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Private Conversations About Private College Closures
A college advising company planned to release a list projecting when specific private colleges could run out of money and close, but pushback from the sector convinced the company to scuttle its plan.
States Ramp Up Aid Programs
A report on 2017-18 state grants and aid shows that grant programs, including funding boosts in Florida and New York, contributed to a significant increase in state aid nationally.
A New Model for a New Reality
St. John's College gambled its finances and its reputation when it cut tuition and turned to donors to replace lost revenue. Applications shot up, as did donations. Can this new financial model be the answer for making college more affordable?
Dueling Conclusions on State Disinvestment
One report says funding cuts by states to public colleges are a problem; another says they're a myth.
Free Textbooks, but Not for All Students
The University of the Cumberlands will begin a free textbook loan program next year for on-campus students only.
3 Law Schools Pass the $100,000-a-Year Mark
Columbia, Stanford and Chicago law will charge more than $100,000 to attend in the 2019-20 academic year, but passing that benchmark won't hurt their popularity, experts say.
The Value of Voc Ed
Report finds career and technology education courses have a higher wage return for those with no college degree than academic ones.
Is College Worth It? Yes
New study shows that, from a financial standpoint alone, earning a bachelor's degree is on average a sound investment.