By Dennis Jett. I read with great concern the Nov. 30, 2016, article on the opinion page of The New York Times by George Yancy about his being placed on something called the Professor Watchlist. Read more...

By Cathy Trower and Peter Eckel. Boards are at the apex of the institutions they serve, so the buck stops with them. They should not hide, as they should have nothing to hide, write Cathy Trower and Peter Eckel. Read more...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. The Department of Education Thursday announced an experiment to find the best loan counseling services for student borrowers. Read more...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. A report from the United Negro College Fund finds that students who attend historically black colleges and universities borrow more in student loans and graduate with higher debt loads than students attending non-HBCU institutions. Read more...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. About a third of colleges and universities will delay payroll changes after an injunction last month blocked the implementation of a new federal overtime rule, according to a survey by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources. Read more...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. Education Department officials say they will work through Jan. 20 to review claims of defrauded students, but borrowers and advocates call for more urgency. Read more...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. The industry groups said a D.C. Circuit Court ruling that a president could remove the CFPB director at will made the status of the agency uncertain without action by Congress. Read more...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed an amicus brief in the D.C. Court of Appeals this week arguing that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau doesn't have the authority to investigate college accreditors. Read more...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. Congresswoman Jackie Speier, a California Democrat, introduced a bill Thursday that would require academic transcripts to show that a student has violated campus policies involving sexual violence. Read more...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. A House appropriations bill released this week leaves out new funding to restore summer Pell Grants, disappointing advocates who made that item a priority heading into the lame-duck session. Read more...