Submitted by Ray Bendici. The number of colleges and universities subject to increased financial oversight by the federal government slid to 513 in June, from 528 three months earlier, according to an updated list posted to the U.S. Department of Education’s website Friday. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The U.S. Department of Education today proposed regulations that seek to improve oversight and protect more than 5.5 million distance education students at degree-granting institutions, including nearly 3 million exclusively online students by clarifying the state authorization requirements for postsecondary distance education. More...Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Flywire, a leading provider of high-ticket payment solutions, connecting educational and healthcare institutions with consumers on six continents, just completed a survey with PYMTS.com called the ‘Global Citizen Index.’ The study looks at a growing segment of consumers around the world with the desire to improve their lives and pursue their dreams outside the borders of their home countries. More...Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. For most people faced with higher education bills, the good news is, federal and state tax breaks can reduce the financial pain. More...Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The below listed organizations collectively note with profound concern the apparent moves to dismantle much of the structure of Turkish higher education through purges, restrictions, and assertions of central control, a process begun earlier this year and accelerating now with alarming speed. More...Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. For too long, nobody in higher education has been watching the watchdogs. That’s starting to change, thanks in part to Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who has applied pressure to decertify one of the shadiest accrediting bodies, whose approvals allowed exploitative for-profit colleges to grab federal aid dollars and exacerbated the nation’s student-debt crisis. More...Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Only fools pay for their champagne at Oxford. As a women’s-studies graduate student at the British university, I could always count on my professors stocking a bottle or two of bubbly in their offices, happily pouring me a glass whenever I walked in. More...Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. At the end of last semester, the small, selective liberal arts college in Clinton, New York, decided to mandate that all its majors—from literature to chemistry to economics—include some kind of coursework related to social diversity. More...Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Education and skills are the currency for workplace success in our advanced economy, but many young Americans struggle to launch their careers. Unemployment rates among teens and young adults are typically much higher than they are for workers over age 25, and more than 3 million U.S. youths — nearly 8 percent of all young people — are disconnected from both work and school. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
