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Textbook publisher Cengage Learning files for bankruptcy
The company hopes to eliminate most of its $5.8 million debt and emerge with a more viable focus.
By Roger Riddell • July 3, 2013 -
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 -
Trendline
Student Success
Explore how universities are working to boost student outcomes by integrating remedial education, providing mental health tools and making education more accessible.
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$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 -
Retrieved from Apple on October 29, 2012
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
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