The result of a Title IV compliance review could include fines, submitting technically perfect requests to the department for reimbursement and even losing eligibility for financial aid.
It’s not large-scale student loan forgiveness, but it’s something: A small group of borrowers are set to have their outstanding debt canceled. The group includes thousands of borrowers who attended Colorado-based locations of CollegeAmerica, a now-closed for-profit college that was run by an organization known as Center for Excellence in Higher Education (CEHE). In all, 7,400 […]
Many institutions continue to rely on outdated financial planning tools. Nearly 50% still use spreadsheets for forecasting and tuition projections, and nearly a third use spreadsheets for budgeting, according to a Syntellis survey.
President Biden’s first student loan forgiveness plan lasted 10 months from its proposal to death by Supreme Court. His next one could take much longer to even implement, let alone challenge. The new plan will be subject to a lengthy rulemaking process under the Higher Education Act (HEA), potentially leaving the fate of relief up in […]
"I agree that in some instances I should have been more diligent when seeking corrections, and I regret that I was not," said Tessier-Lavigne in a statement.
Seattle University has withdrawn all its investments from companies that hold fossil fuel reserves, making it Washington’s first higher education institution to do so. The move also makes Seattle University the first Jesuit university in the world to divest from fossil fuels. The university announced a five-year divestment plan in 2018, estimating at the time that […]
New Jersey announced almost $400 million for upgrades at colleges around the state this week, including big-ticket grants for a science building and labs at Montclair State, an engineering and biomedical research tower at Rowan University and an expansion of William Paterson University‘s recreation center. In total, 31 public and private schools were awarded $395 million borrowed though […]
The private college did not meet the criteria for its “resource base” due to unstable finances that include a lack of plans to balance the school’s budget and reduce debt, according to HLC, an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. The college has until Oct. 1, 2024, to submit a filing confirming […]
Confidence in the higher education system has dropped by double-digit numbers among all groups, except for Democrats, who were one point shy, Gallup found.
At least 33 data breaches have been disclosed so far, affecting more than 17.5 million people 200 organizations, many of them colleges, universities and related organizations.
