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Dec 11

For-profit colleges that get GI Bill money need more oversight, veterans say

By Jasper Craven, The Hechinger Report

Internal government documents, watchdog reports and interviews suggest that little has been done to crack down on colleges accused of predatory behavior.

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Nov 08

Facing lawsuit, DeVos erases student loans for 1,500

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Friday said she will forgive certain student loans for more than 1,500 borrowers who attended a pair of for-profit colleges that shut down last year.

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Nov 01

Are new accreditation rules for online education streamlined or ripe for abuse?

By Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed

The Trump administration calls its final rules on accreditation and state approval of online providers a rightsizing of bureaucracy that protects students. Consumer advocates and Democrats see an unraveling of federal oversight.

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Oct 30

College leaders express doubts about schools’ agility in adapting to future challenges

By Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed

"Most institutions still plan for the 'medium term' -- not fast enough to be agile or future-facing enough to be transformational," a new report states.

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Oct 22

Lori Loughlin, other parents charged again in college scheme

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

In this case, they're accused of paying to get their children admitted to the University of Southern California.

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Oct 14

Don’t email like you text, and other tips for writing to a professor

By Colleen Flaherty, Inside Higher Ed

Need to ask a question before class? Here's what you need to know before you hit "send."…

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Oct 14

Why the 2019 Nobel Prizes in STEM struggled with diversity

By Gretchen Frazee

Esther Duflo is the second woman to win a Nobel Prize in economics in the award’s 50-year history. She's also the only woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize in the sciences this year.

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Oct 09

Record number of colleges stop requiring the SAT and ACT amid questions of fairness

By Alina Tugend, The Hechinger Report

Standardized admission tests “have lost their luster as a common yardstick.”…

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Sep 16

Why finding out how much a college costs is harder than it looks

By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report

The Trump administration is pushing to make college costs and outcomes more transparent, as an alternative to regulating institutions. But some of the data is inaccessible and inaccurate, and much is provided by colleges and universities with little independent oversight.

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Aug 09

The odds are stacked against black, Latino students going to grad school. Here are some solutions

By Melba Newsome, The Hechinger Report

A handful of universities are trying to help more black and Hispanic students get into and through graduate school, where they enroll in disproportionately low numbers. This is a problem not only for the students, but for the schools themselves…

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