By Andrew Kreighbaum. The U.S. Department of Education said Tuesday it would block for-profit colleges Globe University and the Minnesota School of Business from receiving additional federal student aid. Read more...
17 décembre 2016
Education Department Blocks Aid for 2 For-Profits
New Call for Debt Relief Before Obama Leaves
By Andrew Kreighbaum. The Debt Collective, an activist group and offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street movement, is calling on the Obama administration to provide debt relief for student loan borrowers who say they were defrauded by for-profit institutions before President Obama leaves office next year. Read more...
Reaching ‘New Majority’ Students
By Kasia Kovacs. College students today are increasingly different from those of previous generations. They are less likely to be white and more likely to be the first in their families to go to college. Professors who would like to guide these first-generation college students in adjusting to higher education may come across their own challenges. Communicating with people from different cultural backgrounds can become a barrier unto itself. Read more...
The Case Against Oversimplified Accountability
By Kasia Kovacs. Focus on any single labor market metric to judge colleges’ outcomes will create flawed policy, but a mix of such measures can help evaluate institutions’ performance, scholarly study finds. Read more...
Cautions on College-Sponsored Bank Accounts
By Kasia Kovacs. Colleges frequently make deals with large banks to create college-sponsored checking and prepaid accounts, but those deals are often risky and leave students with high fees. This is according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s annual report to Congress on student banking, which was released yesterday. Read more...
Apollo Sale Approved, With Conditions
By Ashley A. Smith. After months of review, the U.S. Department of Education on Wednesday approved the proposed $1.14 billion sale of Apollo Education Group, which owns the University of Phoenix, to a group of three private equity firms. Read more...
Private Universities Branch Into 2-Year Programs
By Ashley A. Smith. Two private four-year universities are starting associate degree programs. Read more...
Bill Aims to Improve Veterans' Career Readiness
By Ashley A. Smith. The Career Ready Student Veterans Act, which was attached to the continuing resolution to fund the government through April 28, would prohibit institutions from receiving GI Bill benefits if their programs don't meet the requirements needed for required licensing exams or certification in order to enter the chosen career field. Read more...
DeVry, FTC in $100M Settlement of Advertising Suit
By Ashley A. Smith. DeVry Education Group and DeVry University agreed to settle a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit regarding the for-profit institution's use of employment statistics in advertising. Read more...
Opposition to Priest as Choice to Lead French University
By Elizabeth Redden. The appointment of Michel Deneken, a Roman Catholic priest and theology professor, to lead the University of Strasbourg has attracted controversy among some who argue that the choice violates the spirit, if not the letter, of French laws calling for separation of church and state, France 24 reported. Read more...
