By Paul Fain. The U.S. House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday released a draft funding bill that would block implementation of federal gainful employment rules and would not back the U.S. Senate's attempt to restore year-round Pell Grant eligibility. The bill also includes $33.3 billion for the National Institutes of Health, which is $1.25 billion above this fiscal year's funding level. Read more...

By Paul Fain. A growing number of colleges have created student aid programs that direct small amounts of money, sometimes as little as $300, to students who are struggling to pay for tuition or a financial emergency. Read more...

By Paul Fain. New interstate network seeks to help students transfer across state lines without losing credits, but also defers to faculty members at each college about how to measure learning. Read more...

By Paul Fain. The Democratic National Committee last Friday released a draft party platform that included no surprises on higher education. Read more...

By Paul Fain. The U.S. Department of Education has simplified and clarified the process through which homeless students can apply for federal financial aid. Read more...

By Paul Fain. Students and their families are receiving scholarships and grants to cover more of the price of college, according to the latest installment of an annual survey conducted by Sallie Mae, the student lender. Read more...

By Paul Fain. Slightly less than one-quarter of parents and 37 percent of students believe they will qualify for financial aid, according to the results of a survey released this week by Royall & Company, a division of the Education Advisory Board (EAB). Read more...

By Ellen Wexler. Professors at Juniata College struggled to talk about race in class and worried about saying the wrong thing. So campus leaders helped them engage. Read more...

By Ellen Wexler. For college students, long commutes can be a barrier to off-campus jobs. At the University of Cincinnati, one company brought the work to the students. Read more...

By Carl Straumsheim. President Obama this week joined the exclusive club of presidents who have also published in scholarly journals. Obama penned an article for the Journal of the American Medical Association on his signature legislative accomplishment, the Affordable Care Act, and how lawmakers should build on it. Read more...