Policy & Legal: Page 208


  • Tennessee governor to review state's university system

    Haslam will talk to business and higher ed leaders in an effort to appraise the state of Tennessee's colleges and universities.

    By Brian Warmoth • July 2, 2012
  • Federal judge strikes debt-repayment standard from 'gainful employment' regulations

    The judge's opinion takes issue with the regulations' 35% loan-repayment stiplulation.

    By Brian Warmoth • July 2, 2012
  • Dept. of Homeland Security clarifies English-language program accreditation requirements

    The Student and Exchange Visitor Program's announcement stipulates that programs should produce two types of documentation.

    By Brian Warmoth • July 2, 2012
  • Sexuality class student sues Western Nevada College

    A student claims that her instructor failed to provide alternate assignments after asking students to reveal personal details about themselves.

    By Brian Warmoth • July 2, 2012
  • Allen: Long-term strategy should trump academic/corporate values debate in higher ed

    Danielle Allen argues that a focus on the conflict between academic and corporate values misses the point at the University of Virginia.

    By Brian Warmoth • July 2, 2012
  • Dragas reappointed to University of Virginia's governing board

    Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell gives Sullivan's critic a second four-year term on the Board of Visitors. 

    By Brian Warmoth • June 29, 2012
  • W Fund to invest $20 million in university startups

    The University of Washington will see leftover Stimulus Act funds with new investments and donations used to help young companies.

    By Brian Warmoth • June 29, 2012
  • Most Read Education News of the Week: Hashtags, education data and the University of Virginia

    Catch up with this week's most popular news in Education Dive's five most read news posts of the week. You might see something you missed.

    By Brian Warmoth • June 29, 2012
  • Cal Grant cuts likely to slice into for-profit college financial aid

    California budget cuts $134 million from the Cal Grant financial aid program, and for-profit colleges will be hit hardest.

    By Brian Warmoth • June 29, 2012
  • AAUP calls for stronger voice of contingent faculty in school governance

    The American Association of University Professors believes that non-tenure-track faculty and graduate students are not playing a big enough role in school government decisions.

    By Brian Warmoth • June 28, 2012
  • For-profit-college marketing company settles over predatory behavior accusations

    QuinStreet will give up its website and pay out $2.5 million in a settlement agreement.

    By Brian Warmoth • June 27, 2012
  • CSU settles with whistle-blower for $100K

    The legal dispute ends for a lecturer who reported a colleague for having the university billed for personal expenses.

    By Brian Warmoth • June 27, 2012
  • For-profit college stocks suffer after 'gainful employment' data released

    A federal report shows that 5% of programs do not meet the Department of Education's standards, and at-risk companies's shares get hit.

    By Brian Warmoth • June 27, 2012
  • Judge rejects anti-gay student's suit against Augusta State

    A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a former student who challenged the right of Augusta State University's counseling program to require all students to learn to treat gay patients in a supportive, nonjudgmental manner. Judge J. Randal Hall found that the university's rules did...

    By Lindsey Smith • June 27, 2012
  • At birthday celebration, land-grant colleges get advice about their future

    WASHINGTON -- Public colleges must increase access by keeping costs of attendance down and harnessing technology to engage and educate students, a parade of big-name speakers said Tuesday at a conference celebrating the sesquicentennial of the national legislation that established public unive...

    By Lindsey Smith • June 27, 2012
  • Deal reached to extend student loan interest rate

    WASHINGTON -- With less than a week remaining until the interest rate on federally subsidized student loans is set to double, Senate leaders said Tuesday afternoon that they had agreed on a compromise to keep the rate at 3.4 percent for another year. The $6 billion extension would be paid for ...

    By Lindsey Smith • June 27, 2012
  • After months of build-up, BCS presidents approve college football playoff

    WASHINGTON -- A dozen university presidents whose approval was the final major barrier to a college football playoff gave their endorsement here Tuesday night, after a quicker-than-expected three-hour meeting, months of preparations by conference commissioners, and years of anticipation among ...

    By Lindsey Smith • June 27, 2012
  • UC, Cal State Leaders Wary Of Proposed Tuition Freeze

    California university leaders are warily watching a tuition freeze plan that would cost the schools -- and students -- dearly if voters reject November's state tax initiative. Read more »

    By Lindsey Smith • June 26, 2012
  • Feds: For-Profits Could Lose Federal Student Aid

    Former students in career-training programs at dozens of for-profit institutions have had so much trouble paying off their loans that the schools could lose access to federal student aid if they don't improve, new data from the U.S. Department of Education finds. Read more »

    By Lindsey Smith • June 26, 2012
  • What's Driving College Costs Higher?

    Just days before student loan rates are set to double for millions of Americans, President Obama and congressional leaders haven't reached an agreement on legislation to keep those rates at 3.4 percent. Read more »

    By Lindsey Smith • June 26, 2012
  • Public Universities See Familiar Fight at Virginia

    The tumult at the University of Virginia — with the sudden ouster of President Teresa Sullivan on June 10, and the widespread anticipation that she will be reinstated on Tuesday — reflects a low-grade panic now spreading through much of public higher education. Read more »

    By Lindsey Smith • June 26, 2012
  • Shmoop Helps Students Give It the Old College Try

    MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (June 25, 2012) - Today's teens are tech-savvy, at least in the chatting department. But they're hardly going to LOL and OMG their way to college degrees. Fortunately, there are resources available that do more than simply direct them to the latest "fail"...

    By Shehryar Nabi • June 26, 2012
  • Public University leaders recognize Virginia's problems

    Teresa Sullivan's battle against the University of Virginia's board is nothing unique in today's higher ed climate.

    By Brian Warmoth • June 26, 2012
  • Americans in Egyptian higher ed programs remain cautiously optimistic

    Egypt's new Islamist president is not expected to push immediate education reforms that would significantly impact U.S.-based programs.

    By Brian Warmoth • June 26, 2012
  • 'Gainful employment' data released by Department of Education

    Information sheds light on how for-profit institutions fare when compared to traditional colleges and universities.

    By Brian Warmoth • June 26, 2012