By Elizabeth Redden. Federal task force releases "roadmap" for alternative federal system for apprenticeships, with calls for more industry involvement and criticism of higher education. But questions remain about how the new system would work. More...
Gambling on Sports Legal
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. The Supreme Court has opened the way for states to legalize betting on athletics, a defeat for the National Collegiate Athletic Association and professional leagues. More...
Student Wants to 'End Affirmative Action for Women'
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. The U.S. Education Department is investigating whether Yale University discriminates against men, stemming from an unusual complaint from a doctoral student completely unaffiliated with institution. More...
Education Department Criticized for Investigating Yale
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. The National Women's Law Center on Monday blasted the Education Department for investigating Yale University for potentially discriminating against men, saying the Trump administration appears hostile toward a key federal gender discrimination law. More...
Michigan State Settles Nassar Lawsuits for $500 Million
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. University officials won't say where they'll get the money, which will be distributed among the former doctor's hundreds of victims. More...
Campus Cops Handling Racism
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. In the past few weeks, a black student at Yale University had the police called on her for napping in a common room, and two Native American teenagers, prospective students at Colorado State University, were stopped on a campus tour after another parent was reportedly nervous, calling them “creepy” in a 911 call. More...
This Film's a Party, No College Lessons
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Life of the Party, the newest Melissa McCarthy movie, fails to capture any of the struggles of an adult learners, though it's full of sophomoric laughs. More...
A Vice President, the N-Word, a Coffee Shop and Culture
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. After a Duke University administrator complained about rap music being played at a campus coffee shop, two baristas working their shifts were let go, inspiring campus -- and national -- ire. More...
NCAA Compared to Slavery, Prison
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Federal officials alleged a scheme to push recruits to certain institutions in exchange for thousands of dollars. Assistant coaches with four high-profile programs were arrested last fall, and prosecutors at the time hinted at much more widespread corruption. More...
Another Setback for Programs Overseen by Troubled Accreditor
By Andrew Kreighbaum. A large for-profit college chain fails in first attempt to find a new accreditor, potentially raising the stakes for the Trump administration's review of ACICS, its current agency. More...