CFPB orders Discover Bank to pay student borrowers $16M

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau alleges the student loan servicer inflated borrowers’ bills and did not provide them with proper tax information.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 23, 2015

Kean U pitches new program with in-state quota

The New Jersey public institution promised a state panel its new bachelor’s program in architecture would enroll only 25 in-state students per year.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 23, 2015

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Artificial Intelligence

As AI continues its forward march in education and the workplace, colleges are grapplling with how best to incorporate the emerging technology into admissions, courrsework and elsewhere

By Higher Ed Dive staff

ACE examines impact of legal challenges to race-conscious admissions

A new report finds that few schools have changed admissions practices since Fisher, but many have tried to increase diversity.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 22, 2015

Ed Dept weighing aid options for alternative credentialing

The department is seeking input for how to judge quality in programs like coding bootcamps and MOOCs.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 22, 2015

Adaptive learning for the next generation MBA

As MBA programs shift once again to welcome a new kind of student, adaptive learning programs offer ways to reach them and play to their strengths.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 21, 2015

Higher ed outlook now 'stable': Moody's

The investor services company has labeled the sector’s outlook as ‘negative’ since January 2013.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 21, 2015

California considering free community college

The state may have the money, but it must decide whether to use it on free college or other targeted higher ed spending.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 21, 2015

College CFO survey finds closure, financial strategy concerns

Inside Higher Ed and Gallup’s fifth annual survey found fewer than half of respondents confident in their institution’s long-term financial model.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 20, 2015

ESEA, Udacity, and testing: The week's most-read education news

Fall behind? Get caught up on the Senate's overhaul of No Child Left Behind, the difficulty of New York's tests, and more right here.

By Roger Riddell • July 17, 2015

Missouri bans aid to undocumented college students

State legislators approved a change in the latest budget prohibiting offering lower tuition to undocumented students protected by DACA.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 17, 2015

Rocha will keep $400K Pasadena City College severance

The embattled former president was told to return $400,000 after a judge ruled the college’s board illegally discussed the payout without noting it on a public agenda.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 17, 2015

Court scales back decision against unpaid internships

The original 2013 lower court decision found unpaid internships to be illegal if the intern’s work benefits the employer.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 17, 2015

Iran nuclear deal could benefit higher ed

After a 30-year freeze in the relationship between the US and Iranian governments, research partnerships and educational opportunities may now flower.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 16, 2015

For-profits looking to adapt in shifting marketplace

Analysts believe the sector is rebalancing and finding new niches amid the current decline, rather than dying.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 16, 2015

Apprenticeships once again in the spotlight

Politicians are again looking at expanding apprenticeship programs to provide an additional route to middle class life.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 15, 2015

Dept of Ed updates financial watch list

The latest update finds fewer colleges are under heightened cash monitoring.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 15, 2015

Coding bootcamps provide new for-profit opportunity

The giants of the for-profit college industry are moving into the coding bootcamp world as Silicon Valley startups create new lending options for students.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 14, 2015

Ed Dept to pause debt collection on former Corinthian students

A 120-day suspension of all judicial activity related to student loan debt collection will give an organizing committee more time to negotiate long-term relief.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 14, 2015

HBCUs get perks in free community college proposal

A plan before Congress would give historically black colleges and universities an additional $10 billion over the next decade.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 14, 2015

Taking the transcript beyond academics

Interest is growing in using transcripts to note the dismissal or expulsion of sexual assault perpetrators.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 13, 2015

ISTE, ESEA, and FAFSA: The week’s most-read education news

Fall behind? Get caught up on the new legislative push for free community college, Gates' call for a simpler FAFSA, and more right here!

By Roger Riddell • July 10, 2015

Crime down on college campuses

The Department of Education has released its annual crime statistics report, showing a drop in total crime on college campuses.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 10, 2015

Study links rising tuition with increases in federal aid

Researchers at the New York Federal Reserve Bank found every $1 increase in federal aid is followed by a $.65 hike in tuition and fees at private nonprofits.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 10, 2015

From states to institutions, free community college on the rise

Oregon is the second state to offer free community college to eligible students as individual colleges, cities, and other states consider their own plans.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 10, 2015

Gates Foundation calls for FAFSA simplification

A new report from the foundation reveals that its ultimate goal is FAFSA’s eventual elimination.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 9, 2015