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New England retains fewer recent graduates than any other US region
Why are so many graduates leaving?
By Roger Riddell • June 3, 2013 -
CUNY's 'Pathways' curriculum overhaul receives landslide no confidence vote
Will the 92% vote of no confidence bring about a change to the proposed curriculum?
By Roger Riddell • June 3, 2013 -
For-profit American Commercial College to pay at least $1M in federal settlement
The school allegedly falsified financial documents to receive more federal student aid funding.
By Roger Riddell • June 3, 2013 -
St. Paul's College in Virginia to close
The historically black college was founded in 1888.
By Roger Riddell • June 3, 2013 -
Coursera, Google Glass and Common Core: This week's most read education news
Want to see what everyone else was reading this week? Have a quick look right here.
By Brian Warmoth • May 31, 2013 -
Accrediting agency denies wrongdoing in City College of San Francisco sanctions
The college's faculty union says the sanctions were without merit.
By Roger Riddell • May 31, 2013 -
Grade-changing scheme lands U. Oklahoma student computer fraud charges
The student used his position in the campus' IT department to gain access to faculty accounts.
By Roger Riddell • May 31, 2013 -
NYU's Silver School of Social Work rejects 'no confidence' vote
Only the NYU School of Law had previously voted in President John Sexton's favor.
By Roger Riddell • May 30, 2013 -
AAUP recommends more communication between faculty and governing boards
Citing a trend toward corporate-style management across higher education, the American Association of University Professors today released new guidance concerning communication between faculty members and governing boards. "Communication between faculties and governing boards has worsened...
By Linda Cui • May 30, 2013 -
Obama to urge legislative action ahead of doubling of student loan rates
The White House will hold an event on Friday urging Congress to push forward a bill that would keep interest rates low.
By Davide Savenije • May 29, 2013 -
Boston schools back Warren's proposal to stall student loan interest rate increases
Dozens of Boston area schools have stepped up in support of a proposal put on the table by Sen. Elizabeth Warren which would essentially stop interest rates for students to borrow from doubling, and set the rates equal to those given to large financial institutions like banks. Read more »...
By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013 -
State education spending still lower than in 2008: report
on Wed, 05/29/2013 - 11:53am High school students who are graduating this year and getting ready to enter college face a higher education system that still hasn't rebounded from the budget cuts of the Great Recession. Every state except for North Dakota and Wyoming has cut funding for high...
By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013 -
Faculty has 'no confidence' in Transylvania U. president
Differences in opinion over tenure and leadership styles led to the vote.
By Roger Riddell • May 29, 2013 -
Evergreen State College student services workers go on strike
The workers want independent reviews of firing and disciplinary actions, as well as annual step pay increases.
By Roger Riddell • May 29, 2013 -
Oakland U. wants 'Hot for Teacher' lawsuit dismissed
The student's lawsuit argues that an essay detailing his sexual urges for an instructor is free speech.
By Roger Riddell • May 28, 2013 -
Most Read Education News of the Week: edX, Tumblr and iPads
Need to catch up on the week's biggest ed tech news? There was a lot to see in our most popular posts.
By Brian Warmoth • May 24, 2013 -
Have good grades? Wilson College will pay your loans
The loan buyback program will pay back as much as $10,000 in loans to students meeting its requirements.
By Roger Riddell • May 24, 2013 -
Education Dept. to grant $1.3M to Newtown schools
The grant is part of the department's efforts to help schools in the community recover from the Sandy Hook massacre.
By Roger Riddell • May 24, 2013 -
Meningitis outbreak at Princeton University
All four cases of meningitis occurred within the last two months.
By Roger Riddell • May 23, 2013 -
For-profits triumph as Ed. Dept. won't appeal federal aid ruling
But the department intends to revisit the issue in new rule-making sessions later this year.
By Roger Riddell • May 23, 2013 -
Students allege Title IX, Clery Act violations at 4 big-name universities
The complaints accuse the universities of creating a hostile environment for women and misreporting crime statistics.
By Roger Riddell • May 23, 2013 -
Are community colleges becoming 'separate and unequal?'
A new report from the Century Foundation recommends how lawmakers at the state and federal levels can prevent a widening division between two-year and four-year colleges.
By Roger Riddell • May 22, 2013 -
White House threatens to veto student loan bill
While similar to the president's own proposals, the bill's differences may be enough to result in a veto.
By Roger Riddell • May 22, 2013 -
Longtime NIU administrator to retire in wake of FBI investigation
Eddie Williams allegedly used campus police for private security needs at his housing development.
By Roger Riddell • May 22, 2013 -
Officials battle faculty poaching at Colorado's research universities
Dozens of professors at Colorado's research universities have been approached with outside offers in the past year.
By Roger Riddell • May 21, 2013
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