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Temple Settles With Department of Ed for False Rankings of Its Online MBA

Temple University will pay a civil fine of $700,000 to the U.S. Education Department for knowingly submitting false data to the U.S. News and World Report in an effort to inflate the rankings of its Fox School of Business’ online MBA program.

December 8, 2020

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Coalition Advocates for Adoption of “Tuition Payer Bill of Rights” to Protect Student Consumers

A Partners for College Affordability and Public Trust (Partners) coalition is calling for a “Tuition Payer Bill of Rights” that would constitute a series of “long-overdue” consumer protections ensuring that students receive the educational services they paid for. “For any other investment the size of college tuition, there are fundamental consumer rights in place to […]

August 12, 2020

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Democrat Lawmakers Urge Compliance with California Student Loan Act

U.S. Sen. Kamala D. Harris and U.S. Rep. Susan Davis were joined by five other California Democrats in sending a letter Tuesday to a student loan servicing company rejecting its claim that it can’t comply with California’s Student Loan Servicing Act because of federal law. The act – sponsored by Harris when she was the […]

August 14, 2018

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For-Profit College Probes Fuel Rise in Consumer-Protection Sentiments

Amid new efforts to reinvigorate lethargic federal investigations of for-profit colleges, some academics who study higher education see the issue as a harbinger of wider conflict and change.

May 23, 2018