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‘Payback Playbook’ simplifies college loan repayment options

The Consumer Financial ProtectionBureau’s forthcoming “Payback Playbook” intends to simplify the student loan repayment process by presenting clear, customized repayment options. In April, the agency...

Amazon brings its heft to school procurement

Administrators, faculty members and campus staff have been ordering all sorts of supplies from Amazon.com for years, but it was only recently that the...

Students self-impose carbon tax on travel

This fall, travel funded by the student government at Whitman College in Washington state will be taxed based on emissions generated in getting to...

Higher ed works to better support Hispanic students

The rapid increase in the Hispanic population on American campuses requires administrators to tailor support services to this new wave of students that’s forecast...

The call for more campus mental health care

New research finds mental health treatment of students pays off medically and financially. With those students now pressing administrators to increase mental health services, some...

CUNY aims to open doors for international startups

A new incubator program at the City University of New York that offers foreign entrepreneurs a path to U.S. citizenship will also provide students...

Small college aims for high-impact investments

With college students increasingly calling on schools to divest endowments from fossil fuels, Becker College in Massachusetts became the first institution to mandate that all...

States, colleges offer varying rights on transgender bathroom use

In March, North Carolina passed a law that public colleges and universities require individuals to use restrooms that match their birth gender. The controversial “Public...

African-American learning community faces resistance

The University of Connecticut’s recent announcement of a planned learning community intended for first- and second-year African-American male students has reignited a decades-old debate...

Education deserts add to equity concerns

The twin goals of affordability and diversity dominate the nation’s push to expand access to higher ed, but another critical factor—geography—is drawing more attention...