Could CUNY be tuition-free again?
Members of the New York City Council want the City University of New York (CUNY) to return to providing a virtually tuition-free college education to local students, but major issues stand in the way.
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Trump plan would base student loans on employability
Kambiz Ghazinour would love to persuade more of his Kent State University computer science students to go on to graduate school, but they’re so in demand that most of them head straight into the job market.
Trump University judge says he plans to let suit go to trial
Just hours after Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination in Cleveland, a federal judge in San Diego said he plans to allow former students who claim to have been cheated by Trump University to take the billionaire candidate to trial.
University of California regents toughen moonlighting rules for top executives
Senior executives at the University of California who want to serve on corporate boards, consult for companies or otherwise moonlight must first explain how UC would benefit from the work, under conflict-of-interest rules that the system’s Board of Regents approved Thursday.
Education officials point fingers over college readiness
The strained relationship between the state’s higher and public education leaders was on full display Wednesday as Texas Higher Education Commissioner Raymund Paredes told the 15-member State Board of Education it isn't doing enough to prepare students for college.
Chinese students question whether going abroad was right investment
Many students find their salaries do not meet their expectations when they return from abroad after graduation, reported Xinhua.
Helping Cal State students get on track
About 100 students from California State University, Los Angeles are studying at Rio Hondo College (RHC) this month to complete basic skills courses under the auspices of a two-year, $2-million grant to the community college district.
DuBois Business College will stay open even if it loses accrediting agency
DuBois Business College and Cambria-Rowe Business College have the same accrediting company, the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools.
SWAU opts out of concealed carry
On Monday, individuals on four-year colleges and university campuses will be able to carry concealed handguns, but Southwestern Adventist University will not be one of them.
How higher ed is helping to bring about change in the age-old models of scholarly publishing
Like library administrators across the country, David Lewis of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis is used to making hard choices.
