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Students

Pros Advise Higher Ed Endowment Managers to Stick to Principles

When it comes to managing endowments at institutions of higher education and trying to acquire good returns on investments, the task is fraught with unpredictability.

July 14, 2016

Students

Johnson C. Smith University Gets $1M Grant from Leon Levine Foundation

Johnson C. Smith joins the growing list of colleges and universities that are setting aside emergency funds to support students who face a shortfall between financial aid packages and the rising cost of tuition.

July 13, 2016

Sports

NCAA: Baruch College Gave Players More Than $255K in Improper Benefits

NEW YORK ― Baruch College gave 30 student-athletes more than $255,000 in improper benefits over the course of five years, NCAA officials said in a decision issued Thursday. The NCAA Division III Committee on Infractions said the school’s former vice president for student affairs and enrollment management and its former head women’s basketball coach both […]

June 30, 2016

Students

For-profit Education: 5 Steps to Improvement

For-profits educational institutions are under increased scrutiny as stiff regulation, declining enrollments, limited capital and poor post-graduation performance have overshadowed the benefits offered by the for-profit segment for America’s nontraditional students.

June 6, 2016

Students

Community College Leaders Seek to Maximize Potential Benefits from Reauthorized Higher Education Act

Community college leaders met in Washington to discuss legislative priorities for the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.

June 6, 2016

LGBTQ+

Bill Would Require Colleges to Reveal Religious Exemptions

BOSTON — Congresswoman Katherine Clark is pushing legislation she says will help members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community make more informed decisions about college. Clark’s bill would require the U.S. Department of Education to publicize colleges and universities that apply for or receive exemptions from federal civil rights protections for students on […]

May 2, 2016

Students

Mayor Walsh Launches Free Community College Program in Boston

Boston’s Mayor Marty Walsh has launched a new program that will provide two years of community college to low-income high school students who graduate with at least a 2.2 grade point average.

May 1, 2016

African-American

More Than Ever, Parents Weigh Paying Price for College Education

Financial experts say that parents’ decision to finance thousands of dollars to send their child to their “dream” school, may have a devastating impact on their future.

April 27, 2016

Students

Food Assistance Put on Table for Low-Income College Students

The proposal to provide free or reduced price meals to low-income college students as a means of boosting their chances of earning a degree is being presented this week at a national conference on housing and food insecurity among undergraduates.

April 27, 2016

Students

My Brother’s Keeper Hitting Growth Marks

Two years after President Obama established the My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) Task Force, the initiative is on track to meet and/or surpass its initial goals.

April 24, 2016

Students

2 Econ Professors Cite Student Borrowing as Contributor to Rising Tuition

Increased student borrowing, more generous financial aid and the increased value of a college degree have all conspired to drive up tuition, two economics professors argue in a new paper released Tuesday.

April 12, 2016

Students

Report: U.S. Didn’t Find Trouble at College Before it Failed

WASHINGTON — Education Department reviewers found in 2013 that a major for-profit college chain had systematically raised students’ tuitions without properly telling them. As a result, the U.S. government demanded a refund — but only for the handful of students whose records had led to the discovery. Though the company’s schools had more than 100,000 […]

April 12, 2016