By Madeline St. Amour. Residents of Pennsylvania's Erie County are frustrated over what they see as the politicization of a push for a new community college in the area. More...
Tennessee Tool for Veterans
By Madeline St. Amour. The interactive database, dubbed the Tennessee Servicemember Opportunity Portal, will let veterans review colleges that may provide academic credits for military experience, according to a press release. More...
Working College Students
By Madeline St. Amour. The vast majority of college students today work, but their motivations and experiences vary widely based on demographics. More...
Examples of Excelencia Recipients
By Madeline St. Amour. Recipients of Excelencia's annual awards brought up several themes during panels at the annual ALASS Institute. More...
Mass. Governor Signs College Closure Law
By Rick Seltzer. Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker signed into law Thursday an act increasing state regulators’ authority to monitor colleges’ and universities’ financial strength and requiring institutions at risk of closing to file contingency plans for students. More...
Return on Students' Investments Varies Over Time
By Rick Seltzer. Colleges ranking highly after 10 years aren't necessarily the same ones at the top after 40 years, report says. The middle tier is a perhaps surprising mix of public, nonprofit and for-profit institutions. More...
FTC Takes Student Debt Relief Company to Court
By Rick Seltzer. FTC wins restraining order against group it alleges portrayed itself as affiliated with the Department of Education before charging borrowers for services it misrepresented. More...
What to Know About Lists of Financially Challenged Colleges
By Rick Seltzer. There's a long history of debate over whether potentially vulnerable colleges should be publicly named. More...
Tuition Revenue Growth Expected to Slow
By Rick Seltzer. Growth in net tuition revenue is expected to slow in the 2020 fiscal year for both public and private universities, Moody’s Investors Service reported Monday. More...
Fraternity Fissures
By Rick Seltzer. Sigma Phi Epsilon leaves a fraternity trade association, saying the organization needs to do more for student safety. More...