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By Andy Thomason. Last month the U.S. Department of Education updated its list of colleges subject to stricter financial monitoring because of concerns about their management or other problems. The new list of colleges under heightened cash monitoring has 413 institutions subject to the first level of scrutiny and 70 colleges subject to the second, more restrictive level. More...

By Andy Thomason. Shaw University has revised its admissions policy after its revocation of admission to a student with cerebral palsy prompted a federal complaint, WRAL-TV reports. The historically black college, in Raleigh, N.C., initially admitted Alamari Moore, but when it learned of his condition, it rescinded the offer out of concern that it couldn’t accommodate his needs. More...

By Andy Thomason. A literature course including four graphic novels that one student found offensive won’t get a disclaimer after all. The Redland Daily Facts reports that the professor at Crafton Hills College has decided not to add a warning to the syllabus about the graphic novels’ content. More...

By Andy Thomason. The U.S. Education Department’s annual look at crime statistics in education is out, and chock full of broad information about campus crime. More...

By Andy Thomason. The U.S. Education Department has agreed not to take legal action against former students of the defunct Corinthian Colleges who have defaulted on their student loans, Reuters reports. The department also won’t attempt to collect the debt owed by former Corinthian students for 120 days. Last month the department announced a plan through which it would allow former Corinthian students to apply to have their debt forgiven. More...

By Andy Thomason. The U.S. Department of Education has dismissed a complaint against Harvard University that asserted it had discriminated against Asian-American students in undergraduate admissions. Bloomberg News reports the complaint was dismissed in June because a similar lawsuit is being considered by a federal court. More...

By Andy Thomason. The main trade association of for-profit colleges will appeal a ruling that upholds the U.S. Education Department’s gainful-employment rule, the group announced in a news release on Thursday. Steve Gunderson, president of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities, said in the release that the rule is “arbitrary and capricious and in violation of federal law.” More...

By Andy Thomason. The U.S. Department of Education is out with its annual list of colleges whose tuition and net price have risen the fastest in recent years. More...

By Andy Thomason. Steven G. Salaita, the professor whose job offer at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was revoked after his anti-Israel tweets drew criticism, has a new job. Mr. Salaita announced on Twitter he will be chair of American studies at the American University of Beirut, in Lebanon. More...

By Andy Thomason. Cue rumors that Ms. Robinson, an assistant professor of sociology, had been fired for statements she made on Twitter about whiteness and the Confederate flag. Conservative websites were abuzz on Tuesday with articles quoting from the sociologist’s Twitter account. More...