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Apollo Empire Grows With British Acquisition
The Apollo Group, the parent company of the University of Phoenix, has purchased BPP Holdings, a major for-profit higher education...
Online Learning, at a Pace
A new Web site licensed by Harvard says it can teach students almost anything -- one e-mail at a time.
Illinois Board Chairman Resigns Over Admissions Controversy
The chairman of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees resigned Monday, the Chicago Tribune reported. Niranjan Shah was the...
Audit Finds Sallie Mae Subsidiary Overcharged U.S. by $22.3M
The Education Department's inspector general said Monday that Sallie Mae had overbilled the U.S. Treasury by $22.3 million in payments...
Judge Orders Louisville to Reinstate Nursing Student/Blogger
A federal judge ordered the University of Louisville Monday to reinstate a nursing student who was expelled in February after...
The Challenge of Comparability
Another higher ed accountability system starts today, breaking new ground in examining program-level learning outcomes. Like others, it is constrained by concerns about disclosure and competition.
New Round of Hefty Pay Raises for Football Coaches
The University of Florida may, like many major universities, be grappling with serious cuts to its academic and other budgets...
Corinthian Announces Settlement of Shareholder Lawsuit on Derivatives
Corinthian Colleges, Inc., one of the country's largest providers of for-profit higher education, announced Monday that it had settled a...