By Andrew Kreighbaum. House appropriations bill eliminates funding for small but critical program supporting international research and travel by doctoral students. More...
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Rallying to Defend Grants for Grad Students
Expanding GI Bill Benefits
By Andrew Kreighbaum. The GI Bill update, the first since 2011, removes 15-year time limit for benefits and awards semester of aid to veterans affected by closures of for-profit colleges. More...
Private Lenders Struggle to Prove Ownership of Student Loans in Court
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Private student loan companies are having difficulty proving ownership of student debt in courts, leading to the dismissal of dozens of lawsuits against borrowers, The New York Times reported. More...
Larger Pell Grant Voted Down in Committee
By Andrew Kreighbaum. House appropriators Wednesday voted down a proposed amendment to increase the maximum size of the Pell Grant during a markup of a funding package that included education spending. More...
Veterans Affairs Panel Approves Update to GI Bill
By Andrew Kreighbaum. The House veterans affairs committee on Wednesday unanimously approved an update to the Post-9/11 GI Bill, an ambitious package of legislation that would lift the lifetime time limit on use of benefits and restore aid for veterans affected by closures of for-profit colleges, among other provisions. More...
Most Colleges Did Not Change Aid Deadlines in Response to Early FAFSA
By Andrew Kreighbaum. An overwhelming majority of colleges and universities did not change priority aid deadlines in response to an earlier financial aid cycle last year, according to a survey of member institutions by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. More...
DeVos Hints at Changes in Title IX Enforcement
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Education secretary, after day of meetings on campus sex assaults, says that “many things are not working well.” Advocates fear she will loosen requirements of colleges. More...
Faculty Buy in-Builds, Bit by Bit: Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology
By Doug Lederman and Lindsay McKenzie. Professors are slowly gaining confidence in the effectiveness of online learning as more of them teach online, Inside Higher Ed's 2017 Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology reveals. More...
To Merge or Not
By Ashley A. Smith. Amid declining budgets and enrollments, Connecticut is the latest state to attempt a merger involving two-year colleges, with a proposal to consolidate its 12 community colleges. More...
Free Community College Picks Up Steam
By Ashley A. Smith. More young people are being exposed to the free community college movement than ever before, but some experts worry that tuition-free programs may not be sustainable or may create unintended consequences. More...
