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Feds OK Conditional Sale of Phoenix Parent
The federal government will allow one of the nation’s largest for-profit college companies to be sold, only if the new owners put up $385 million as insurance and agree not to increase enrollment, among other terms. Apollo Education Group, the parent company of the University of Phoenix, agreed in February to be bought by a […]
December 9, 2016
Students
HUD Helping Students in Public Housing with FAFSA
Students in public housing in nine cities are set to get “education navigators” to help them fill out the often onerous form known as the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
December 9, 2016
Students
Colleges Pushed to Note Sexual Misconduct on Transcripts
Colleges that expel students whom they suspect of having committed sexual assault are being asked to go further by specifying the reason for expulsion on their transcripts.
December 8, 2016
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Rodriguez: Faith in the Electoral College or the Path to Apartheid?
While most of the electorate believes that the president-elect will be handed the keys to the White House, others are holding out hope that the Electoral College could still disqualify him.
December 8, 2016
African-American
How HBCUs Can Better Meet the Needs of Students with Disabilities
A dearth of research has explored the experiences and need of students with disabilities at HBCUs.
December 8, 2016
Students
Programs Focused on Diversifying Medical Pipeline
Special programs dedicate themselves to diversifying the pipeline in the field of medicine.
December 8, 2016
Sports
Lawsuit: University of Dayton Covered Up Football Team Hazing Claims
DAYTON, Ohio — A new lawsuit claims the University of Dayton covered up allegations of hazing connected to the school’s football team by ensuring that a UD police investigation never reached local officials. Max Engelhart, a former UD student and offensive lineman, filed the lawsuit against the western Ohio school, its football coach and others […]
December 8, 2016
Community Colleges
Woman Guilty of Embezzling $200,000 from Education Nonprofit
EUGENE, Ore. — A Eugene woman has pleaded guilty to embezzling over $200,000 from a nonprofit that promotes career and technical education programs for Oregon high school and community college students. The Register-Guard reports 74-year-old Thelma Clemons pleaded guilty to wire fraud Wednesday related to her attempt to cover up thefts that she carried out […]
December 8, 2016
Students
University of Wisconsin Regents OK Tuition Increases, Raise Request
MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin System officials Thursday approved raising tuition for out-of-state, graduate and professional school students by hundreds of dollars at more than a half-dozen campuses as they grapple with a Republican-imposed freeze on in-state undergraduate tuition. The plan calls for increases at UW-Eau Clare, UW-Green Bay, UW-La Crosse, UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Stout […]
December 8, 2016
News Roundup
Feds OK Sale of University of Phoenix Parent, if Terms Met
The federal government will allow one of the nation’s largest for-profit college companies to be sold only if the new owners put up $385 million as insurance and agree not to increase enrollment, among other terms. Apollo Education Group, the parent company of the University of Phoenix, agreed in February to be bought by a […]
December 8, 2016
Veterans
Education Can Help Reduce Stigma for Veterans
In 2014, 55 U.S. military service members died fighting in Afghanistan. Today, an average of 20 veterans lose their lives every day to suicide, according to a recent report by the Department of Veteran Affairs. We do a spectacular job of providing our citizens with resources they need to keep our country safe. But the […]
December 8, 2016
Academics
Is College Worth It? Recent Grads Share Experiences
When young adults set out to pick a college back in 2010 and 2011, they were making a decision of a lifetime amid big financial obstacles: soaring tuition and the great recession. And as they progressed through their college careers, a debate over the value of college grew louder. A long held mantra – that […]
December 8, 2016
Veterans
Award Honors Group That Helps College Veterans
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An organization that assists veterans who have gone back to college recently got a nice surprise during a staff breakfast. Terrell Tigner nominated Linda Lechowicz of Metropolitan Community Colleges Technical Campus for FOX 4’s Pay-It-Forward Award because of the kindness she shows towards others, especially veterans. Read More
December 8, 2016
Other News
Virginia’s Ex-Corinthian Students Eligible for Loan Forgiveness
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. —Thousands of Virginians who attended schools operated by Corinthian Colleges are eligible for loan forgiveness. Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring says in a press release that his office and the U.S. Department of Education will notify some 5,300 former students. The for-profit organization filed for bankruptcy last year. Investigators had said the […]
December 8, 2016
Other News
2 More For-Profits Lose Access to Federal Aid
The federal government continues to uphold its stated objective of protecting taxpayers from fraudulent institutions with this latest round of federal student aid denials, and with the evidence presented, it appears an effective tool in limiting the reach of schools engaging in bad practices. But other schools should be mindful that “bad practices” can also […]
December 8, 2016
Other News
McCain Slams Pentagon for “Hostility” to For-Profits
Senate Armed Services Committee chairman John McCain (R-AZ) held a hearing last week for the express purpose of attacking the Defense Department’s 2015 decision to temporarily ban the for-profit University of Phoenix from recruiting U.S. military service members. Even though the Pentagon’s action was based on significant evidence that the University of Phoenix had engaged […]
December 8, 2016
Students
Diverse Conversations: Educating the Hispanic Community
It’s important to consider how we as a nation can promote and invest in the success of the fastest-growing minority population in the United States.
December 7, 2016
Students
Harvard Not Adopting Sanctuary Campus Designation
In a move highlighting the uncertainty surrounding the future of undocumented students on college campuses, Harvard University announced that it would not be designated a “sanctuary campus.”
December 7, 2016
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