With a $10.8 billion proposed increase to the Department of Education and $2.7 billion allotted for FSA alone, the top Republican on the Budget Committee called the proposal "unserious" and a "road map for fiscal ruin."
To curb the deepening student loan crisis, the Department of Education aims to impede the abuse of federal funding at for-profit colleges by forcing school leaders to assume personal liability for unpaid institutional debt.
Small, private institutions that lack "brand name," competitive edge and financial aid resources are in danger of closing around the country. One expert weighs in on how these schools can get their act together.
The University of Pennsylvania's board of trustees is led by a New York City investment banker, one of many board members with a financial or legal background. There's also a billionaire who heads one of the nation's leading makeup and fragrance companies, a pro bono CEO of a group that aids poor women weavers in […]
Working adults who support their families deserve the chance to earn college degrees, too, and Walden University is here to prove it with its Believe and Achieve Scholarship.
Since the pandemic, colleges and universities have been struggling to alleviate concerns that were only exacerbated due to the pandemic—but they need legislative support.
Above all, students want access to course information regarding technology use and instructors' expectations and syllabi prior to enrolling in an online course, according to a just-released study.
BCC is advising students and staff on ways to protect their personal and financial information, including changing their passwords, regularly monitoring credit reports and statements, and reporting suspicious activity to their banks.
