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  • UT-Austin president pressured to resign

    The UT System's chancellor has told Bill Powers that he must resign or be fired at Thursday's Board of Regents meeting.

    By Keith Button • July 7, 2014
  • ASU, Thunderbird discussing merger

    The deal would leave the future of Thunderbird's MBA program up in the air.

    By Keith Button • July 7, 2014
  • Another for-profit college operator faces Corinthian-like problems

    ITT Educational Services Inc. could suffer serious federal financial sanctions because of its delay in producing financial documents.

    By Keith Button • July 3, 2014
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    10 Pennsylvania colleges team up to save money, improve teaching

    The consortium of private liberal arts colleges comes as pressure increases to keep the cost of tuition in line as enrollments fall.

    By Keith Button • July 3, 2014
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    Ed tech to FCC: Tear down this proposal

    Four ed tech companies have filed letters objecting to a proposal that would allow the creation of fast lanes and slow lanes for Internet connections.

    By Keith Button • July 3, 2014
  • Lawsuit: Admissions software company owed colleges $4.7 million

    The suit filed against Embark also alleges the company lied to clients about why they weren't getting their money.

    By Keith Button • July 3, 2014
  • 12 schools added to Ed. Dept. sex abuse investigations list

    The list now totals 67.  

    By Keith Button • July 3, 2014
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    Private college discounts at all-time high

    A survey shows the schools are taking in just 54 cents for every $1 they claim to charge in tuition and fees.

    By Keith Button • July 2, 2014
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    Former Iowa State scientist pleads not guilty to making false statements

    The scientist previously confessed to falsifying AIDS research results.  

    By Keith Button • July 2, 2014
  • Group sues 4 universities over free speech, plans dozens more suits

    The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education claims the four universities it sued violated First Amendment rights to free speech.

    By Keith Button • July 2, 2014
  • U. of Arizona professor claims her firing was political

    The assistant professor and medical marijuana researcher claims she was fired because of political pressure from state Republicans.

    By Keith Button • July 2, 2014
  • Blackboard adds In Case of Crisis emergency response app to Mosaic

    The app allows campuses to push information about emergency situations to the mobile devices of employees and students, and to receive tips and other information.

    By Keith Button • July 2, 2014
  • Ex-ISU president who threw tantrum is guilty of disorderly conduct

    Timothy Flanagan resigned as president of Illinois State University in March over a screaming incident directed at the university's grounds superintendent.

    By Keith Button • July 1, 2014
  • UMass wins funding race against other MA schools

    The University of Massachusetts will receive its requested funding increase, but the other public universities and colleges in the state will not.

    By Keith Button • July 1, 2014
  • Education Dept. releases latest college cost figures

    The U.S. Department of Education has updated its College Affordability and Transparency Center figures on net prices and tuition for the most expensive and least expensive schools in the country.    

    By Keith Button • July 1, 2014
  • Corinthian to sell Heald schools

    Move is part of plan mandated by the U.S. Department of Education.  

    By Keith Button • July 1, 2014
  • NCAA re-opens investigation of UNC grade-changing scandal

    New sources may be willing to talk.

    By Keith Button • July 1, 2014
  • 2 Hawaii regents resign over financial disclosure requirements

    A bill approved by state legislators would require regents to make public their financial disclosure forms.

    By Keith Button • June 30, 2014
  • Deep Dive

    At the opposite end of high-tech education solutions: Discussions over a pint

    Professors at many institutions perform community outreach via face-to-face discussions at local bars and cafés.

    By Keith Button • June 30, 2014
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    Butler U. hacking exposes personal information of 163,000

    Hackers may have stolen data including Social Security numbers and bank account numbers from 163,000 people associated with the school.

    By Keith Button • June 30, 2014
  • Penn State sex offense stats skewed by Sandusky scandal

    A Washington Post analysis shows the 2012 stats were driven up by the former assistant football coach's crimes.

    By Keith Button • June 30, 2014
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    GI Bill dollars wasted on substandard schools

    A report shows that hundreds of millions of dollars provided for veterans are going to reportedly unaccredited and substandard schools.

    By Keith Button • June 30, 2014
  • Video released of Arizona State U. police taking down prof

    The newly released video showing white campus police officers wrestling a black professor to the ground during a May arrest in May is garnering support for critics of the arrest.

    By Keith Button • June 30, 2014
  • Missouri universities take different tacks with budgets

    Two budget approaches show hope that Gov. Jay Nixon's withholding of funding will be reversed.

    By Keith Button • June 27, 2014
  • Republicans outnumbered 9-1 on Colorado U. campuses

    A survey of University of Colorado students, faculty, and other staff members found that most felt an environment of respect, but students felt least respected for their political beliefs,     

    By Keith Button • June 27, 2014