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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 […]
October 21, 2016
Policy
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 […]
October 21, 2016
Policy
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 […]
October 21, 2016
Academics
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 […]
October 21, 2016
Academics
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 […]
October 21, 2016
Other News
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 […]
October 21, 2016
African-American
Linda Johnson Rice to Kick Off Howard University Entrepreneurship Speaker Series
Linda Johnson Rice will pay a visit to Howard University on November 9 to launch the John H. Johnson Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship Speakers Series.
October 20, 2016
African-American
Scholars: Snopes Clears Up Race-based Rumors
Much like the nation itself, the fact-checking website snopes.com increasingly has been dealing with rumors that revolve around issues of race.
October 20, 2016
Students
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.
October 20, 2016
Students
South African Student Leader Injured in Protest
JOHANNESBURG ― The student council at a leading South African university says a student leader was hit multiple times in the back by police rubber bullets during a protest for free education. The council at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg said on Twitter that Shaeera Kalla, a former council head, was being treated […]
October 20, 2016
Students
Strike Enters 2nd Day at 14 Pennsylvania State Universities
HARRISBURG, Pa. ― Professors at 14 Pennsylvania state universities are expected to hit the picket lines again Thursday as their strike enters its second day. Members of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties went on strike at 5 a.m. Wednesday after contract negotiations with the state stalled. The union represents more than […]
October 20, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Citing Concerns, Board to Audit Iowa State President’s Flights
IOWA CITY, Iowa ― Iowa State University’s governing board ordered an audit Thursday of every flight President Steven Leath has taken on school airplanes, and its leader said some of the trips appear “questionable at best.” In a rare rebuke of an ally, Board of Regents President Bruce Rastetter said during a meeting at the […]
October 20, 2016
Blogs/Opinion
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 […]
October 20, 2016
Veterans
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 […]
October 20, 2016
Veterans
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, […]
October 20, 2016
Academics
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 […]
October 20, 2016
Academics
California Sets New Course for Online Education
Among the dismal track records for statewide online higher education initiatives, California’s is unquestionably the worst. It started in 1997 when California Virtual University was established by UC, CSU, the California Community College system, and independent colleges as a clearinghouse for existing online course offerings. Following a lack of funding, planning and leadership, CVU was […]
October 20, 2016
Other News
For-Profits Are Big Spenders Among Lobbyists
There is no great surprise that for-profit institutions would seek to reverse much of the Department of Education’s attempts to regulate the sector now collapsing under increased public scrutiny, but it also continues the campaign of labeling the institutions as predatory institutions driven by profit margins and not student success. Unfortunately, their efforts are a […]
October 20, 2016
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