By Andrew Kreighbaum. DeVos plans a pilot program that will allow colleges to use Federal Work-Study funds for private-sector employment. Department also seeks to expand experiment providing Pell Grants to incarcerated students. More...
10 juin 2019
10 juin 2019
Study Finds More Low-Income Students Attending College
By Ashley A. Smith. A new report claims more poor students than ever are enrolling in the nation's colleges and universities, but a disproportionate number are attending less selective or open-access institutions, which may hinder their chances for success. More...
10 juin 2019
University Crafted False Narrative After Student's Death
By Elizabeth Redden. Officials at the University of Missouri Kansas City crafted a false narrative after an international student was killed while working at an off-campus fast food restaurant in violation of the terms of his student visa, The Kansas City Star reported. More...
10 juin 2019
Favoring Mount Ida, Judge Says Colleges Owe Students Little
By Doug Lederman. A federal judge late last week threw out a lawsuit in which a group of former students alleged that the recently shuttered Mount Ida College and its former officials had breached their contracts with and fiduciary duty to the students by failing to disclose information about its troubled financial situation. More...
10 juin 2019
Bizarre Case Tests Limits of Incentive Compensation Rules
By Doug Lederman. Justice Department settlements with two Christian universities pull back curtain on confusion over incentive compensation rules -- and raise questions about how they are enforced. More...
10 juin 2019
Virginia Tech Will Pay Some New Students to Delay
By Scott Jaschik. Virginia Tech is expecting hundreds of extra freshmen to enroll this fall, so the university is offering many of them money to delay enrollment, The Roanoke Times reported. More...
10 juin 2019
Report: FBI Probes College Applications From Private School
By Scott Jaschik. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating college applications submitted by students at the T. M. Landry College Preparatory School, a private school, The New York Times reported. The school was for many years widely praised by educators nationwide and had a reputation for graduating low-income students who enrolled at some of the top colleges in the country. More...
10 juin 2019
The New Anti-Trump Trope in Commencement Speeches?
By Scott Jaschik. At Northeastern University in May 2016, John Kerry, the former secretary of state, noted the diversity of Northeastern's class. More...
10 juin 2019
Emory Grants Tenure to Jimmy Carter
By Scott Jaschik. Emory University has granted tenure to Jimmy Carter. The former president has served as University Distinguished Professor for the past 37 years. More...
10 juin 2019
National Spelling Bee Goes Pay-to-Play
By Scott Jaschik. The Scripps National Spelling Bee was until last year a contest that could only be entered by winning regional contests. But as The Wall Street Journal reported, the contest is now pay-to-play. More...
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