Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz October 14, 2021 Dive Brief: A former dean at the University of Southern California and a Los Angeles politician have been indicted after a federal corruption investigation unearthed allegations they worked together to illegally steer public money into the institution’s school of social work. Marilyn Louise Flynn, […]
Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman October 13, 2021 California governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill to extend access to the state’s financial aid program to about 160,000 more college students. The governor cited the high costs of the measure, which was widely supported by state lawmakers. California higher education leaders and […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz October 12, 2021 Dive Brief: The owner of Vista College, a chain of for-profit schools, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection Monday after last week suddenly shuttering campuses and saying it would close down operations. In a letter to students, Vista College said it was “unable to continue […]
VEP October 12, 2021 One of the biggest reasons many enlist in the Military and serve our country is for the benefits they’re promised. Education, housing, health insurance, etc. To take away or restrict their benefits after they’ve signed, is a disgrace to their service and Policymakers should be ashamed […]
Forbes Preston Cooper October 13, 2021 The reconciliation bill currently under debate in Congress includes a scheme to provide two years of free community college, the centerpiece of a $111 billion boost to higher education funding. The bill’s Democratic backers say that “every American should have the opportunity to get the quality and affordable […]
EdSource Ashley A. Smith October 12, 2021 Students pushing for changes in admission process Despite the high demand for more nurses, students at some California community colleges are finding it difficult to get accepted into nursing programs. It’s a problem that leaders of the student senate of the California Community Colleges […]
Committee on Education & Labor September 28, 2021 Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following statement after yet another major student loan servicer, Navient, announced it would end its federal contract: “The Department of Education is bleeding and risks infecting millions of […]
Washington Examiner Beth Akers September 29, 2021 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently issued a crackdown on an industry providing a new financial product, income share agreements (ISAs), that can help students to better manage the cost of college. Many observers of the higher education space anticipated this would happen eventually. […]
Committee on Education & Labor September 28, 2021 Today, Republican Leader of the House Education and Labor Committee Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Republican Leader of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) sent a third letter to Department of Education Secretary Cardona requesting an update […]
Higher Ed Dive Rick Seltzer September 28, 2021 Arthur Levine discusses how trends like personalized education are unfolding, what’s driving them, and what can go right or wrong for colleges. If you believe the underlying premise of Arthur Levine’s and Scott Van Pelt’s new book, the country is moving from […]