A new grant from the state will allow some of the low-income Greenfield Community College students to borrow laptops and other Internet access devices for use at home. More...
New higher ed bill rolls back Obama-era safeguards
Congressional Republicans begin work on Tuesday on an extensive rewrite of the law that governs the nation’s system of higher education, seeking to dismantle landmark Obama administration regulations designed to protect students from predatory for-profit colleges and to repay the loans of those who earned worthless degrees from scam universities. More...
Application fee waived for 1st gen college students at Saint Anselm
Saint Anselm College has eliminated the enrollment application fee for "first-generation students," those who would be the first in their family to graduate from college. The change is effective immediately and applies to both domestic and international applicants. More...
When New Orleans went to college
The Times-Picayune is marking the tricentennial of New Orleans with its ongoing 300 for 300 project, running through 2018 and highlighting the moments and people that connect and inspire us. More...
Harrisburg University, Hussian College show off expanded campus
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology joined Hussian College and local and state officials Friday morning to unveil the new, expanded location the two schools share in downtown Philadelphia during a ribbon-cutting event. More...
House GOP higher ed bill moves ahead, despite cries to slow down
House Republicans are pressing ahead with a sweeping overhaul of the federal law that governs almost every aspect of higher education, without hearings and despite mounting pressure to provide more time for analysis and input. More...
Cal Poly joins Technology Pathways Initiative
The Center for Advancing Women in Technology (CAWIT) announced that California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) is the fifth major California university to join the Technology Pathways Initiative (TPI). More...
N.Y. education leaders urge flexibility in free tuition program
New York education leaders on Tuesday urged government officials to build more flexibility into the state's new "free tuition" program, which launched this summer and is currently serving more than 23,000 public college students statewide. More...
Tap your unique strengths to grow endowments
When it comes to endowments, community colleges aren’t necessarily known for having huge coffers. More...
Jury rules against fired FAU prof in free speech case
A former Florida Atlantic University professor who claimed he was fired in retaliation for blogging that the Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax lost his bid to get his job back. More...