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California Leaders Urge Congress to Expand Pell Grants

The leaders of several California colleges and universities, including UC President Janet Napolitano, are working with the UC Student Association, or UCSA, to urge Congress to reinstate year-round Pell Grants and increase the program’s maximum award in fiscal year 2017 funding legislation. In 2011, before economic insecurity brought an end to year-round Pell Grants, more […]

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Why Some Students Get Into So Much Debt

Shannon DeJager began her long quest for a university degree 15 years ago, completing courses including biology, microbiology, and organic chemistry at what was then called Georgia Perimeter College in the hope of going into nursing. When she transferred to the University of Alabama for a bachelor’s degree, it wouldn’t accept her credits in microbiology, […]

How the Trump Administration Can Make Higher Education Affordable

With Inauguration Day just two months away, the Trump Administration is busy determining how to staff agencies and move forward with its policy agenda. One item that should remain at the top of the list: the cost of college. Debt is the number one concern of parents and students applying to college, according to the […]

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Misled by For-Profits? Know Your Rights

Student loan debt has reached crushing proportions in the U.S. As of 2016, student loan borrowers owe almost $1.3 trillion in aggregate, with an average debt per person exceeding $29,000. That’s quite a burden, even if you do receive an excellent education in the process. But what if you don’t? The U.S. Department of Education […]

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Army Veteran at Ball State Fights PTSD

MUNCIE, Ind. — Patrick Weber walks into each of his classes on high alert, very aware of his surroundings. After all, it’s how he has been trained. The 47-year-old social work major at Ball State University is one of 180 veterans taking classes on the college’s campus. He’s also one of about 25-30 students registered […]

UW-Whitewater Achieves “Veteran Certification.”

WHITEWATER — The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater capped a week-long military salute Friday with a Veterans Day ceremony that featured a special campus announcement affecting current and future student veterans. UW-Whitewater Chancellor Beverly Kopper reported that the UW System Board of Regents on Thursday honored the university for achieving “veteran education and transition to success certification.” […]

National Veterans Benefits Expands

The U.S. Department of Education joined the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to improve benefits veterans receive after their service. The partnership will help veterans and service members in their transition to civilian life, specifically into higher education. Read More

Wasteful Payments in Pell Grants Quadruple

The amount of improper Pell Grant payments by the federal government more than quadrupled in the past year, wasting more than $2 billion taxpayer dollars, a new report reveals. The 2016 fiscal year report by the Department of Education breaks down the department’s spending in a variety of areas, including the distribution of Pell Grants, […]

DOE Sees Disparity in Career Training Earnings

The gloves are off. According to a study released by the U.S. Department of Education, in every single category except three — culinary arts, aesthetology and cosmetology — mean earnings of students who graduate from career training programs delivered by public institutions are higher than the earnings for students who attended for-profit institutions. The data […]

University Leaders Fear for Future of Research in Trump World

SCIENCE FUNDING IN THE AGE OF TRUMP: Donald Trump’s win has stoked university leaders’ perpetual anxiety over science funding, which they fear could now be firmly on the chopping block. Led by Rep. Lamar Smith, (R-Texas), the chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, Republicans have fought to pull back on federal funding […]

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Grad Rates Are Core of Potential Accreditation Overhaul

A recent joint statement from higher education accrediting bodies has heightened the focus on college and university graduation rates, but some advocates and executives say that accountability requires a greater value of institutional context. The Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions this week announced plans to conduct more intensive review of four-year colleges and universities with […]

Wounded Warrior Scholarship Recipients to be Honored

Colorado Technical University will recognize Colorado’s 2017 Wounded Warrior Scholarship recipients during a ceremony Thursday at Garden of the Gods Club and Resort, 3320 Mesa Road, in Colorado Springs. There are 11 Colorado recipients of the Wounded Warrior Scholarship and 50 nationwide. For the past eight years, the university has recognized active duty military service […]

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