By Scott Jaschik. Admissions group calls on colleges to require recruiting agents to disclose their financial ties to those they are seeking to recruit. Read more...
Fee-Free Applications
By Scott Jaschik. City U of New York, Bowdoin and Trinity of Connecticut all move this month to drop the charges for low-income applicants. Read more...
The Political Economy of Higher Education Finance
By Scott Jaschik. In the United States, Hillary Clinton is pushing to make public higher education debt-free for most Americans. Britain, meanwhile, is adjusting to much higher tuition rates than have been the norm. And policy makers in many countries are debating the significance of countries without tuition. Read more...
Amazon Ends Marketing Deal with Wells Fargo
By Andrew Kreighbaum. A partnership between Amazon and Wells Fargo that offered discounted student loan interest rates to Amazon Prime Student members has ended, the online retailer said. Read more...
Education Dept. Sued Over Nonprofit Conversion
By Andrew Kreighbaum. The Center for Excellence in Higher Education, a chain of for-profit colleges, is suing the Department of Education after it was blocked from converting to nonprofit status. Read more...
Lawmakers Eye Endowment Tax Status
By Andrew Kreighbaum. A House Ways and Means subcommittee examines endowments, but lawmakers focus on college affordability. Read more...
Muted GOP Defense of For-Profits
By Andrew Kreighbaum. As the Obama administration pushes tougher regulation, the sector is receiving little public backing from traditional allies. Read more...
Tougher Scrutiny for Colleges With Low Graduation Rates
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Responding to sharp criticism, regional accrediting agencies will focus extra attention on institutions with below-average performance. Read more...
Small Agency, Big Impact
By Andrew Kreighbaum. As second longtime target collapses and enforcement actions pile up, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau becomes key regulator of student loan industry and for-profit higher ed. Read more...
Demand Strong for Student Loan Forgiveness
By Andrew Kreighbaum. About 432,000 borrowers have submitted employment forms demonstrating they would qualify for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program beginning in October 2017, the U.S. Department of Education said Monday. Read more...