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New Bill Aims to Stop School Closures

by Sara Weissman | October 3, 2019 On Thursday, Rep. Dr. Donna Shalala, Peter King and Sean Casten introduced the Stop College Clo Read more

Proposed Amendment Scrutinizes For-Profit Schools Targeting Veterans

by Sara Weissman | September 10, 2019
Florida Democrat Rep. Dr. Donna Shalala proposed an amendment to the annual defense spending bi [...] Read more

New Department of Education Rule Impacts Defrauded Students

by Sara Weissman | September 3, 2019
The U.S. Department of Education has released its new Borrower Defense to Repayment rule, desig [...] Read more

Study Finds Wide Institutional Differences in Instructional Spending

| March 28, 2019
Among America’s nearly 5,500 colleges and universities, public schools spend the most on stud [...] Read more

New York Governor Proposes Tighter Regulations for NY’s For-Profit Colleges

by Lois Elfman | January 16, 2019
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s 2019-20 budget proposal released this week, includes new reg [...] Read more

Higher Ed Observers Slam Federal Reprieve for For-Profit Accreditor

| November 27, 2018
While a major accreditor of for-profit schools has won a conditional reprieve from Secretary of [...] Read more

Students in Educational Limbo After Sudden Harrison College Closure

| September 18, 2018
College students in three states and five Indiana communities are scrambling to get their educa [...] Read more

Court Rules Against DeVos in Loan Forgiveness Case

| September 14, 2018
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ move to delay Obama-era protections for students de [...] Read more

Rep. Velázquez Urges DeVos To Reverse Student Loan Proposal

by Monica Levitan | August 29, 2018
U.S Representative Nydia M. Velázquez D-N.Y sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Department [...] Read more

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

| May 23, 2018
Amid new efforts to reinvigorate lethargic federal investigations of for-profit colleges, some [...] Read more

Report: New York For-Profit Colleges Falling Short

by Lois Elfman | March 25, 2018
New York’s for-profit colleges leave students with huge debt and have little impact on earnin [...] Read more

Study: Looming Student Loan Default Crisis Will Be Worse Than Projected

by Tiffany Pennamon | January 15, 2018
The looming student loan default crisis will be worse than previously thought, according to a r [...] Read more

Newly Published Data Highlights Fraud Complaints Against For-Profits

by Joseph Hong | November 9, 2017
For-profit colleges drew attention again this week after troves of newly public data showed the [...] Read more

Strayer to Acquire Capella Education in $1.9B Deal

by Associated Press | October 30, 2017
HERNDON, Va. — Strayer Education is tying up with Capella Education in a deal worth about $1. [...] Read more

AP Sources: Education Dept. Could Scale Back Help on Loans

by Maria Danilova, Associated Press |
WASHINGTON — The Education Department is considering only partially forgiving federal loans f [...] Read more

Diversity in Graduate Education: Looking at — and Beyond — Admissions

Does Testing Serve a Purpose in Holistic Application Review?

Supporting Noncognitive Factors: Connecting Students with Resources, from Theory to Practice