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New York Times Condemns For-Profit College Industry and Congress

The New York Times editorial board published a blunt condemnation of the role that both college accreditors and Congress have played in allowing subpar schools to hurt students and shoulder taxpayers with the burden of repaying defrauded students’ loans. Accreditation agencies are essentially gatekeepers of federal dollars. They review courses and programs to ensure a […]

The Answer to Skyrocketing Student Debt

There’s only one answer to the skyrocketing college debt problem in New Jersey. It’s actually the answer to the skyrocketing debt problem all over the country. We have to start looking at college as just an option. At least in the case of the traditional four year degree. Only people who can afford it should […]

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Graduate Earnings Play Role in College Rankings

PayScale introduced its first college salary report in 2008, and the College Scorecard from the federal government followed last year, ushering an elephant into the hallowed halls of college admissions: What do the schools’ graduates actually earn? Despite the hand-wringing of many in academia, who saw the immeasurable richness of a college education crassly reduced […]

What Is Obama’s Legacy in Higher Ed?

President Barack Obama arrived in Washington in 2008 in the midst of one of the nation’s worst financial recessions, with a message of hope and change as an empowering element of advancement for the middle class. Part of that message was an emphasis on higher education reform, with a platform of growing the industry to […]

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It’s the Price, Not the Cost, That Goes Up

This election season Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders aimed to galvanize millennial voters by raising the issue of college debt. In a new book, Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream, sociologist Sara Goldrick-Rab lays out why college has grown far too expensive, and why […]

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Clinton and Trump’s Plans Could Affect Private Colleges

This year’s presidential campaign between Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump has been characterized more by personality than policy. Among the policy discussions, higher education has been less prominent than a handful of other topics, including immigration, national security and trade. However lesser-known the proposals, their potential impact on private colleges could […]

Clinton’s Free College Plan: How Would She Pay for It?

Hillary Clinton said during the debate that as president, tuition at public colleges and universities would be free for students from households earning up to $125,000, as part of a far-reaching $450 billion higher education plan. So how would she pay for that? Clinton’s campaign has said the candidate would reinstitute Ronald Reagan-era cuts on […]

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Online Guide Helps Military-connected Navigate Higher Ed’s Path to Success

There is o¬ften a disconnect between the needs of veterans in regard to higher ed and the actual points of access that will get them to the careers they desire.

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Weaning Colleges Off Title IV Funds

After the government-induced collapses of high-profile for-profit colleges such as Corinthian and ITT Tech, at least one education company has decided it wants to stay ahead of regulators. DeVry Education Group, which operates the eponymous for-profit college along with a slew of other proprietary schools, recently announced that it would try to limit its funding […]

University Offers Veterans “At Ease Zone”

Education student and U.S. Air Force veteran Alain Grimmet was walking one morning when he noticed a sign in a window of Cherry Hall 239 reading, “At Ease Zone.” Inside, he discovered a small study room and lounge specifically for student veterans. In association with the Student Veterans Organization, the At Ease Zone is dedicated […]

CareerSource Helps Veterans Find Employment

PANAMA CITY — With some help from CareerSource Gulf Coast, Army veteran Adrian Ramirez is starting a new job Monday at a local military base. Ramirez will work in an administrative role, experience he carries over from the military. While the small unit and weapon skills he picked up don’t transition well in civilian life, […]

Is Competency-Based Education the Future?

It is difficult for college executives to dedicate a large percentage of resources to a learning program which, while seemingly valuable to adult and continuing learners, does not provide insight on how quickly students will complete, or how successful they will be upon graduation in the job market. We do know that flexibility is a […]

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