By Andrew Kreighbaum. An analysis released by NerdWallet this week found that student loan borrowers would pay more each month under an income-driven repayment proposed by President-elect Donald Trump, compared with the most widely available existing income-driven plan. Read more...
24 janvier 2017
Analysis: Borrowers Would Pay More in Trump Plan
Latest Heightened Cash Monitoring List
By Andrew Kreighbaum. The Department of Education has released data showing there were 539 institutions placed on heightened cash monitoring as of Dec. 1, meaning they are subject to greater financial oversight than other institutions participating in federal aid programs. Read more...
The Trump Nominees and Affirmative Action
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Diversity groups question Jeff Sessions’s record -- and some point to comments on race by Betsy DeVos. Senator is questioned on his views on undocumented students and shares laugh with colleague about objections from law professors. Read more...
Hashtag Campaign to Urge Protection of Title IX
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Two advocacy organizations launched a hashtag campaign Monday called #DearBetsy to urge President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for education secretary to support Title IX protections for victims of sexual assault. Read more...
Overburdened With Debt
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Hundreds of career-training programs risk losing access to federal student aid funds without improved standing under rule designed to hold institutions accountable for graduates' ability to pay off debt. Read more...
Activism and Academe
By Kasia Kovacs. Can faculty members be politically engaged advocates? New book -- Civic Labors: Scholarly Activism and Working-Class Studies -- argues that they can. Read more...
Push for Language Proficiency
By Colleen Flaherty. Pitt’s arts and sciences faculty is divided over a proposal to eliminate a high school study exemption from foreign language requirement. Some say high school seat time is poor measure of proficiency, while others fear forcing too many students into language courses. Read more...
Oral History No Longer Subject to IRB Approval
By Colleen Flaherty. Life will soon be a little easier for oral historians and a number of other kinds of scholars who have had to gain approval from institutional review boards. Read more...
Publishing's Prestige Bias
By Colleen Flaherty. Study suggests top humanities journals favor research by professors working at or who earned Ph.D.s at elite institutions. Read more...
New Advice on Navigating Politics in the Classroom
By Colleen Flaherty. The American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers have published an FAQ-style guide addressing common concerns among professors in the wake of the 2016 election. Read more...
