Kaplan pays $1.3M to settle whistleblower suit

The for-profit educator will pay $1.3 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it used unqualified instructors to teach medical assistant classes in Texas.

By Keith Button • Jan. 7, 2015

State funding for public colleges dwindling

A recent report shows that student tuition now pays more than states for the cost of public colleges and universities.

By Keith Button • Jan. 6, 2015

Milwaukee for-profit Herzing U makes the jump to non-profit

The move will exempt the institution from regulations targeting for-profit schools.

By Keith Button • Jan. 6, 2015

Obama to make higher ed affordability announcement Friday

Few details regarding the announcement have been released by the White House.

By Keith Button • Jan. 6, 2015

Boston will inspect 580 student apartments

City housing inspectors are cracking down on student apartment addresses that appear to violate zoning rules against overcrowding.

By Keith Button • Jan. 5, 2015

Harvard agrees to sex assault policy changes

A U.S. Department of Education Title IX investigation into Harvard Law School is over, and the school has signed an agreement.

By Keith Button • Dec. 31, 2014

GAO reccommends stronger federal oversight of accreditors

A new report suggests that the U.S. Department of Education take a more prominent role in overseeing higher education accreditation and institutions.

By Keith Button • Dec. 26, 2014

Census Bureau proposes dropping college question

A question about college majors may be cut from an annual survey, much to the chagrin of some higher education researchers.

By Keith Button • Dec. 23, 2014

Audit faults Pima Community College's attendance tracking

The Arizona community college's failure to adequately track class attendance could jeopardize its federal financial aid eligibility.

By Keith Button • Dec. 23, 2014

Harvard backs off SodaStream boycott

The university managed to anger both pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian groups with a dining hall boycott that was reversed.

By Keith Button • Dec. 22, 2014

Ed Dept issues competency-based education guidance

The document, published Friday, includes a Q&A format attachment answering a number of questions received since a March 2013 release.

By Roger Riddell • Dec. 22, 2014

NLRB makes faculty unions easier

A National Labor Relations Board ruling could make it easier for tenure-track faculty and those at private and religious higher education institutions to unionize.

By Keith Button • Dec. 22, 2014

Will Supreme Court intervene in U of Iowa employee discrimination case?

The lawsuit involves an employee who claims she was passed over for a faculty position because of her political views.

By Keith Button • Dec. 22, 2014

Obama college ratings get 'thumbs down' from Republicans

The Obama administration likely won’t be able to accomplish its ultimate goal of tying some $150 billion in federal financial aid to the ratings as a result.

By Keith Button • Dec. 22, 2014

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By Roger Riddell • Dec. 19, 2014

U.S. Dept of Education releases college ratings framework

The release is short on specifics, though the plan still focuses on access, affordability, and outcomes.

By Keith Button • Dec. 19, 2014

AFT joins calls for Congress to act on campus sex assault

The president of the union, Randi Weingarten, recently revealed in an essay that she was sexually assaulted when she was in college.

By Keith Button • Dec. 19, 2014

Perry turns down Texas A&M offer to rename building

A proposal would have changed the iconic Academic Building’s name to the Governor Rick Perry ’72 Building.

By Keith Button • Dec. 19, 2014

With Cuba announcement, academic travel opens

Some restrictions on academic travel to the island had remained following 2011 regulations that freed up restrictions.

By Keith Button • Dec. 19, 2014

Advocates petition for Corinthian sale safeguards

At least 50 advocate groups have signed on to a letter asking the heads of three federal agencies to enforce strict safeguards for students and taxpayers.

By Keith Button • Dec. 18, 2014

Oregon loses suit against for-profit Apollo

An appeals court has ruled against the state in its lawsuit that alleged for-profit educator Apollo Group Inc. lied about student enrollment and finances.

By Keith Button • Dec. 18, 2014

UT-Austin program to build character, money management skills in athletes

The Center for Sports Leadership and Innovation will be headed by Daron Roberts, an NFL assistant coach and former student-government president.

By Keith Button • Dec. 17, 2014

Nevada higher ed overseer accused of plagiarism on grant application

The executive director of the agency that oversees higher education in the state copied entire passages from a think tank's draft report without permission or, initially, any attribution.

By Keith Button • Dec. 17, 2014

For-profit Salter School to pay $3.75M settlement

The Massachusetts college is settling allegations of lying about job placement success and deceiving prospective students.

By Keith Button • Dec. 16, 2014

College-sponsored credit card numbers trending down

While the number is on the decline, most colleges aren't disclosing their agreements with card issuers to the public, which is required by federal law.

By Keith Button • Dec. 16, 2014