Apollo Education Group, the parent company of the University of Phoenix and Western International University, announced Thursday that it would eliminate the use of mandatory arbitration clauses in students' enrollment agreements. Read more...

The Kentucky Community and Technical College System cut more than 500 positions this week, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader. Read more...

Members of the University of California at Irvine chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine on Wednesday night disrupted an event where the film Beneath the Helmet, about five Israeli soldiers, was being shown. The screening was organized by Students Supporting Israel, with backing from the UC Irvine Hillel. Read more...

By Ashley A. Smith. A spate of resignations and terminations among community college presidents provokes worries about a shortage of qualified candidates to fill these positions. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. Obama administration releases final rules to require new payments for many employees. Regulations make clear that higher ed employees considered teachers will continue to be exempt. Postdoc pay could be key issue going forward. Read more...

By Jake New. Law professors issue joint letter saying Education Department guidance to colleges goes too far and poses risks to the rights of accused and of institutions. Read more...

By Colleen Flaherty. San Francisco State University has reached an agreement with its embattled College of Ethnic Studies. The college, the only one of its kind in the country, has said it is chronically underfunded, to the point that it can barely sustain operations beyond paying full-time personnel. Read more...