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Apparent Relief for Grad Students
Reports indicate congressional negotiators have dropped repeal of tax-exempt tuition waivers for graduate students and other provisions affecting higher ed from final tax-reform bill.
Moody's: Tax-Free Bond Elimination Would Hurt Private Colleges
Eliminating private activity bonds as proposed in a Republican tax overhaul would hurt private colleges and universities, placing them at...
Limits End on Fee Waivers for Test Reports
Both ACT and the College Board announced Wednesday that they are lifting limits that have been in place on the...
Growing Number of Borrowers Are in Default
The U.S. Department of Education this week released new federal loan data showing that 4.6 million student loan borrowers were...
Academic Minute: Older Adults, Exercise and Arthritis
Today on the Academic Minute, Dorothy Dunlop, professor of medicine at Northwestern University, examines whether being active is enough, or...
Opinion
Student Loans, Bankruptcy and the Silence of Presidents
College and university leaders should support current legislation that would return standard bankruptcy protections to student loans and restore basic fairness to the lending system, argues Alan Collinge.
Is Anyone Reading This Headline?
Authors of statistics textbook proudly declared, in a footnote, that no one reads footnotes. Photos of the footnote keep going viral.
Sweet Briar Debt Rating Upgraded
Sweet Briar College’s long-term debt rating has moved up a notch, with S&P Global Ratings issuing an upgrade Wednesday because...