Policy & Legal: Page 140
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Florida's public universities avoid public disclosures
The institutions are reportedly creating private corporations that claim they don't have to disclose information to the public.
By Keith Button • Oct. 15, 2014 -
Harvard law profs: New sex misconduct policy violates rights of the accused
A Boston Globe op-ed criticizing the new policy was signed by 28 current and retired professors from Harvard Law School.
By Keith Button • Oct. 15, 2014 -
Texas' Navarro College reportedly rejects Nigerian applicants due to Ebola scare
The community college allegedly notified some applicants that international student applications from countries with Ebola outbreaks were automatically rejected.
By Keith Button • Oct. 15, 2014 -
Air Force Academy's review of athletic department to remain under wraps
The review was ordered during a newspaper's investigation into misconduct by academy football players.
By Keith Button • Oct. 15, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Here's what the 8 most sustainable campuses in the US are doing right
What does it take to earn both a Gold STAR Rating and Sierra Club recognition?
By Keith Button • Oct. 14, 2014 -
Lawmakers propose financial aid changes as Higher Ed Act goes under the microscope
As Congress tackles the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, it is considering several proposals to ease the student loan debt crisis.
By Keith Button • Oct. 14, 2014 -
Adjuncts overworked and underpaid, says study
A study of adjunct faculty at George Mason University reveals near-poverty wages, and little notice allowing them to prepare before classes begin.
By Keith Button • Oct. 13, 2014 -
Student loan defaults link to degree completion
A policy analyst points out that student loan defaults can be tied to whether the borrower graduates or lands a job.
By Keith Button • Oct. 13, 2014 -
Foundations, Microsoft, and teacher pet peeves: The week's most read education news
Fall behind? Get caught up on the remainder of our Educause coverage and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 10, 2014 -
US News to release global college rankings
The rankings will also include breakdowns for 11 specific countries, four regions, and 21 academic areas.
By Keith Button • Oct. 10, 2014 -
Pennsylvania State System could request $50M funding increase
The 12% state funding increase, if requested and granted, would avoid a tuition increase for the state's 14 universities.
By Keith Button • Oct. 9, 2014 -
City of Boston plans to build dorms
Boston's mayor has proposed partnerships between colleges and private developers to add 18,500 dorm beds in the city by 2030.
By Keith Button • Oct. 9, 2014 -
UVA extends health coverage to same-sex spouses
Following federal court decisions and a state policy change, health insurance coverage is being extended to same-sex spouses of faculty and staff.
By Keith Button • Oct. 8, 2014 -
University of Iowa recruiting at private colleges' expense
Private colleges worry the university's recruiting blitz for state residents will put them out of business.
By Keith Button • Oct. 8, 2014 -
Iowa regents will require consultant to submit expense receipts
The regents are increasing their oversight of Deloitte Consulting after paying out $366,000 for expenses without receipts.
By Keith Button • Oct. 8, 2014 -
Is federal financial aid all it's cracked up to be?
Recent studies cited by the New York Times detail for-profit, community college, and Pell aid issues in particular.
By Keith Button • Oct. 8, 2014 -
Only a third of re-enrolling college students graduate
An InsideTrack study shows that students who return to college after a year away have a 33.7% chance of graduating.
By Keith Button • Oct. 7, 2014 -
American Enterprise Institute calls for market-based higher ed reforms
Among recommendations: Establishing a performance floor for institutions and having them share risk in their students' outcomes to encourage improvement.
By Keith Button • Oct. 6, 2014 -
Harvard students ask university to sever ties with TFA
Members of the Student Labor Action Movement sent a letter to President Drew Faust demanding the organization provide additional training, among other things.
By Allie Gross • Oct. 6, 2014 -
Admissions group says applicant interest in other colleges is private
The NACAC says the federal government shouldn't let its higher ed members see the list of up to 10 colleges that each student using the FAFSA is interested in and asked to divulge.
By Keith Button • Oct. 6, 2014 -
Florida for-profit college officials indicted
The CEO and three admissions employees of FastTrain College are accused of stealing $6.6 million from the federal government by admitting students without high school diplomas.
By Keith Button • Oct. 3, 2014 -
New York institutions overhauling campus sex assault policies
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pushing the state's colleges and universities, beginning with the State University of New York, to overhaul their prevention and response policies.
By Keith Button • Oct. 3, 2014 -
Paper suggests fixes for broken Pell Grant system
The report says the Pell Grant system is increasingly less effective and that an overhaul of federal college financing is needed.
By Keith Button • Oct. 3, 2014 -
Audit: Ed Dept too lax with direct assessment program applications
The department reportedly failed to ensure that undeserving programs offering degrees based on direct assessment student evaluations aren't funded with federal aid.
By Keith Button • Oct. 2, 2014 -
U. of California reconsiders out-of-state enrollment push
As in-state enrollment declines, the university system is reviewing whether it has focused too much on non-resident students.
By Keith Button • Oct. 1, 2014
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