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Report identifies 'red flag colleges' where loan defaults exceed graduation rates
The largest portion of schools identified are for-profit institutions.
By Roger Riddell • July 3, 2013 -
$34B state budget to freeze tuition and fees at UMass
The 4.9% increase approved last month by trustees is now unnecessary.
By Roger Riddell • July 2, 2013 -
Utah college presidents land 24% pay raise
The state's higher ed chiefs are expected to receive raises every year for the next four years.
By Roger Riddell • July 2, 2013 -
Lawsuit seeks to end Princeton's tax-exempt status
Princeton, of course, strongly disagrees and plans to defend its entitlement to the status under New Jersey law.
By Brian Warmoth • July 2, 2013 -
Christian college merger to create new university system
The new Johnson University system will be split across two states.
By Brian Warmoth • July 2, 2013 -
Student aid reform proposals may limit college access, congressional panel says
A report by the panel identifies five proposals in particular.
By Roger Riddell • July 2, 2013 -
CUNY pays David Petraeus $150,000 to teach three hours a week
The retired general and former CIA director's salary is a far cry from that of the typical CUNY adjunct.
By Roger Riddell • July 2, 2013 -
Fat-shaming tweet wasn't research, U. of New Mexico says
Professor Geoffrey Miller may still face disciplinary action for his inflammatory tweet.
By Roger Riddell • July 2, 2013 -
Deep Dive
4 reasons why universities will go extinct
You may already know that higher education is in crisis, but do you know why?
By Davide Savenije • July 1, 2013 -
Which university will house Obama's presidential library?
These 4 schools are already making moves to memorialize President Obama's legacy.
By Davide Savenije • July 1, 2013 -
Yale dedicates $14M women's STEM fund to student's memory
Yale's new endowment for women studying STEM fields is named in memory of a senior killed in a 2011 lab accident.
By Roger Riddell • July 1, 2013 -
Georgia Regents University settles trademark lawsuit
The school was sued for trademark infringement and unfair competition by Regent University, a Virginia-based private religious institution.
By Roger Riddell • July 1, 2013 -
Congress fails to pass student loan rate fix
Students borrowing the maximum amount, and paying it back over 10 years, will now pay an additional $4,000.
By Roger Riddell • July 1, 2013 -
6,300 U. of S.C. students' personal data may be exposed
The University of South Carolina has fallen victim to seven data breaches in the last seven years.
By Roger Riddell • June 30, 2013 -
U. of Colorado spent $108K to stop massive marijuana smoke-out on 4/20
The University of Colorado's Boulder campus is notorious for celebrating 4/20 in style, but university officials are going all out to end that perception.
By Davide Savenije • June 28, 2013 -
iPads, blended algebra and the student debt crisis: This week's most read education news
Apple's education efforts stole the limelight this week.
By Davide Savenije • June 28, 2013 -
Will Congress pass a last-minute fix for student loan rates today?
Despite having a few measures on the table, lawmakers are pessimistic that a compromise will be reached by the July 1 deadline.
By Roger Riddell • June 28, 2013 -
UCLA's controversial MBA self-support plan approved by U. of Calif. president
The decision scales back an initial plan that involved taking the entire Anderson School of Management private.
By Roger Riddell • June 28, 2013 -
Higher ed leaders praise Senate's passage of immigration bill
Foreign-born students and those brought here illegally as children are one step closer to a path to citizenship.
By Roger Riddell • June 28, 2013 -
Which online degrees are scams? Ranku's new site finds out
Ranku's newly launched site helps students compare online learning programs.
By Davide Savenije • June 27, 2013 -
Florida A&M's marching band is no longer under suspension
The announcement comes in the wake of a long, hard scandal for the school.
By Brian Warmoth • June 27, 2013 -
Study: Early-college high school students more likely to graduate, earn degrees
Most of the degrees earned are associate degrees.
By Roger Riddell • June 27, 2013 -
Arizona sues community college district to block in-state tuition for immigrants
State officials say the students aren't legal residents despite their qualifications for the Obama administration's deferred deportation program.
By Roger Riddell • June 27, 2013 -
NYU's fat-shaming professor keeps his job
Visiting Professor Geoffrey Miller was put under investigation by NYU after saying a tweet that landed him in hot water was "part of a research project."
By Roger Riddell • June 26, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Beyond campus tech: Quinnipiac U.'s CIO on what makes IT work
Fred Tarca, CIO of Quinnipiac University, spoke with Education Dive about his department's role in making campus technology run like clockwork.
By Davide Savenije • June 26, 2013
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