Policy & Legal: Page 158
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3 Florida colleges would lose money in new funding plan
One school says just one Pell Grant recipient is all it needs to keep its funding.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 14, 2014 -
Free online university wins accreditation
University of the People will soon graduate its first seven students.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 14, 2014 -
Rutgers to pay $11.5M in Big East exit
The school will now be able to enter the Big Ten, hopefully letting its athletic department cut the cord from university funds.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 13, 2014 -
Income-based loan repayment: Well-meaning but flawed?
The system might be well intentioned and better than some alternatives, but it's undermined by its defects.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 13, 2014 -
Affirmative action in admissions endangered — and perhaps soon extinct
The policy has been under attack for decades, but a recent and an upcoming Supreme Court case may deal fatal blows.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 13, 2014 -
Senator rails against 'higher education cartel'
He wants states to be able to set up accreditation systems.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 13, 2014 -
U. of Mississippi officials discover 1,000 unmarked graves on campus
The bodies are thought to have been lunatic asylum patients.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 11, 2014 -
City College of San Francisco funding would stay steady if bill passes
A California lawmaker wants to keep money in place, even as enrollment falls.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 11, 2014 -
IRS issues guidelines for counting adjunct hours
The rules help determine whether part-time instructors are eligible for health care benefits.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 11, 2014 -
TA union files complaint against UC over growing class sizes
Ph.D. candidates are being overwhelmed with assignments to courses with over 350 students.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 10, 2014 -
32% of alumni say for-profit degree wasn't worth it
About 37% regard their degrees as well worth it.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 10, 2014 -
City College of San Francisco tweaks accreditation strategy
The commission rejected a request to reverse its decision, but the college has another plan.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 10, 2014 -
Bill would deny federal money to schools boycotting Israel
But critics say the House bill would be unconstitutional.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 7, 2014 -
College ratings symposium produces little agreement
One of the few things attendees agreed on: A system to please everybody won't be possible.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 7, 2014 -
Judge: U. of Mich. graduate students can unionize
A federal ruling says a rule stopping research assistants from organizing is unconstitutional.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 6, 2014 -
Tennessee, Oregon push free community college
Proposals receive positive reactions from lawmakers.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 5, 2014 -
UC Davis petition fosters debate over religion's role in class schedule
The quarter system also comes into question as the school plans to cut a week from its winter break to accommodate Jewish students during Rosh Hashanah.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 4, 2014 -
Southern California community college tries tiered pricing
Long Beach City College is charging about five times more for in-demand classes.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 4, 2014 -
Schools mislead students on financial aid, lawmaker says
A congressman says more than 100 schools suggest more paperwork is required.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 4, 2014 -
Union drive ramps up at U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Faculty are picking sides and making their arguments.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 3, 2014 -
UC-Boulder philosophy dept. rife with harassment, bullying: report
The department chairman has been removed and graduate admissions are suspended.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 3, 2014 -
Blackboard's bookstore: This week's most read education news
Get caught up on colleges' competency-based proposals and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 31, 2014 -
California may put race-based admissions question to voters
A constitutional amendment is steps away from being put on the ballot.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 31, 2014 -
California regulators warn private coding 'bootcamps'
The schools are subject to oversight but are operating without licenses, the state says.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 30, 2014 -
Columbia's president wants more transparency over sexual assaults
The school says it will go beyond the Clery Act in its disclosures.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 30, 2014
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