Gainful employment rule upheld by DC judge

The regulations would require career-focused programs to prove graduates make enough money to repay student loans.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 24, 2015

Judge orders Education Management Corp. to continue paying bondholders

The for-profit college operator tried to restructure its assets without bondholder consent and lost.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 24, 2015

Columbia University pledges to end investments in private prisons

The university previously had millions invested in Corrections Corp. of America.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 24, 2015

Indiana officials criticize Ivy Tech

The community college system gets significant state funding, but officials want to cut back because of poor student outcomes.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 23, 2015

Sweet Briar staying open

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announced an agreement Saturday that would keep the women’s college open at least one more year.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 22, 2015

Starting July 1, colleges must operate with proper state authorization

A 2011 policy change will finally be enforced by the US Department of Education, though only in the regular course of recertification and federal reviews.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 22, 2015

Stakeholders await details on debt-free college plans

While the idea of debt-free college has taken off among Democratic presidential candidates, details on how those plans would be implemented remain to be seen.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 22, 2015

Student engagement, billionaires, and art MOOCs: The week’s most-read education news

Fall behind? Get caught up on Kadenze's new MOOC platform for creative arts, Penn State's virtual reality prototype for distance ed, and more right here.

By Roger Riddell • June 19, 2015

CFPB takes aim at lender treatment of co-signers

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau followed up on a 2014 report with a new review showing there is still great cause for concern.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 19, 2015

Accreditors' higher ed 'watchdog' role called into question

A Wall Street Journal report finds that accreditation bodies serve as consultants to colleges, helping them improve on their own metrics but keeping low-performing schools open.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 19, 2015

CFPB student loan ombudsman Rohit Chopra to step down

Chopra submitted a letter of resignation following four years in the post on Wednesday.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 18, 2015

House GOP budget would block key Obama higher ed regulations

The proposed budget would prohibit spending on gainful employment regulations and a proposed system for rating colleges and universities.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 18, 2015

Accrediting council, Ed Dept provide new competency-based clarification

The Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions and the U.S. Department of Education seem to be on the same page with assessment framework.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 18, 2015

Columbia students speak out about sexual assault handling

Three cases profiled in the Huffington Post were allegedly dragged on months longer than university policy dictates and full of questionable actions by officials.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 17, 2015

Higher ed spending priorities criticized from both sides of the aisle

Both Sen. Elizabeth Warren and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie last week criticized lush campus amenities.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 16, 2015

Ed Dept expresses concern over university access to student health records

Loopholes in FERPA give university officials access to otherwise private information.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 14, 2015

U of Illinois among 4 institutions censured at AAUP annual meeting

The move to censure the university comes after the controversial withdrawal of its appointment of tenured professor Steven Salaita last summer.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 14, 2015

Pluralsight, best-paying ed jobs, and priorities: The week’s most-read education news

Fall behind? Get caught up on how humanities deans are dealing with shifting value propositions and more right here!

By Roger Riddell • June 12, 2015

Lawmakers propose making some UNC students attend community college first

Under a proposal, the university system would refer low-performing students to two-year schools before offering them a place on their campuses.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 12, 2015

UNC-Chapel Hill put on probation by accreditor

The most serious sanction short of revoking accreditation comes as a consequence of the university’s student athlete scandal.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 12, 2015

Federal higher ed funding outpacing states as gap grows

According to a report from Pew Charitable Trusts, the government paid an increasingly larger share through 2010, when the balance tipped.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 12, 2015

Students speak out in the face of state cuts

Students in states facing potentially significant cuts have fought against them with a range of local activism and outreach to legislators.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 11, 2015

Warren blasts Ed Dept's oversight

The Massachusetts senator is speaking out against the department’s response to Corinthian Colleges and loan servicer Navient.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 11, 2015

Injunction to Sweet Briar closing still on the table

The Virginia Supreme Court sent a case back to the circuit court for review after ruling that its initial decision on the closure was in error.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 10, 2015

Mixed reviews for Ed Dept's loan forgiveness plan

While it gives some borrowers hope, critics say the proposed process will require too much of individual borrowers and unfairly stick the bill on taxpayers.

By Tara García Mathewson • June 10, 2015