By Steve Kolowich. Community-college students, many of them adults, often face the challenge of balancing coursework with jobs and families. But some students face a more basic, urgent struggle: feeding themselves and finding a place to stay at night. More...

By Kellie Woodhouse. Trustees of comprehensive public universities don’t feel as though they have an adequate understanding of the finances at the institutions they lead, and many of them are concerned the boards they serve on merely rubber-stamp the proposals presented to them by administrators. Read more...

By Jake New. Northeastern University butts heads with local police over its decision to arm campus officers with semiautomatic rifles, but the practice is increasingly commonplace for college law enforcement agencies. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in a case that, if one side gets its way, could limit or even ban the consideration of race and ethnicity in admissions decisions. Read more...

By Michael Stratford. After two lawsuits by for-profit colleges, the Obama administration is backing down from its ban on colleges paying recruiters bonuses based on graduation rates. Read more...

By Ashley A. Smith. Edvance Foundation calls for a national college transfer partnership to improve graduation rates and access to four-year institutions. Read more...

By Michael Stratford. A top Education Department official was on the defensive Wednesday, responding to a wide range of criticisms from congressional lawmakers and government watchdogs about the department’s management of the federal student aid system. Read more...

By Andy Thomason. Proponents of concealed-carry legislation will host a “fake mass shooting” near the University of Texas at Austin this weekend, the Austin American-Statesman reports. More...

By Andy Thomason. The Simpsons (still on the air!) took a higher-ed potshot on Sunday, as it has from time to time over the past 25 years (remember Homer’s brief stint at Springfield University?). More...

By Andy Thomason. Report: “Sharp Declines in Underemployment for College Graduates”
Organization: Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce
Summary: The percentage of college graduates who are underemployed has fallen from its recession-era peak of 10.2 percent to 6.2 percent today, a new study has found. By comparison, the rate for high-school graduates is 13 percent. More...