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Punishing a Whistle Blower?
Adjunct leader who spoke out about untruthful benefit forms found that after winning a battle, he lost his courses. But things turned around when he spoke out again.
Former Officials Sue American InterContinental for Fraud
Lawsuits charging for-profit colleges with misleading students or abusing federal financial aid laws are not uncommon, and many such suits...
Republicans Attack Syracuse Sex Study
The notion of stimulus funds for a sex study was too much for The New York Post and some Republicans...
Cataloguing Private Student Loan Burdens
Nearly two-thirds of borrowers with private student loans in 2007-8 had not taken full advantage of the cheaper and safer...
Stanley H. Kaplan Dies at 90
Stanley H. Kaplan, who founded his eponymous test-preparation business in 1938, died Sunday at the age of 90. Although Kaplan...
Before the Fall
State and local support for higher education grew 5.7 percent during the last fiscal year -- just before the economy fell apart.
H1N1 Outbreaks
Several more colleges and universities are reporting outbreaks of H1N1 virus, or students with flu symptoms that could indicate H1N1...
Carrying Out the Higher Ed Act
Education Department proposes regulations on year-round Pell Grants, colleges' reporting to consumers, illegal file sharing and other scattershot topics.