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Accreditors Will Take Hard Line on Graduation Rates

A new initiative from the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions will examine four-year colleges and universities with graduation rates of 25% or lower, and two-year schools with 15% or lower graduation rates, more closely. The plan, which follows the collapse of ITT Tech for its alleged fraudulent recruitment and degree-granting practices, seeks to aid the […]

Minnesota Finds 2 Schools Defrauded Students

More than 100 Rochester students may be affected by a state of Minnesota ruling that Minnesota School of Business and Globe University fraudulently marketed and recruited students. The Minnesota Office of Higher Education is moving to revoke the schools’ authorization to operate at its six locations throughout the state after a Hennepin County District Judge […]

New Mexico A.G. Urges Feds to Protect ITT Tech Students

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas is asking the federal government to protect students in the wake of an announcement by the for-profit college chain ITT Technical Institute that it was shutting down its U.S. campuses. Balderas raised his concerns in a letter sent Wednesday to the U.S. Department of Education. He […]

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Accreditation: 2016 DEAC Fall Workshop Will Be in Seattle

The 2016 DEAC Fall Workshop will take place October 16-18 at The W Hotel in Seattle. DEAC is pleased to announce that Mr. Jan Friis, Vice President for Government Affairs will deliver a keynote presentation on federal policy developments in higher education with an emphasis on how accreditation is keeping pace with changing demands for […]

Documentary Explains Why Future of Public Universities is in Jeopardy

Public universities once flush with state dollars have watched that financial support dry up, while facing pressure from education reform groups bent on reconfiguring their business model. This has led to some epic battles that are chronicled in a new documentary called “Starving the Beast: The Battle to Disrupt and Reform America’s Public Universities.” The […]

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SACS: U of L May Have Serious Accreditation Issues

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The University of Louisville, whose governing board has been in limbo for months through a series of executive orders and legal challenges, now has something else to worry about: its status as an accredited university. The president of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges says Gov. Matt […]

Ruling Clears the Way for Graduate Students to Unionize

Graduate students at private institutions can now form unions, according to a 3-1 decision from the National Labor Relations Board, which redefines working and educational relationships between students and institutions. The United Auto Workers, who petitioned for representation on behalf of graduate assistants at Columbia University, successfully argued that a working relationship with an institution […]

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Initiative to Boost Low-Income Students’ Access to Higher Ed

The U.S. Department of Education has announced that it will allow students to apply for federal aid to enroll in “non-traditional” training programs that partner with colleges and universities, as part of a broader effort to increase their ability to enroll in higher education. The department invited eight institutions of higher education to participate in […]

Adjunct Bill Moves Forward in California

Adjunct advocates are campaigning for a California bill that would provide some job security to nonunionized adjunct instructors at community colleges. The proposed legislation, known as AB 1690, recently passed the California Senate Appropriations Committee. It now moves on to the general California State Senate, as well as the State Assembly. Provisions included in the […]

NCOs Face Mandatory Writing Test Oct. 1

Beginning Oct. 1, all soldiers and noncommissioned officers preparing to attend an NCO professional military education course will be required to take an English comprehension and writing assessment. The move is part of the Army’s ongoing effort to sharpen its education courses and develop better leaders. A pilot underway right now with Basic Leader Course […]

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