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Affordability of college becomes campaign fodder
President Barack Obama will try to add the cost of college to the campaign debate this week as he travels to campuses in three swing states calling on Congress to…
Penn State pays family of Joe Paterno under late coach’s contract
Penn State has agreed to provide millions in payments and benefits to Joe Paterno's estate and family members under the late football coach's employment contract, although a family lawyer says…
Recruitment ads by for-profit colleges targeted
Where do for-profit colleges get the money they spend on all those highway billboards and television and radio ads?…
Watch: Representative Virginia Foxx: ‘No tolerance’ for graduates with big student loans to pay
Representative Virginia Foxx (R - N.C.) expressed either tough love or ambivalence toward students who find themselves deep in debt, depending on who you ask, the Huffington Post reports.…
Mandatory fees would need approval from students
California State University students would wield more influence over the creation of new mandatory campus student fees, such as fees for health services, instructional activities and materials, under a bill…
Senator seeks a ‘Carfax for college education’ to better inform students
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden is pushing fellow lawmakers to pass legislation that would create the nation's first comprehensive online database for prospective college students who aren't quite sure which campus…
CA university slammed for pepper-spraying students
State lawmakers are calling for greater oversight of campus police departments after investigators blasted University of California, Davis, administrators and officers for pepper-spraying demonstrators — a police action that drew…
College reverses controversial new media policy
Chicago State University has quickly reversed its decision to ban its faculty and staff from speaking with the media -- a policy which could have led to termination if violated,…
Calif. college votes to delay disputed 2-tier fees
Trustees at a Southern California community college reversed course April 5 on a plan to provide classes using a two-tiered fee scale, voting to cancel a summer pilot program after…
States struggle with appropriate cyber bullying laws
With awareness of the dangers of cyber bullying on the rise, many states are working to revise their laws on harassment to bring them in line with the digital era.…