Simplifying FAFSA: Is an adaptive form the answer?

The NASFAA has an idea for the student fianncial aid form that would require different information based on responses to initial questions.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 4, 2015

Chancellor's $11K-per-student compliance claim reportedly lacked context

Testimony from Vanderbilt's Nicholas Zeppos on Higher Ed Act compliance costs obscured the fact that most of the total is tied to research regulations.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 4, 2015

Grinnell College under Title IX investigation by Ed Dept

The college had requested an investigation from the department's Office of Civil Rights but was declined because students had already filed complaints.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 3, 2015

Bill would require public access to taxpayer-funded research

A Senate committee voted in favor of a bill that would require the research to be made available for free online within a year of publication.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 3, 2015

Report finds uneven work-study disbursement

The aid dollars disproportionately flow to private rather than public schools, where low-income students are more likely to enroll.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 3, 2015

White House hosts experts on short-term training programs

Thursday’s summit included representatives from coding bootcamps and other alternative training providers, including online course platforms.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 31, 2015

Massachusetts for-profit settlement nets $2.3M for students

The attorney general’s settlement with Lincoln Technical Institute and Kaplan Career Institute affects hundreds of students,.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 31, 2015

Senate ed committee discusses campus sexual assault

In a hearing tied to HEA reauthorization, committee members heard from higher ed leaders about how to tackle the complex issue.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 31, 2015

New rules to govern Title IV tuition refunds to students

The practice of offering students pre-paid cards as their refunds may find a hurdle in the proposed Education Department rules.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 30, 2015

U of Phoenix discloses FTC investigation

The Federal Trade Commission is looking back to January 2011 in a wide-ranging probe of the for-profit school’s practices.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 30, 2015

With increased video use comes greater copyright concerns for higher ed

Hundreds of individuals on any given campus produce video, often adding graphics, still photos, audio clips, and stock footage to round out their own material.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 29, 2015

Universities creatively find money for repair, upkeep, modernization

Maintenance backlogs are requiring institutions to find new ways to set aside or raise funds.  

By Tara García Mathewson • July 29, 2015

Duncan's call for accountability follows history of mixed messages

The education secretary's call for stricter accountability from accreditors follows department efforts that have helped institutions in trouble.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 29, 2015

Duncan calls for focus on outcomes, not just debt

In a speech at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, the education secretary said the country’s higher ed system is failing too many students.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 28, 2015

CFPB files complaint against FAFSA.com operator

The complaint alleges Student Financial Aid Services Inc. misled consumers and illegally billed them; it suggests a $5.2 million fine.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 26, 2015

DACA students in Missouri can get state scholarships after all

The commissioner of the state’s department of higher education told colleges that the state’s appropriations bill will not restrict aid.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 23, 2015

Senate committee considers limits to higher ed innovation

The education committee’s latest hearing included discussion of competency-based programs and their accreditation.

By Tara García Mathewson • July 23, 2015

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

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