By Rick Seltzer. The University of Oklahoma’s new president waited out the weekend before shaking up the leadership team he inherited. More...
25 juillet 2018
25 juillet 2018
How Higher Ed Would Fare in Congress's Spending Proposals
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Pell Grants may see a modest increase, but separate appropriations proposals from Senate and House would largely keep programs in line with 2018 funding levels. More...
24 juillet 2018
Senate Perkins Training Bill Clears Committee Vote
By Andrew Kreighbaum. The Senate education committee approved bipartisan legislation by voice vote Tuesday to update the Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. More...
24 juillet 2018
Senate Appropriators Boost Pell Grant
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Senate appropriators on Tuesday advanced a fiscal year 2019 funding bill that boosts the Pell Grant and appropriates new funds to address eligibility issues for borrowers seeking Public Service Loan Forgiveness. More...
24 juillet 2018
Americans Still Believe in Higher Ed's 'Public Good'
By Doug Lederman. Most political discussion of higher education these days focuses on the return on investment to individuals, rather than on the contributions that colleges and universities make to society broadly. So it wouldn't be surprising to find that many Americans don't put much stock in the "public good" arguments on which much government funding of higher education was premised. More...
24 juillet 2018
Time to Play: A New Cartoon Caption Contest
By Doug Lederman. Vote for your favorite among the three submissions for last month's cartoon recommended by our panel of judges. More...
24 juillet 2018
Florida St. Asserts State Superiority in… Graduation Rates?
By Doug Lederman. Florida State University and the University of Florida regularly compete for the hearts and minds of the state's football fans, as well as, of course, on the gridiron itself. More...
24 juillet 2018
A Quarter of Private Colleges Ran Deficits in 2017
By Doug Lederman. About 25 percent of private nonprofit colleges and universities spent more than they earned in the 2017 fiscal year, though net tuition revenue grew for the first time in three years, Moody's Investors Service said in its annual look at median financial performance. More...
24 juillet 2018
Education Dept. Tentatively Approves DeVry Sale
By Ashley A. Smith. U.S. Department of Education officials sent a letter to DeVry University's parent company, Adtalem Global Education Inc., saying they don't foresee any impediment to the proposed ownership transfer of the for-profit university to Cogswell Capital LLC. Cogswell is the owner of Cogswell College, a private California-based for-profit institution. More...
24 juillet 2018
The Benefits of Ethnic Studies Courses
By Ashley A. Smith. San Francisco State University students graduate at higher rates when they pass ethnic studies courses, but not everyone agrees on what this means. More...
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