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Dueling Conclusions on State Disinvestment

One report says funding cuts by states to public colleges are a problem; another says they're a myth.

The Loan Landscape for International Students

An industry emerges to issue loans to international students. Interest rates are high, but the companies say they are filling an unmet need and expanding access.
Opinion

Higher Education Should Report More Than Its Mortality Rate

Colleges and universities are not asked to report on measures that should be evident long before a student (or institution) faces the worst-case scenario, writes Barbara Damron.

Capital Campaign Watch: Simpson, Texas Lutheran, Virginia Tech

Starting Off: Simpson College, in Iowa, has announced a campaign to raise $25 million by 2020. The college has raised...

Law School’s Nonprofit Conversion Stumbles

The American Bar Association rejected a bid by Florida Coastal School of Law to go nonprofit, but law school leaders are committed to the change in tax status.

Moving Away From Merit Aid

The University of Pittsburgh isn't offering free tuition. Instead, it's matching Pell Grants and shifting merit aid after calculating how much unmet need is too much.

Warren to DeVos: Drop Navient's Contract

Massachusetts Democrat puts loan-servicing giant in the crosshairs. But removing Navient from federal student loan program would be difficult, observers say.

House Dems’ Vision for Higher Ed

Proposal would steer new money to community colleges, restore regulation of for-profit colleges and overhaul student loan repayment. But legislation hinges on Senate.