We are currently in uncharted territory in the world of college admissions. Institutions have the opportunity to rebuild the system so that applicants from all walks of life and demographics can access education.
As Minnesota grows a new regulated marketplace for marijuana, experts at the University of Minnesota are digging into how it affects your health and safety. Watch the video on CBS News.
Delivering on long-awaited improvements, the Department of Education will soon release a streamlined version of its widely used college financial aid form, known as the FAFSA, to less than 20 questions that could take some people just 10 minutes to fill out, officials told ABC News. The current application includes over 100 questions and hasn't been […]
A Southern California college professor was charged Thursday with involuntary manslaughter and battery in the death of a Jewish protester during demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war. The district attorney did not explain what evidence they had to support those charges but planned a news conference for Friday. Read more from AP News.
Colleges left and right are facing investigations, legal battles, lawsuits and monetary penalties for issues relating to their accessibility compliance thanks to stricter enforcement from the DOJ and DOE.
With the flurry of higher ed staff processing and packaging aid offers, reviewing financial aid appeals and counseling students on the changes, NASFAA is asking the Department of Education to work closely with financial aid offices to protect underresourced students from the lightning-quick turnaround.
Consider three common truisms about higher education: College costs are skyrocketing. People don't need education to get good jobs. Americans are turning their backs on higher education. As a thought experiment, imagine these are correct; widely held beliefs typically include at least a grain of truth, after all. But then imagine a room filled with […]
More colleges are opting to reengage stopped-out students for their high conversion rates and desire to finish their education. Here are some tactics to help reel them in.
Preparing students to find a job straight out of college is not always easy in Indiana. However, barriers graduates must jump to successfully transition to a career are far from unique to the Midwest. WGU Indiana Chancellor and Regional Vice President Alison Bell said there needs to be more universality among employers, educators, students, and job […]
The voter-approved "Millionaire's Tax" in Massachusetts will cover tuition for about 25,000 students at state universities and community colleges, Gov. Maura Healey announced Wednesday. The surtax on those with an annual income over $1 million will add $62 million to the MASSGrant Plus program. The expanded program will pay for tuition and fees for Pell Grant-eligible students, as […]
