By Paul Fain. Students who were enrolled in graduate programs last year reported that they paid for 77 percent of their education with money they earned, saved or borrowed, according to a new study from Sallie Mae, the student loan company. In contrast, undergraduates pay for 30 percent of their educations with those sources. More...

By Paul Fain. Purdue University announced Wednesday that the new online university it is seeking to create with Kaplan University will be called Purdue University Global, or Purdue Global for short. More...

By Paul Fain. The looming student loan crisis is worse than previously thought, according to a new analysis of federal data on student loan default, which the U.S. Department of Education released in October. More...

By Paul Fain. The chamber is forming a "new economy" work group, which will attempt to tackle challenges it identified in a report last year. Higher education's work-force development role featured prominently in the document. More...

By Paul Fain. Washington State has an inadequate system of career and technical education, the state's auditor said in a newly released report. More...

By Paul Fain. Strada Education Network has acquired the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL), a nonprofit organization that has long focused on prior learning assessment and other ways for adult students to earn college credit for their knowledge and experience. More...

By Elizabeth Redden. American University of Malta undertakes mass firings of faculty. The start-up institution, run by a for-profit company with no track record in higher education, has struggled to find students and is mired in environmental and political controversy in Malta. More...