Minding the Campus Andrew Gillen April 29, 2024 Immediately after the Supreme Court overturned his last big student loan forgiveness plan, President Biden announced a new effort that would rely on a different law, an effort that is now nearing completion. The administration has released the draft regulations that would waive accrued interest, forgive debt for borrowers that have […]
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Higher Ed Dive Ben Unglesbee April 26, 2024 The Ohio institution’s move to close comes around the same time that Mountain State College, another proprietary institution, shut down permanently. Dive Brief: The North Coast College, a for-profit in Ohio, plans to close at the end of August after years of financial struggles and accreditation issues. In […]
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The Hechinger Report Jon Marcus April 26, 2024 Most never finish their degrees, and alumni wonder about the value of degrees they’ve earned It was when the shuttle bus stopped coming that Luka Fernandes began to worry. Fernandes was a student at Newbury College near Boston whose enrollment had declined in the previous two decades […]
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Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott and Liam Knox April 28, 2024 The Federal Student Aid chief and debt-relief czar is stepping down after months of criticism over the bungled FAFSA overhaul. But is now the right time for accountability? Richard Cordray, the chief operating officer of the Office of Federal Student Aid and top student […]
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