Policy & Legal: Page 154
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Deep Dive
Colleges with highest graduate debt highlight growing problem
For many schools, the amount of students borrowing — and at increasing amounts — dwarfs the number graduating within four years.
By Mattie Quinn • April 1, 2014 -
Student who attempted suicide sues Princeton
A Princeton sophomore accuses school officials of discriminating against him on the basis of his bipolar disorder.
By Keith Button • April 1, 2014 -
Lawsuit against SF City College accreditor dismissed
A judge disagreed with the suit's claims about a vote to revoke the troubled college's accreditation.
By Roger Riddell • March 31, 2014 -
Student sentenced in Florida A&M hazing death
The former marching band member will serve 51 weeks in jail for the fatal beating of a drum major in 2011.
By Keith Button • March 31, 2014 -
Declining enrollment leads to UMUC layoffs
The University of Maryland University College is laying off 70 employees to close a $25-million budget gap.
By Keith Button • March 31, 2014 -
MIT's actions in Aaron Swartz case questioned
A newspaper's investigation raises questions about the institution's role in the hacktivist's prosecution.
By Keith Button • March 31, 2014 -
UNC whistleblower reveals essay from fake course scandal
The 146-word paper by a former student-athlete exemplifies the "paper classes" student athletes were advised to enroll in.
By Roger Riddell • March 28, 2014 -
Maine lawmakers keep university cuts
State legislators voted against considering a bill that would have delayed budget cuts to the state's university system.
By Keith Button • March 28, 2014 -
City College of San Francisco's fate to be decided in October
A trial is set to decide whether the college must close.
By Keith Button • March 28, 2014 -
Senate grills Ed. Dept. official over lending
The Federal Student Aid office's COO was questioned regarding the department's contracting with loan servicing companies.
By Keith Button • March 28, 2014 -
U.S. Ed. Dept. releases PLUS loan data
The newly released information on the federal loan program shows the changes in the number of loans and rejections after stricter requirements were implemented.
By Keith Button • March 28, 2014 -
Napolitano: Online education isn't a 'silver bullet'
Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown may have lofty plans for online learning, but UC's president suggests a more reserved approach.
By Roger Riddell • March 27, 2014 -
Suicide lawsuit vs. Cornell can continue
A District Court ruling states that the university should have foreseen the likelihood of suicides from a campus bridge.
By Keith Button • March 27, 2014 -
NLRB: Northwestern football players can form union
Is this the first step toward a far-reaching shift in the relationships between universities and student-athletes?
By Roger Riddell • March 26, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Legal marijuana: Campuses not succumbing to reefer madness (so far)
How has legalization impacted campuses in Colorado and Washington, and what can campuses everywhere learn?
By Roger Riddell • March 26, 2014 -
U. of Tenn. 'Sex Week' truce called
State lawmakers have withdrawn bills proposed in response to a state university's sex education event.
By Keith Button • March 26, 2014 -
Online course regulation would burden states
Some state regulators object to a federal proposal on authorizing online educators.
By Keith Button • March 26, 2014 -
Grad student debt looms large
A new report shows that much of the $1 trillion in U.S. student debt is shouldered by graduate students.
By Keith Button • March 25, 2014 -
Professors' union website launched
A service employees union has launched a website aimed at organizing the estimate 1 million adjunct professors in the U.S.
By Keith Button • March 25, 2014 -
Report: Alternative federal aid approaches needed
New report says federal student aid requirements should be tweaked for those in competency-based programs.
By Keith Button • March 25, 2014 -
Founder of sham university convicted
Tri-Valley University made $5.5 million in two years off of foreign nationals seeking student visas.
By Keith Button • March 25, 2014 -
Yale wins suit over Van Gogh art
The Ivy League school is the rightful owner of the painting worth over $120 million.
By Keith Button • March 24, 2014 -
Veterans performing well in college
A Student Veterans of America study shows more than half of U.S. war veterans seeking higher education are completing their programs.
By Keith Button • March 24, 2014 -
Maine students protest professor layoffs
U. of Southern Maine students protest its choice of cuts for closing a $14-million budget gap.
By Keith Button • March 24, 2014 -
U.S. allows academic exchanges with Iran
Scholarships and MOOCs are among the things that should now be open to Iranians.
By Keith Button • March 21, 2014
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