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 […]
Inside Higher Ed Strayer and Capella Announce Merger Diversification bid from the two well-respected for-profits comes amid serious shake-up of the sector, which continues despite a more favorable regulatory climate. By Paul Fain October 31, 2017 For-profit colleges probably face too many challenges, many of them competitive, to come roaring back, […]
Inside Higher Ed Peer-to-Peer Networks Increase College Attainment Colleges should reach out to high schools to help them identify students who can guide their peers on the path to higher education, writes Keith Frome. By Keith Frome October 27, 2017 There are statistics that haunt the college equity community. In 1970, 6 percent of […]
Inside Higher Ed Falling Behind Even though colleges have increased production of computer science bachelor’s degrees, it’s not enough to fill the jobs available in the field, according to a new report. By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf October 27, 2017 Colleges can’t seem to keep up with computers. The growing number of jobs […]
Inside Higher Ed Education Dept. Borrower-Defense Negotiators By Andrew Kreighbaum October 26, 2017 The Department of Education Wednesday released the names of 17 panelists and alternates who will be charged with overhauling an Obama administration regulation for protection of student borrowers through a process known as negotiated rule making. The list of negotiators includes […]