Some Students Scramble Amid Looming Changes At Hampshire College
Some students who were counting on going to Hampshire College next fall are scrambling to figure out their next move.
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Taking student-loan payments out of paychecks
Borrowers could soon be required to pay back their federal student loans directly from their paychecks, if one powerful Republican gets his way.
Women sue Yale over a frat culture they say enables harassment
Three Yale students who claim they were groped at fraternity parties have filed a class-action lawsuit against the university, arguing the school has fostered an environment where alcohol-fueled gatherings at off-campus fraternity houses dictate the undergraduate social scene.
The other victims when colleges decline or close: their hometowns
When Justin Cote and his partner started a vegetable farm six years ago, they landed an important and presumably reliable early client: Nearby Goddard College said it would buy all the Chinese cabbage they could grow.
Argosy students waiting for more than $9M in financial aid
Students at Argosy University have worked for years toward degrees, but now their school can’t pay its bills. It’s under court-ordered receivership, leaving students without access to thousands of dollars in financial aid.
Defining and pursuing success in competency-based education
Supporting student success inside and outside the classroom, and more clearly defining what success means, requires setting important guideposts that help direct growth in CBE programming.
No, universities aren’t ‘doing fine’ on needed funding
Time on the road has a way of giving one perspective on matters back at home. It was after a week of travel and a chance to be reminded once again of the importance of higher education on America’s ability to compete in a world economy that I returned home to see Bob Robb’s recent column articulating his position regarding appropriate tax support for public universities.
Papa John’s offers free college tuition for employees
Papa John’s is serving up the chance at a college education for its workers. The pizza chain is offering to pay all tuition for undergraduate and graduate online degree programs.
Free speech policy stirs controversy at U. of Mich.
University of Michigan student Sydney Whack remembers the frustration she and other African-American students felt a year ago when the name tag outside the dorm room of one of her friends was vandalized with the N-word.
This university has introduced dog walking sessions to help students de-stress
University stress is no secret, with one in four British students experiencing difficulties with emotional wellbeing during their time as an undergrad.
