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Study: Admissions and aid policies are a larger factor in student debt than tuition
A new paper published by the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute says admissions and aid policies bear more blame for student debt than tuition.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 17, 2012 -
Lawsuit alleges Yale 'retaliated' against woman for her work on Title IX gender equality compliance
The lawsuit seeks at least $10 million in damages.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 16, 2012 -
Jerry Brown tries to raise support for Proposition 30 among college students
The success or failure of the tax measure has implications for students at Cal State and the University of California.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 16, 2012 -
Analysis says Obama's loan repayment plan will benefit wealthy graduates the most
Low-income graduates will see only "marginal benefits."
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 16, 2012 -
Deep Dive
10 states where research funding per student has dropped
43 states reduced funding at major public research universities between 2002 and 2010. Here are the 10 who got hit the hardest.
By Erik Hall • Oct. 15, 2012 -
Fracking gets go-ahead at Pennsylvania colleges
Money will go to the individual schools, statewide system and tution subsidies.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 12, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Education News of the Week: Obama, Romney and Coursera
Get educated about the five most popular news reads on Education Dive from the past week.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 12, 2012 -
District court judge continues universities' 'fair use' winning streak with HathiTrust ruling
Authors Guild v. HathiTrust is the third high-profile fair use victory for universities in the last year.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 12, 2012 -
Federal PLUS loan standards tighten following changes
A little-noticed October 2011 change to PLUS loans appears to have tightened requirements and led to a spike in loan denials.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 12, 2012 -
Support waning for Connecticut higher education president
The system's president has been involved in a pair of high-profile scandals in the past week.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 11, 2012 -
Supreme Court justices bring tough questions for both sides in Fisher v. University of Texas
The University of Texas needs one more justice supportive of affirmative action to uphold its admissions practices.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 11, 2012 -
Stanford med school swaps familiar format for online lectures and interactive classroom praxis
In implementing a new learning initiative, the Stanford School of Medicine believes their educational model will change the way medical schools teach their students.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 10, 2012 -
Indiana University students to get tuition freeze for academic standing
The school will allow sophomores who remain on track to graduate in four years to keep their tuition rates locked for their remaining years.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 10, 2012 -
President of Connecticut Board of Regents involved in raise scandal
The nearly $300,000 worth of salary increases included a raise of almost $48,000 for a top higher education administrator who is now turning down the money.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 9, 2012 -
OCR confusion leads to Duke's elimination of sexual assault statute of limitations
The school previously reduced the statute from two years to one this past January.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 9, 2012 -
Many details of UConn's athletic fundraising kept under wraps
The school is exempt from state freedom of information laws.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 8, 2012 -
IU parking lease proposal meets faculty and staff opposition
A petition making the rounds has received hundreds of signatures, says union president.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 8, 2012 -
North Lake College school shooting drill frightens students who weren't notified
The school is rethinking its notification policy following the incident.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 8, 2012 -
Study shows accreditation costs may be less than previously estimated
Million-dollar expenses may not be quite so big after all.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 8, 2012 -
Expert at Clery event sheds light on the issue of stalking on campuses
A former University of Vermont campus police chief says stalking "has a direct correlation to death" and must be given higher priority.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 8, 2012 -
Buyout offer creates anxiety among Connecticut's community college presidents
Officials in the state higher education system deny such an offer was ever made.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 8, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Education News of the Week: SAT scores, Arne Duncan and iPad apps
Want to know what Education Dive readers were looking at this week? Check out our five most popular posts.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 5, 2012 -
University in India tries to bring home academics who left
As a result of the change in party leadership in India, administrators are in the midst of an effort to return prestige to Presidency University.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 5, 2012 -
Net price calculator compliance uneven, says report
Net price calculators became a requirement for universities just over a year ago, but a new report finds implementation is spotty.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 4, 2012 -
Fla. Dept. of Education asks for $440M for technology initiative
The budget proposal requests a total of $800M in new funding from a state legislature with limited means.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 3, 2012
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