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Do enrollment management strategies lead to high debt for poor families?
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (958+ words) The author of a New America report argues efforts to maximize enrollment have left many lower-income families relying heavily on Parent PLUS loans. Congress created the Parent PLUS loan program in 1980 to "provide high-wealth families with a low-interest loan option…...
Colorado State University turns to layoffs and other cuts to manage budget hole
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (100+ words) Officials at the system's Fort Collins and Pueblo campuses trimmed millions of dollars from their budgets as the state left higher education funding flat....
FAFSA completion rate for class of 2026 highest on record
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (273+ words) After the rocky rollout of a new form a little over two years ago, the simplified version is bearing fruit, according to the National College Attainment Network....
Week in Review: Moody's lowers Columbia's outlook
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (166+ words) We're rounding up last week's stories, from cybersecurity attacks on Canvas to budgetary issues at major public universities. Moody's Ratings lowered Columbia University's financial outlook from stable to negative, citing looming caps on student lending, turbulent federal research funding and…...
Portland State University budget plan would cut 52 jobs
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (664+ words) The university's American Association of University Professors chapter has blasted officials' $35 million deficit projection and vowed to fight faculty layoffs. The latest budget plan from PSU leadership would nix degree programs in conflict resolution and university studies, a general education…...
DOJ alleges Yale's medical school discriminates against applicants
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (430+ words) The U. S. Department of Justice accused the Ivy League institution of unlawfully giving Black and Hispanic students an advantage in admissions. The U. S. Department of Justice accused Yale University's medical school of discriminating against applicants based on race by unlawfully giving Black…...
Mc Mahon grilled over professional degree definition, OCR caseload
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (919+ words) House Republicans and Democrats alike questioned new regulations that exclude graduate nursing program students from higher loan caps. U. S. Education Secretary Linda Mc Mahon on Thursday faced a grilling from congressional lawmakers over her agency's implementation of new federal loan caps…...
Why colleges should embrace program depth over breadth
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (1010+ words) Cutting some offerings and shifting funds to high-impact programs can help expand access in turbulent financial times, two administrators contend. Bobby Pace is provost and vice president of academic success at the Community College of Aurora, in Colorado. Jennifer Dale…...
Students, alumni sue to block Kentucky State University overhaul
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (736+ words) Plaintiffs called on a federal judge to block the state-mandated restructuring of Kentucky State, including barring any program or employee cuts. They also asked the judge to require state officials to come up with a plan to remediate years of…...
How can colleges teach students to have challenging conversations?
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (1636+ words) As some institutions try to clamp down on classroom discussion, others are providing students with skills to discuss difficult subjects with their classmates. As some institutions try to root out discussions about contentious topics from the classroom, Marquette University is…...