Career Education Corporation announced yesterday that it will stop enrolling new students at the Le Cordon Bleu Colleges of Culinary Art after Jan. 4, 2016, and wind down operations. Read more...

Congressional leaders early Wednesday morning unveiled the details of a government spending bill that would boost some student aid and federal research funding. Read more...

Speaking to reporters during a media event at the company's new headquarters, Blackboard CEO Jay Bhatt on Wednesday addressed the rumors that the company is exploring a sale that could value it at around $3 billion. The rumor surfaced in July after a report from Reuters. Read more...

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday breathed new life into colleges’ efforts to revive the expired federal Perkins Loan Program. Read more...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sent warning letters Wednesday to 17 colleges that it says may be in violation of federal law for not disclosing agreements they have with credit card companies. Read more...

Philadelphia University and Thomas Jefferson University on Thursday signed a letter of intent to merge. Read more...

Oriel College of Britain's University of Oxford has announced that it is starting the process of removing a plaque that honors Cecil Rhodes, the British imperialist whose bequest created Rhodes Scholarships. Read more...

The University of California system has sold off its holdings in private prison companies, investments that black student groups have criticized. The university had $30 million in such investments, a relatively small share of its total holdings. Read more...

In Saturday night's debate, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, the major candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination, offered different views on the problems facing public higher education and their plans to help students and families afford college. Read more...

In an interview with National Public Radio, President Obama reiterated his support for students who this fall held numerous protests over racial conditions on campuses, and he reprised criticism of students who seek to keep certain speakers off campus. Read more...