Policy & Legal: Page 146
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Consumer advocate urges campus banking regulations
The advocacy arm of Consumer Reports is urging lawmakers and regulators to rein in questionable campus banking practices that lead to exorbitant fees for students.
By Keith Button • Aug. 29, 2014 -
MT chancellor resigns citing controversies
The chancellor of Montana State University-North stepped down abruptly on Thursday, just before a scheduled no-confidence vote by the faculty union.
By Keith Button • Aug. 29, 2014 -
UConn spending criticized in state audit
The university reportedly wasted nearly $1 million on computer software it didn't use, among other discretions.
By Keith Button • Aug. 29, 2014 -
Federal higher ed spending law had unintended consequences
A law designed to keep states from reducing their higher education spending was successful, but failed to prevent them from cutting financial aid funding.
By Keith Button • Aug. 28, 2014 -
California lawmakers define sexual consent for college students
The 'yes means yes' law is headed back to the state's senate for a final round of votes.
By Keith Button • Aug. 27, 2014 -
North Dakota neglects crumbling universities as oil booms
The state's frugality with its public universities, in spite of a massive oil and natural gas revenue windfall, has created a long list of badly needed repairs.
By Keith Button • Aug. 27, 2014 -
Boxer asks California campuses to appoint victim advocates
U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer is proposing a bill that would require higher ed institutions to appoint advocates if they don't act to create the positions now.
By Keith Button • Aug. 27, 2014 -
GI Bill funds pulled for Corinthian in California
The California Department of Veterans Affairs announced its decision on Monday.
By Keith Button • Aug. 26, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Corinthian's laundry list of scrutiny detailed
The Form 8-K listing the extent of the shuttering for-profit's legal woes is quite a read.
By Keith Button • Aug. 26, 2014 -
Group proposes setting standards for for-profit colleges
B Lab, a non-profit standard-setting group that evaluates the level of public service of companies in various industries, has turned its eyes to for-profit colleges.
By Keith Button • Aug. 26, 2014 -
Scholars cancel U. of Illinois speaking engagements following job denial
Backlash persists following the university's decision to rescind a job offer to Steven Salaita in response to his critical and controversial tweets about Israel.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 25, 2014 -
California higher ed must provide employee insurance coverage for abortions
The state reversed a previous decision that allowed two Catholic universities to eliminate the coverage.
By Keith Button • Aug. 25, 2014 -
Education Fixation: The week ahead in education news
Corinthian Colleges is facing more issues than many may have considered, but that's just one thing you can expect to learn more about on Education Dive in the coming week.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 25, 2014 -
Higher ed shifting more healthcare costs to employees
A new survey shows over a quarter of institutions increasing in-network deductibles, as well as the employee's share of dependent coverage.
By Keith Button • Aug. 25, 2014 -
Southern U. president's contract not extended
Ron Mason and the university's board of supervisors butted heads over what direction Southern should be heading.
By Keith Button • Aug. 25, 2014 -
Universities sue FAA over drone ban
A group of research universities is among three organizations that filed suit against the regulator for effectively grounding their use of unmanned aircraft.
By Keith Button • Aug. 25, 2014 -
Online trends, IPOs, and green schools: The week's most read education news
Are MOOCs about to become a lot less open? Get caught up here!
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 22, 2014 -
California community colleges to offer 4-year degrees
A total of 15 community colleges will offer bachelor's degrees if Gov. Jerry Brown signs the bill.
By Keith Button • Aug. 22, 2014 -
Boston colleges must submit off-campus student addresses under new law
The city is attempting to monitor potential overcrowding problems.
By Keith Button • Aug. 22, 2014 -
U. of Maine stepping up lucrative out-of-state enrollment
Schools in the state are projected to have 12% more new out-of-state students this fall compared to a year ago.
By Keith Button • Aug. 19, 2014 -
Illinois statewide campus smoking ban to take effect July 2015
The ban is mandatory for all state-funded colleges and universities.
By Keith Button • Aug. 18, 2014 -
Students criticize revised Columbia U. sexual misconduct policy
Campus groups are complaining that the Ivy League institution failed to incorporate input from students.
By Keith Button • Aug. 18, 2014 -
Study: For-profit colleges provide no advantage for job seekers
Employers may actually prefer applicants with community college degrees over those from for-profits.
By Keith Button • Aug. 18, 2014 -
Texas candidate proposes community college for all
The Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor has proposed using the state's rainy day fund to provide community college scholarships to any high school graduate in need.
By Keith Button • Aug. 15, 2014 -
Devil in the details for proposed, delayed federal college ratings
The U.S. Department of Education has had to delay the system's unveiling because deciding on what measurements to use has been difficult.
By Keith Button • Aug. 15, 2014
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