Education Dive Dive Brief: Two senior U.S. Education Department officials told journalists Monday at an event in Las Vegas that the federal agency under Secretary Betsy DeVos wants to make more and better data available to students considering college, while continuing to prioritize the kind of deregulation that has characterized the current […]
Education Dive Dive Brief A trustee responsible for resolving the bankruptcy of ITT Educational Services is suing the federal government and the financial institutions that backed a loan program connected to the for-profit college, according to The Wall Street Journal. She is seeking funds to pay for about $1.5 billion in […]
Inside Higher Ed by Andrew Kreighbaum Telemarketers from several student loan relief companies falsely represented themselves as employees of the federal government and told borrowers they could not enroll in debt-relief programs like income-based repayment on their own, the New York attorney general alleged in a lawsuit filed in New York Supreme […]
Inside Higher Ed by Emma Whitford A new analysis by Gallup and Strada released today shows that students who have a good job upon graduation earn more money immediately after graduating and in the long-term scope of their careers than students who take between two and 12 months to secure a good […]
Inside Higher Ed By Paul Fein The average student loan debt last year for graduates of four-year colleges who took out loans was $28,650, according to the latest version of an annual report from the Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS). The average amount was up $300, or 1 percent, from 2016. […]
Inside Higher Ed by Rick Seltzer On Aug. 23, the regional accreditor for New England announced that Lincoln College of New England had been placed on probation because it did not meet seven standards. The college in Southington, Conn., had decided to stop enrolling new students, its interim president said in the […]
Inside Higher Ed by Andrew Kreighbaum A federal court last week blocked the Education Department’s plans to cancel contracts with debt collection firms handling defaulted student loans. The decision to drop the debt collectors was part of a broader overhaul of loan servicing pursued by the Office of Federal Student […]
Inside Higher Ed by Andrew Kreighbaum The Department of Education has until Oct. 12 to offer a stronger justification for delaying an Obama-era student loan rule issued to help defrauded borrowers. If it can’t do so, the rule will take effect, a federal judge said Monday. U.S. District Court Judge Randolph Moss ruled earlier […]
Fardad Fateri and James E. York of International Education Corporation (IEC) have released a new book, available through various retail outlets worldwide. The new book, “A Culture of Excellence: The Art, Discipline, and Practice of Breakthrough Leadership” is published by HARVARD SHUSTER. This book is about leadership and organizational culture written […]
Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum After ruling that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos unlawfully delayed an Obama administration loan rule designed to protect defrauded student borrowers, a federal district court judge is still weighing what, if any, provisions of the rule should go into effect. The case is unfolding as the Education Department […]