stephanie Kourembanas says she first heard of for-profit InterCoast Career Institute through a friend, and liked the nursing program’s rolling admissions policy and its apparent accreditation. But colleges she’s applied to won’t accept her credits, she says in a recently filed federal lawsuit, because the licensed practical nursing program […]

January 25, 2017

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N.Y. Lawmakers Question Cost of Gov. Cuomo’s Free Tuition Plan

ALBANY, N.Y. — State lawmakers questioned the price tag of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to make college tuition free for middle class students Tuesday, suggesting the true cost of the proposal could be far higher. The proposal has won the Democratic governor national attention and applause from education advocates, but lawmakers said during a budget […]

January 25, 2017

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Costs of College Meal Plans Getting Tougher to Swallow

An analysis of campus dining contracts from around the country shows that colleges are charging students far more for each meal than the typical American spends to eat at home, helping drive the rising cost of higher education.

January 23, 2017

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Jackson State’s Interim Chief Looks to Cut Expenses

JACKSON, Miss. — Interim Jackson State University President Rod Paige says his main priority is to get the university’s finances in order, which includes hiring a chief financial officer. Paige, speaking to The Clarion-Ledger editorial board, said he is trying to get his hands wrapped around issues at his alma mater, but the main financial […]

January 22, 2017

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University of West Florida Professor Gives School $1M for Scholarships

PENSACOLA, Fla. — A University of West Florida professor has contributed $1 million to the school for scholarships for sophomore students. The donation came from Bob Kimball, a professor of marketing and economics who ran his own successful business before becoming a college professor. Kimball has taught at West Florida for 30 years. The Pensacola […]

January 22, 2017