Sac Bee Sacramento City College President Kathryn Jeffery, center listen to staff and students during a town hall meeting with Los Rios Community College District Chancellor Brian King, right, at Sacramento City College Thursday September 10, 2015 in Sacramento, Calif. Paul Kitagaki Jr. pkitagaki@sacbee.com California promises free community college tuition, but how […]
EdSource Gov. Brown’s plan for online only community college provokes pushback Leaders within the California Community College system are objecting to Gov. Jerry Brown’s push to create a new online-only community college. Both faculty leaders and some members of the Board of Governors — the group that oversees the 114-campus […]
Inside Higher Ed New International Enrollments Decline Open Doors survey shows declines in new international students starting in fall 2016, after years of growth. This fall universities report an average 7 percent decline in new international students. By Elizabeth Redden November 13, 2017 After years of growth, enrollments of international students at […]
Inside Higher Ed 2 Borrowers Sue Over Forgiveness of Student Loans By Andrew Kreighbaum November 13, 2017 Frustrated with the slow resolution of loan forgiveness claims at the Department of Education, two borrowers have filed a lawsuit against Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and loan servicing company Navient in federal court. The lawsuit, filed […]
Inside Higher Ed How Colleges Can Help Low-Income Students By Doug Lederman November 9, 2017 Colleges can and should take a series of steps to help more students from low-income backgrounds afford college and earn a degree, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation says in a report released today. The report, while acknowledging that […]
Inside Higher Ed Corinthian’s Long Wind-Down After spending half a billion dollars to keep former Corinthian Colleges campuses afloat, the nonprofit ECMC Group’s Zenith Education will close all but three. By Paul Fain November 9, 2017 Altierus Career College campus in Tampa Bay, Fla. The long wind-down of Corinthian Colleges continued […]
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Inside Higher Ed Tax Benefits at Risk for Colleges, Student Borrowers Republican tax reform plan would tax large endowments and limit or kill key deductions, including one for student loan interest and another for graduate students. By Andrew Kreighbaum November 3, 2017 The sweeping tax overhaul released by House Republicans Thursday […]
Inside Higher Ed IT Effectiveness Found Lacking Campus computing leaders urged to up their game. By Lindsay McKenzie November 3, 2017 PHILADELPHIA — Many campus investments in information technology aren’t necessarily paying off, according to the National Survey of Computing, eLearning and Information Technology. The survey of IT leaders, conducted by […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education In New Profile, DeVos Blames Staff for Rocky Confirmation Hearing By Adam Harris NOVEMBER 01, 2017 Chronicle photo by Julia Schmalz Betsy DeVos appeared before the U.S. Senate’s education committee in January for her confirmation hearing. Pressed to support precise positions, Ms. DeVos avoided specifics and […]