Federal appeals court backs UT-Austin race-based admissions policies

U.S. Supreme Court precedent played heavily into the court's decision, but lawyers are already promising another appeal.

By Roger Riddell • July 15, 2014

Dept. of Education issues new sex assault reporting guidance

Colleges and universities must make a good-faith effort to comply with amended laws on reporting sexual assaults and related incidents before final rules are issued.

By Keith Button • July 15, 2014

Federal loans blocked for nearly 1M community college students

Because many community colleges don't participate in federal student loan programs, 8.5% of those students don't have access to the loans.

By Keith Button • July 15, 2014

5 higher ed power struggles that echo UT-Austin

Bill Powers' battle for his job is similar to what other presidents at state universities have faced in recent years.

By Keith Button • July 15, 2014

Apollo Education Group to fall under federal magnifying glass

The U.S. Department of Education will review the for-profit's administration of federal student aid.

By Keith Button • July 15, 2014

UCLA settles racial profiling suit

For $500,000, the university settled a $10 million lawsuit filed by a prominent black judge who accused the campus police of racially profiling and mistreating him during a traffic stop in 2013.

By Keith Button • July 14, 2014

IRS determines Ohio U. president's housing is taxable

The audit involved raises a potential issue for other universities with similar arrangements.  

By Keith Button • July 14, 2014

Judge declines to force Corinthian disclosures in ads

A judge ruled against the California attorney general's request to order the for-profit college provider to disclose its financial instability when advertising to prospective students.

By Keith Button • July 14, 2014

NYT exposes how one college bungled a sex assault case

The piece details how Hobart and William Smith Colleges reportedly mishandled a case involving a freshman and three alleged perpetrators on the school's football team.    

By Keith Button • July 14, 2014

60 articles retracted as academic journal busts peer review fraudsters

The Journal of Vibration and Control's investigation uncovered a ring of 130 peer reviewers who used fake identities.

By Keith Button • July 11, 2014

New America Foundation: Rethink financial aid for nontraditional students

A new report calls for federal financial aid that better serves students who aren't coming directly from high school.

By Keith Button • July 10, 2014

2 Miami U. football players charged with sexual battery

The alleged crimes occurred in a campus dorm room over the weekend, and the two athletes have since been suspended and kicked off of the team.

By Keith Button • July 10, 2014

Embattled UT-Austin president to keep job through June

William Powers has reached an agreement with the chancellor who threatened to have him fired this week.  

By Keith Button • July 10, 2014

Report: Fewer college students staying for second year

The persistence rate for students starting college in fall 2012 was 68.7%.

By Keith Button • July 10, 2014

Vox deems Boston College football most likely to unionize

According to an analysis by Vox Media sports site SBNation, the top-tier football program may very well have players follow the lead of peers at Northwestern University.

By Keith Button • July 9, 2014

Washington and Lee U. ends Confederate flag displays

The South will rise no more at the Virginia university, which also recently saw its president issue a statement expressing regret for the school's past ownership of slaves.

By Keith Button • July 9, 2014

Burlington College, 3 other East Coast schools on accreditation probation

The Vermont school is joined by institutions in Pennsylvania, New York, and the District of Columbia.

By Keith Button • July 9, 2014

McCaskill campus sex assault survey reveals lack of student training

Preliminary results from the Missouri senator's survey of 450 colleges and universities show that a third of institutions don't address the issue with students.

By Keith Button • July 9, 2014

Ed Dept didn't know freeze would doom Corinthian

An anonymous source said Monday that the department didn't intend to force Corinthian Colleges Inc. to close when it froze funding.

By Keith Button • July 8, 2014

Cash-strapped Southern U. to pay millions on wheelchair accessibility

The school's Baton Rouge campus will pay an undisclosed amount along with the price of the upgrades to settle a lawsuit filed by a paraplegic student.

By Keith Button • July 8, 2014

NH mulls 4-year tuition freeze for in-state students

The plan would extend an existing two-year freeze.

By Keith Button • July 7, 2014

Charges dropped against witness in UNC academic scandal

Former African and Afro-American Studies Department chairman Julius Nyang'oro no longer faces a felony charge.

By Keith Button • July 7, 2014

Names revealed of 85 Corinthian colleges for sale

Under an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education, Corinthian Colleges Inc. will begin shutting down.

By Keith Button • July 7, 2014

UT-Austin president pressured to resign

The UT System's chancellor has told Bill Powers that he must resign or be fired at Thursday's Board of Regents meeting.

By Keith Button • July 7, 2014

ASU, Thunderbird discussing merger

The deal would leave the future of Thunderbird's MBA program up in the air.

By Keith Button • July 7, 2014