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New Mother Challenges
New mothers face age-old challenges, and decidedly modern ones as well. In today's Academic Minute, the University of North Carolina...
Growing Federal Subsidies for Graduate Loan Debt
Almost half of federal student loans are being repaid through more generous income-driven repayment plans, new data show, with 80 percent of government subsidies now going to graduate student borrowers.
Will Coronavirus Crisis Trigger an Enrollment Crisis?
U.S. colleges could see a major enrollment pipeline cut off this fall if the coronavirus epidemic persists. Meanwhile, Australian universities are missing more than half their Chinese students weeks before their fall semester begins.
Valdosta State Dean Arrested in Child Sex Sting
Valdosta State University has confirmed that dean Keith Walters has been put on administrative leave following his arrest for obscene...
The Other Student Debt Jubilee
New data show that graduate students are earning windfall benefits with income-based repayment, Jason Delisle writes, arguing that the federal programs are providing the largest benefits to those who need them least.
New Programs: Business Data Science, Business, Medical Sciences, Law
Berkeley College is starting a bachelor of science in business data science. Daemen College is starting an M.B.A. program that...
Harvard, Yale Investigated for Foreign Funding
The U.S. Department of Education announced investigations on Wednesday into Harvard and Yale Universities’ compliance with a federal law requiring...
Academic Minute: New Mother Challenges
Today on the Academic Minute, Margaret Quinlan, associate professor of communication studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte...