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Tragic and Troubled Times

America today is similar to 1968, writes Nathan O. Hatch, full of heightened racial tension and repeated incidents of violence against the backdrop of an overheated political season. What can college leaders do?
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What's Missing in the Student Debt Debate

Unfortunately, the news media and other observers often overlook the fact that student debt is a problem with a color and class element, writes Mark Huelsman.

Risks of Risk Sharing

As bipartisan consensus emerges in Congress that colleges should share the burden of students who can't repay loans or find jobs, higher ed leaders consider how such a plan would work and whether it would discourage them from educating the disadvantaged.

Pressure to Spend More on Poor Students

A new report suggests wealthy institutions should spend more from their endowments to help low-income students, but many campus critics say it's not so simple.

Student Debt Correlates With 'Negative Wealth'

New York Federal Reserve analysis finds that student loan debt contributes both to high levels of negative wealth and to income inequality. But financial aid experts say analysis misses some shadings.

Staking Out Sides on Student Debt Discharge

Department of Education receives thousands of comments on proposed regulations for discharge of federal loans when colleges have defrauded students.

Title IX Victory for Man Suing Over Sex Assault Finding

Federal appeals court finds enough evidence of possible antimale bias to revive a lawsuit. Ruling could inspire more litigation.

Legal Discrimination

Federal appeals court says former adjunct may not use Title VII, a federal antidiscrimination statute, to sue a college for bias based on her sexual orientation.