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New Rules Clear Debt in Fraud Cases

BOSTON —The government has issued new rules meant to help students get their federal loans erased in cases involving fraud and misconduct by their schools. Federal education officials have been working to create a more detailed system for students to file claims since the Education Department received thousands of claims from former students of the […]

October 28, 2016

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Could “Finish in Four” Initiative Be Harmful?

There is an internal struggle between colleges making sure that graduates are not being passed through to graduation and the notion that many learners have financial or academic capacity to handle a 15-hour course load. While it is the traditional path to completion in four years, it does not account for new models of learning […]

October 28, 2016

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How Artificial Intelligence Could Shape Higher Education

Artificial intelligence will be able to conduct much of the scientific and research-based work of the future, with the ability to run or to predict millions of trials based upon billions of variables and data points. But what robots and computer programs will not be able to do is identify key areas of human suffering […]

October 28, 2016

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Higher Ed Is Being Upended By Dwindling Funding

In a panel during the annual meeting of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities Monday, college leaders from around the country agreed: the biggest challenge facing public higher education today is the dwindling state support for the enterprise. Beyond that, however, finding ways to reassert the value of the degrees they offer was the […]

October 28, 2016

Grand Valley State Accused of Delaying Assault Reports

ALLENDALE, Mich. ― Ottawa County authorities said Grand Valley State University has a policy discouraging prompt reporting of sexual assaults that undermines investigators’ ability to gather evidence and successfully prosecute the crimes. Ottawa County Prosecutor Ronald Frantz told MLive that the process is concerning because it hampers the ability to build cases. The university’s police […]

October 27, 2016

Fraternity Parties Back at UC Berkeley with New Guidelines

SAN FRANCISCO ― Fraternity and sorority parties will be back this weekend at the University of California, Berkeley after a one-week suspension, but with new guidelines aimed at keeping the often booze-filled bashes free of sexual violence. Berkeley’s Greek system imposed a voluntary ban on parties a week ago, a move it called unprecedented, after […]

October 27, 2016

Report Underscores Racial, Class Disparities in College Degree Attainment

The figures the clearinghouse released Thursday reveal a stark reality that frustrates efforts to contravene the notion that “demography is destiny” when it comes to college degree attainment.

October 27, 2016

Role of Chief Diversity Officers Expanding on College Campuses

Institutions have come to realize just how critical a chief diversity officer is to getting things done regarding diversity and inclusion as well as to legitimizing these efforts in the eyes of constituents.

October 27, 2016

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Study Finds Black Youth Interest in Technology Growing

The majority of African Americans between the ages of 11-17 are self-reportedly confident about their computer skills, about half say that they want to learn how build their own website, and a third want to learn how to code.

October 27, 2016

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Brigham Young University Stops Honor-code Reviews of Sex Abuse Victims

SALT LAKE CITY ― Students at Brigham Young University who report sexual assault will no longer be investigated for possible violations of the strict honor code that bans drinking and premarital sex, the Mormon-owned school announced in a major reversal to a practice that drew widespread scrutiny. The college on Wednesday accepted several recommendations made […]

October 27, 2016

UVa Attorney Wanted ‘Jackie’ to disavow Rolling Stone story

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. ― A University of Virginia attorney asked a student who claimed in a Rolling Stone story that she was gang-raped to disavow the article after it was published. The Washington Post reports that the university had wanted the woman identified only as “Jackie” to release a statement saying the 2014 story “A Rape […]

October 27, 2016

Ex-South Texas College of Law in Houston Changing Name Again

HOUSTON ― An attorney says a downtown Houston law school will change its name again to end a federal trademark lawsuit filed by the University of Houston System. The Houston Chronicle reports the Houston College of Law, formerly the South Texas College of Law, will announce its new name by Nov. 4 in a court […]

October 27, 2016

Academic Freedom in Accrediting

“College Accreditors Need Higher Standards” (editorial, Oct. 20), quite appropriately, calls on the accrediting community to focus more attention on protecting students and to demand better performance from colleges and universities that are accredited. The editorial reflects a growing consensus — from Congress, the Department of Education, members of the media and some in the […]

October 27, 2016

Pentagon Strengthens Transition Program

After your time in the military is up, how do you get ready to go back to the civilian world? For Cpl. Fabian Purvis, it involved a five-day seminar at Camp Pendleton that taught him things like how to translate his military experiences into something a civilian human resources department could better understand, along with […]

October 27, 2016

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Business, Military Leaders Partner on Jobs Summit

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS — Civilian business leaders and senior military personnel rallied to solve the challenge of helping the military community find jobs during the Hawaii Transition Summit, Oct. 18. The two-day summit was organized by the Schofield Barracks Transition Assistance Program (TAP) and Hiring Our Heroes, an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The […]

October 27, 2016

Owner of Shuttered College Charged

MIAMI —The majority owner of the now defunct Dade Medical College is facing misdemeanor criminal charges related to the closing of the school. A Miami-Dade County State Attorney’s Office news release says 47-year-old Ernesto Perez was arrested October 19 and charged with two counts of improper school closure. Perez announced the closing of all six […]

October 27, 2016

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Capella Profit Jumps 54% for Online Enrollment

Capella Education Co. shares rose 12 percent Tuesday after the company’s third-quarter results beat expectations and executives said they expect it will finish the year more strongly than previously forecast. Minneapolis-based Capella said it earned $12.6 million in the July-to-September period, up from $8.2 million a year ago. Adjusted to account for continuing operations, the […]

October 27, 2016

Fight Over LGBT Bias Could Stall Defense Bill

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are insisting that negotiators drafting a final defense policy bill leave out a provision that would allow federal contractors to discriminate against workers on the basis of sexual or gender orientation, an issue that could become a major political fight in the post-election “lame-duck” session. “Our government should have no part […]

October 27, 2016