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UW-Madison cuts student workers’ hours, citing Affordable Care Act

UW-Madison is cutting the work week of its student employees to no more than 29 hours to conform to requirements of the Affordable Care Act, a move some student workers say will make it harder for them to stay in school.

September 29, 2016

10 Black coaches who should get a chance to be a head coach in 2017

With the recent announcement of Les Miles being fired at LSU there is much discussion about possible replacements.

September 29, 2016

Profit Motive and Education May Not Mix

We’re believers in free enterprise and the right to start a business, make a product and generate a profit by selling it for more than it costs to produce. But I wonder if some important elements of life simply aren’t suitable for producing a profit. Consider these four: Education: I started thinking about this question […]

September 29, 2016

Arizona Team Training Students for Careers as Military Scientists, Engineers

TUCSON, Ariz. — As powerful geographic information systems and technologies are revolutionizing planning and operations in the military, the University of Arizona has launched a project to encourage ROTC students and student veterans to pursue careers as scientists and engineers with the U.S. Navy. Led by the College of Education’s Sara Chavarria, the principal investigator, […]

September 29, 2016

California Legal Analyst: Cut Off Grants for National Guard and Reserve

The Legislative Analyst’s Office is advising the state legislature to not renew a college grant program for California National Guard and State Military Reserve soldiers when it expires in 2019. The LAO report, released Tuesday, said the California Education Assistance Award Program isn’t worth continuing because it has failed to achieve its goal of improving […]

September 29, 2016

6 Things to Ask Before Enrolling in a For-Profit College

For-profit colleges have a ton of critics who’ve accused schools of luring in low-income students with false promises and then providing a subpar education. The government found that to be true at the now defunct network of Corinthian Colleges. And ITT Tech, which shut down this year, was facing numerous lawsuits that claimed it misled […]

September 29, 2016

For-Profit Colleges May Sell Campuses to India Enterprise

FOR-PROFIT COLLEGE MAY SELL CAMPUSES TO COMPANY IN INDIA: The latest downsizing move by one of the nation’s largest for-profit college chains — the cash-strapped Education Management Corporation — may be selling off campuses to a company in India. But don’t call it outsourcing — the college insists the foreign company will breathe new life […]

September 29, 2016

What Schools Can Do to Close Civics Gap

You probably didn’t notice, but Sept. 17 was Constitution Day. What is that, you ask? It’s a day that commemorates the signing of the final version of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787, by 39 delegates to the Constitutional Convention who created a new U.S. government — about which most Americans know embarrassingly little. […]

September 29, 2016

Senator Warren Proposes Reforms in Accreditation

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduced legislation that will reduce student debt by reforming higher education accreditation, according to a Thursday press release. The bill, titled the Accreditation Reform and Enhanced Accountability Act of 2016, will grant the U.S. Department of Education more power to hold accreditors responsible in order to help students access more affordable […]

September 29, 2016

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Clinton Unveils College Calculator Model

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has made reducing the cost of higher education a key plank in her campaign by vying for the Millennial vote as tuition increases can cause concern for students and parents across America. She reinvigorated her efforts on Sept. 12 when she released an interactive calculator that visualizes her college tuition […]

September 29, 2016

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Poll Finds Partisan Split on the Value of Education

A new study from the Pew Research Center shows Democrats and Republicans differ greatly on their perception of the value of higher education in the nation’s positive forward movement. A majority of Republicans (45%) say that higher education has a negative effect on the country, while 72% of Democrats believe colleges and universities have a […]

September 29, 2016

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Higher Ed Federal-State Partnerships Urged to Aim Higher

The Education Trust amplified the longstanding calls among some in higher education for a greater emphasis on federal-state partnerships that focus on lowering college costs and boosting completion rates for low-income students.

September 28, 2016

Diverse Docket: Dominican College Wins Title VI Suit

A federal judge in New York City has cleared Dominican College in a Title VI suit by an African American former student who was dropped from its occupational therapy program for low grades in a required course.

September 28, 2016

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Institutions Need to Better Serve American Indian/Alaskan Native Students

Institutions must make systemic changes to improve outreach efforts, accessibility, retention programs, and better serve American Indian/Alaskan Native students to eliminate educational achievement gaps.

September 28, 2016

Report: Students Spend $1.3 Billion a Year on Remedial Courses

Students spend $1.3 billion on remedial education in all 50 states and in the District of Columbia each year, according to a Center for American Progress report released Wednesday.

September 28, 2016

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Court: Portland State Student Wrongfully Booted over Threat

PORTLAND, Ore. ― The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled that Portland State University wrongfully expelled a graduate student who was accused of threatening violence. The university banned Henry Liu from campus four years ago after a classmate reported to police that the student was upset with a professor and talked about guns in the […]

September 28, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Delaware’s 1st Black Female University President Selected

NEW CASTLE, Del. ― Wilmington University Executive Vice President LaVerne Harmon has been named the school’s next president and will become the first Black woman to lead a university in Delaware. Local news organizations report that the university’s board of trustees unanimously approved Harmon’s selection last week. She is slated to take the reins in […]

September 28, 2016

Student Protesters Halt Debate About Black Lives Matter at University of Michigan

YPSILANTI, Mich. ― Student protesters halted a debate at the University of Michigan about whether the Black Lives Matter movement is harmful to race relations. Protesters voiced their displeasure with the Michigan Political Union’s decision to host the debate Tuesday at the Michigan League, The Ann Arbor News reported. Lawrielle West, a University of Michigan […]

September 28, 2016