AP News By KEN SWEET NEW YORK (AP) — One of the nation’s largest student loan servicing companies may have driven tens of thousands of borrowers struggling with their debts into higher-cost repayment plans. That’s the finding of a Department of Education audit of practices at Navient Corp., the nation’s […]
Federal Register AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before January 7, 2019. ADDRESSES: To access […]
Inside Higher Ed By Ashley A. Smith The move by a growing number of community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees has generated excitement, especially in California, where the first crop of students in a pilot program are expected to graduate this spring. But a recent report from the state Legislature’s independent policy analysis […]
Chronicle of Higher Education To the Editor: Your recent interview, “Skills Gap ‘Is a Fiction’” (The Chronicle, November 11), represents the best of intellectual diversity. But we do all of higher education a real disservice if we believe the interview, or ignore the importance of middle-skills job. Yes, most graduates of […]
Education Dive Dr. Alan Kadish is president of the Touro College and University System. I would like to correct a significant misnomer in academia. The phrase “non-traditional student” is often used to describe older students, those working full-time and those juggling parenting responsibilities. College marketing materials, as well as depictions in movies, […]
IFAP Posted Date: November 19, 2018 Author: Federal Student Aid Subject: Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act On March 23, 2018, the President signed Public Law 115-141, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, which included an amendment to Section 473(b) of the Higher Education Act, authorizing the Children of Fallen […]
Chronicle of Higher Education By Sarah Brown and Katherine Mangan Updated (11/16/2018, 4:40 p.m.) with additional reaction to and comment on the proposed regulations. Students accused of sexual misconduct would gain greater protections and colleges investigating complaints could face reduced liability under sweeping new regulations proposed on Friday by the […]
Education Dive We’re keeping track of major college and university closings, mergers, acquisitions and other consolidation from 2016 to the present. Did we miss something? Let us know by using this form. Read our ongoing analysis of the list. Institution Region Year Type Status Deal Dive Insight Abington Memorial Hospital Dixon School […]
NASFAA By Allie Bidwell, NASFAA Senior Reporter With a new Congress poised to renew efforts to reauthorize the Higher Education Act (HEA) in the new year, conversations around institutional accountability and student outcomes will likely resurface. A key issue at hand is how to better hold institutions accountable for […]
Newsweek Guidelines on how to handle allegations of sexual assault for colleges and universities are about to be overhauled in the latest proposal from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. The proposal will give new rights to the people who are accused of the crimes, including the right to cross-examine their accusers, […]