By Rick Seltzer. Critics say the Higher Education Cost Adjustment index leads to the wrong conclusions on state funding and policy. Read more...
Foundering Finances, the Faculty Role: a Survey of Business Officers
By Rick Seltzer. College and university chief business officers increasingly agree higher education is in a financial crisis, yet many are divided over the role a key constituency on campus should play as institutions grapple with budget issues: their faculty members. Read more...
'Unwarranted Criticism' of Sexual Assault Guidance
By Jake New. The National Women’s Law Center and more than 80 other groups released a statement on Wednesday defending the U.S. Department of Education’s recent efforts to enforce how colleges should respond to complaints of sexual harassment and assault. Read more...
Updated: Sex Assaults and Type of Institution
By Jake New. New study finds higher rates of sexual victimization at public institutions than private colleges. Read more...
Career Counselors or Headhunters?
By Jake New. Career centers are providing more access to some companies than others (for a fee), a move that has career counselors concerned institutions are selling students to the highest bidder. Read more...
'Drunkorexia'
By Jake New. More than 80 percent of college students in a new study said they have skipped a meal, induced vomiting or used a laxative in order to consume more alcohol. Read more...
'Be a Man'
By Jake New. Across the country, male students are falling behind female students in college enrollment, academic performance and retention. Read more...
'Debt-Free' College Hits the Congressional Campaigns
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Advocates who helped prod Democratic presidential candidates to embrace the concept seek to spread the issue into election drives for the U.S. Senate and House. Read more...
More Flexibility on Loan Counseling
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Education Department will let some colleges experiment with required loan counseling, which some hope will discourage overborrowing. Read more...
Pence, Trump's Reported Veep Choice, and Higher Ed
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Indiana Governor Mike Pence is Donald Trump’s reported pick for vice president, although an announcement planned for today has been delayed due to the terrorist attack in Nice and the Trump campaign has not confirmed a final decision. Read more...