By Andrew Kreighbaum. Private-sector companies say they're ready to expand footprint in student loan market (again) as they push for new caps on federal lending to graduate students. More...
6 mai 2018
6 mai 2018
New U.S. Approach on Delinquent Borrowers
By Andrew Kreighbaum. The Department of Education told a federal judge Thursday that it would terminate a January contract award to two debt collection firms as it reassesses its strategy for serving borrowers in default on their federal student loans. More...
6 mai 2018
GAO: Colleges, Consultants Game Rules to Lower Default Rates
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Report says some institutions partnered with consulting firms that improperly pushed borrowers into forbearance, helping colleges avoid sanctions for high default rates but costing students and taxpayers. More...
6 mai 2018
Pentagon on PROSPER
By Andrew Kreighbaum. As Republicans seek support for their controversial legislation to update the Higher Education Act, a Pentagon document gives ammo to critics over the bill's plan to end Public Service Loan Forgiveness. More...
6 mai 2018
Scientists Call on Trump to Stop Attacks on Science
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Concerned members of the National Academy of Sciences this month posted a letter calling for a return of science-based policy in the federal government. More...
6 mai 2018
Facebook Says Au Revoir to Student Group
By Lindsay McKenzie. Is making fun of French people hate speech? One student group, which did just that, finds Facebook says "oui."
A University of Chicago student group that published a Facebook post describing all French people as “assholes” has been banned from the social networking site. More...
6 mai 2018
Are Etextbooks Affordable Now?
By Lindsay McKenzie. New print textbooks can still cost students hundreds of dollars, but the cost of etextbooks is falling fast, according to data from etextbook distribution platforms VitalSource and RedShelf -- both of which work with all major publishers. More...
6 mai 2018
Historians Resist Publishing Online
By Lindsay McKenzie. A survey of historians by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences has found that three-quarters have never published their work online, preferring to publish in print instead. More...
6 mai 2018
Florida State Cancels Bundled Journal Deal With Elsevier
By Lindsay McKenzie. Florida State University will cancel its comprehensive subscription to Elsevier journals. More...
6 mai 2018
New Data Visualization Tool for Higher Ed Launches
By Lindsay McKenzie. Data USA, a free data visualization platform, has created profiles for more than 7,300 universities and higher education institutions in the U.S. More...
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