Inside Higher Ed European Rules (and Big Fines) for American Colleges Despite the deadline being less than three months away, few colleges are prepared for strict new European data-protection rules. By Lindsay McKenzie March 13, 2018 A German student uses your website to apply for admission. An alumnus who lives in […]
US Dept of Veterans Affairs VA Expands Transparency Efforts of Institutions Receiving GI Bill Payments Releases data disclosing tuition and fee payments to educational organizations WASHINGTON — As part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) ongoing commitment to expand public transparency and accountability of agency expenditures, VA today […]
Inside Higher Ed Ashford Seeks to Become a Nonprofit Ashford University is the latest big for-profit bidding to become nonprofit. The university’s owner, Bridgepoint Education, will seek to become an online program management company. By Paul Fain March 13, 2018 Another large for-profit university is seeking to become a nonprofit. Bridgepoint […]
NASFAA Negotiators Struggle With Details in Final Gainful Employment Neg Reg By Allie Bidwell, NASFAA Senior Reporter Higher education stakeholders gathered for the final negotiated rulemaking session on gainful employment struggled to make progress toward a consensus on Monday, as discussions jumped between topics and slowed on several details around […]
Inside Higher Ed DeVos: States Don’t Have Authority to Regulate Loan Servicers By Andrew Kreighbaum March 12, 2018 Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Friday weighed in on a dispute over whether states have the authority to regulate federal student loan servicers, issuing a legal interpretation saying that the federal government exclusively […]
The EvoLLLution How Raising the Bar Helps Re-Entry Students Succeed (Part 1) Daniel Apple | President, Pacific CrestDavid Leasure | President, Higher Learning Challenge, LLC Creating an environment designed for students who had failed in their past educational pursuits to succeed requires conscious thought and planning on the part […]
Inside Higher Ed Global Boom in Private Enrollments In many countries, public higher education no longer dominates, report finds. By Ellie Bothwell for Times Higher Education March 8, 2018 One in three students globally is enrolled in private higher education institutions, according to research that reveals the huge growth and wide […]
Inside Higher Ed Global Boom in Private Enrollments In many countries, public higher education no longer dominates, report finds. By Ellie Bothwell for Times Higher Education March 8, 2018 One in three students globally is enrolled in private higher education institutions, according to research that reveals the huge growth and wide […]
Inside Higher Ed New Push to Drop Drug Offenses as Barrier to Student Aid A student receiving federal grants and loans who commits an infraction as minor as possessing marijuana faces losing aid eligibility. Some see this rule as unwise and are pushing to change it. By Andrew Kreighbaum March 7, […]
Education Dive Hospitality group looks to strengthen worker pipeline through online courses AUTHOR Patti Zarling PUBLISHED March 1, 2018 Dive Brief: The American Hotel and Lodging Association’s foundation has launched a program that will make it easier for hotel industry employees to earn an associate’s or a bachelor’s degree at […]