Policy & Legal: Page 182
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Could Oregon's free tuition plan actually work?
It may be years before we know, but this is what the plan would have to overcome.
By Brian Warmoth • July 10, 2013 -
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Howard University faces potential credit downgrade
Moody's is reviewing the university's status amid financial turbulence.
By Brian Warmoth • July 9, 2013 -
UNC faces third federal investigation over alleged retaliation against sexual assault victim
The school also now faces three charges in the investigations by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.
By Roger Riddell • July 9, 2013 -
Dragas departs as U. of Virginia rector, defends key decisions
Dragas intends to keep playing a role in the University of Virginia's future, even after facing considerable criticism.
By Brian Warmoth • July 7, 2013 -
Oregon could make university educations free up front
Here's the catch.
By Brian Warmoth • July 6, 2013 -
Textbook publisher Cengage Learning files for bankruptcy
The company hopes to eliminate most of its $5.8 million debt and emerge with a more viable focus.
By Roger Riddell • July 3, 2013 -
Report identifies 'red flag colleges' where loan defaults exceed graduation rates
The largest portion of schools identified are for-profit institutions.
By Roger Riddell • July 3, 2013 -
$34B state budget to freeze tuition and fees at UMass
The 4.9% increase approved last month by trustees is now unnecessary.
By Roger Riddell • July 2, 2013 -
Utah college presidents land 24% pay raise
The state's higher ed chiefs are expected to receive raises every year for the next four years.
By Roger Riddell • July 2, 2013 -
Lawsuit seeks to end Princeton's tax-exempt status
Princeton, of course, strongly disagrees and plans to defend its entitlement to the status under New Jersey law.
By Brian Warmoth • July 2, 2013 -
Student aid reform proposals may limit college access, congressional panel says
A report by the panel identifies five proposals in particular.
By Roger Riddell • July 2, 2013 -
CUNY pays David Petraeus $150,000 to teach three hours a week
The retired general and former CIA director's salary is a far cry from that of the typical CUNY adjunct.
By Roger Riddell • July 2, 2013 -
Fat-shaming tweet wasn't research, U. of New Mexico says
Professor Geoffrey Miller may still face disciplinary action for his inflammatory tweet.
By Roger Riddell • July 2, 2013 -
Yale dedicates $14M women's STEM fund to student's memory
Yale's new endowment for women studying STEM fields is named in memory of a senior killed in a 2011 lab accident.
By Roger Riddell • July 1, 2013 -
Georgia Regents University settles trademark lawsuit
The school was sued for trademark infringement and unfair competition by Regent University, a Virginia-based private religious institution.
By Roger Riddell • July 1, 2013 -
Congress fails to pass student loan rate fix
Students borrowing the maximum amount, and paying it back over 10 years, will now pay an additional $4,000.
By Roger Riddell • July 1, 2013 -
U. of Colorado spent $108K to stop massive marijuana smoke-out on 4/20
The University of Colorado's Boulder campus is notorious for celebrating 4/20 in style, but university officials are going all out to end that perception.
By Davide Savenije • June 28, 2013 -
Retrieved from Apple on October 29, 2012
iPads, blended algebra and the student debt crisis: This week's most read education news
Apple's education efforts stole the limelight this week.
By Davide Savenije • June 28, 2013 -
Will Congress pass a last-minute fix for student loan rates today?
Despite having a few measures on the table, lawmakers are pessimistic that a compromise will be reached by the July 1 deadline.
By Roger Riddell • June 28, 2013 -
UCLA's controversial MBA self-support plan approved by U. of Calif. president
The decision scales back an initial plan that involved taking the entire Anderson School of Management private.
By Roger Riddell • June 28, 2013 -
Higher ed leaders praise Senate's passage of immigration bill
Foreign-born students and those brought here illegally as children are one step closer to a path to citizenship.
By Roger Riddell • June 28, 2013 -
Arizona sues community college district to block in-state tuition for immigrants
State officials say the students aren't legal residents despite their qualifications for the Obama administration's deferred deportation program.
By Roger Riddell • June 27, 2013 -
NYU's fat-shaming professor keeps his job
Visiting Professor Geoffrey Miller was put under investigation by NYU after saying a tweet that landed him in hot water was "part of a research project."
By Roger Riddell • June 26, 2013 -
35 years later, Babson apologizes to Brandeis for anti-Semitic incidents
The school is partnering with the Anti-Defamation League to eliminate on-campus bigotry.
By Roger Riddell • June 26, 2013 -
CUNY prof. fined $65K for software contracting violation
Dr. Yashi Yi was ordered to refund the purchase and pay a fine.
By Roger Riddell • June 26, 2013
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