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The CFPB's 11th-Hour Stunner

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and two states sue Navient, the nation’s largest student loan servicer, for allegedly creating obstacles to repayment.

Tough Questions for DeVos

Democrats on the Senate’s education panel grill Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary, who generally avoids specific answers.

Walking Papers at Morehouse

Students protest process and experts decry high turnover at HBCUs as trustees decide not to renew contract of president.

College Scorecard Screwup

Final Friday release by the Obama administration's Education Department corrects a substantial error in loan repayment rates on consumer web tool.

Two Tuition-Free Years

Rhode Island governor proposes plan for the state's community college, and for junior and senior years at Rhode Island College and University of Rhode Island.
Opinion

Lessons From the Tragedy of the Commons

We in higher education must act on our collective responsibility to support America's public universities, writes Harold M. Hastings.

New Loan Discharges

Education Department action helps those who attended Corinthian, as well as ITT Technical Institute and American Career Institute.

Openness by Default

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation becomes the most recent grant-making organization to require recipients to make findings publicly available, a further shift toward transparency in research funding.