By Doug Lederman. The page may have turned on the calendar, but it's not too late to submit a caption for our December Cartoon Caption Contest. Read more...
No Higher Ed Details in DeVos Disclosure Report
By Andrew Kreighbaum. A disclosure report submitted to the Senate education committee by Betsy DeVos, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Department of Education, reveals no significant connections to the higher education sector. Read more...
NASFAA Task Force Report on Free College Plans
By Andrew Kreighbaum. After a debate over addressing the cost of college occupied much of the Democratic presidential primary, the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators assembled a task force in June to assess both existing and proposed free college plans. Read more...
ITT Students Seek Recognition in Bankruptcy Lawsuit
By Andrew Kreighbaum. A group of five former ITT Technical Institute students have filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of Indiana seeking to be named creditors in the defunct for-profit chain's bankruptcy proceedings. Read more...
Growth in Numbers of Older Student Loan Borrowers
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Older Americans are the fastest-growing group in the student loan market and nearly 40 percent of borrowers over 65 were in default in 2015, according to a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau report released Thursday. Read more...
Unintended Consequences
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Months into the first year of an early FAFSA campaign, some campus financial aid offices are forced to sort out discrepancies arising from switch to prior-prior year income data. Read more...
Guiding Those Who Guide Students
By Kasia Kovacs. New book dives deep into the profession of academic advising, offering direction on how advisers can best counsel students. Read more...
Call to Action on Languages, 10 Years Later
By Elizabeth Redden. Ten years after the Modern Language Association issued a report calling for a “transformation” in the curriculum and structure of foreign language programs, to what degree have programs heeded the call. Read more...
Danish Law Restricts Students From Taking Second Degree at Same Level
By Elizabeth Redden. Denmark’s Parliament has passed a bill that restricts students who already have a university degree from pursuing a second degree program in a different field at the same or lower educational level, The Local reported. Read more...
MLA Rejects Israel Boycott
By Elizabeth Redden. Vote by Delegate Assembly was 113-79. Body approves another measure, calling on association to refrain from boycotts. Read more...