By Ashley A. Smith. The California Community Colleges Board of Governors agreed Monday to end the use of placement exams in the system. More...
2 avril 2019
2 avril 2019
States Seek Tighter Regulation of For-Profits
By Ashley A. Smith. State lawmakers, advised by Robert Shireman, want to fill what they call a void in federal leadership by enforcing regulations on for-profit institutions and recently converted nonprofit colleges. More...
2 avril 2019
Promoting Tuition-Free Programs to Undocumented Students
By Ashley A. Smith. States are embracing undocumented immigrant students as colleges expand tuition-free programs. More...
2 avril 2019
Missing Federal Aid Payments
By Ashley A. Smith. In a possibly unprecedented case, Argosy University fails to distribute millions in federal aid to students as its campuses are on the brink of closing. More...
2 avril 2019
Activists Target Tufts Over Opioid Ties
By Greg Toppo. Tufts University is being targeted by a digital activist group protesting the role of pharmaceutical firms in the U.S.’s opioid epidemic and the firms' support of educational and cultural institutions. More...
2 avril 2019
Bridgeport Phases Out Naturopathic Medicine Program
By Greg Toppo. The University of Bridgeport is eliminating its naturopathic medicine program, which has seen declining enrollment since it was founded in 1997. More...
2 avril 2019
Not Feeling Bullish on New Logo
By Greg Toppo. Designed to cut through the “alphabet soup” of public university acronyms in Florida, bold new University of South Florida bull logo gets mixed reviews. Many say it reminds them of Merrill Lynch. More...
2 avril 2019
Can Goddard Survive?
By Greg Toppo. New president promises "significant steps" to balance budget but is short on details. Many praise college's nontraditional model, but it struggles to attract students. More...
2 avril 2019
Why Do Colleges Die?
By Greg Toppo. Scholar looks at history of U.S. higher ed and finds that vulnerable colleges, most of them private, tend to close or merge when crisis pushes them "over the cliff." More...
2 avril 2019
Wheeling Jesuit Declares Financial Exigency
By Greg Toppo. West Virginia’s Wheeling Jesuit University, which sold its campus in 2017 to help pay down millions in debt, has declared financial exigency, Michael Mihalyo, the university’s president, said Monday. More...
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