Obama proposes market-based interest rates for student loans
President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed shifting federal student loans to market-based rates rather than the current system in which interest rates are fixed by law and subject…
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Editorial: Increasing fees for international students will hurt UW
Here’s a wild and crazy thought: Before Senate Republicans baked potentially damaging ideas into the state’s higher education budget, maybe they should have talked to the people managing…
Should university laws be colorblind? Supreme Court weighs in
The Supreme Court is preparing to tackle two pivotal legal issues with racial implications, with one issue occurring in higher education. It centers on whether race preferences in…
New law allows student groups to discriminate, still get funding
Student groups at Virginia colleges can still collect college funding even if they are not all-inclusive, after Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) signed the Student Group Protection Act into…
Colorado Senate gives first OK to in-state tuition for illegal immigrants
Senators on both sides of the aisle kept the Colorado Senate spellbound Friday with testimonials of support for a bill allowing illegal immigrants to attend public colleges at…
Major reform of handling sexual violence in college on the line
Colleges could soon have new national standards for how they handle reported sexual assaults on their campuses, thanks to a provision in the latest re-authorization of the Violence…
Pa. grad student sues, says C-plus cost her $1.3M
Graduate student Megan Thode wasn't happy about the C-plus she received for one class, saying the mediocre grade kept her from getting her desired degree and becoming a…
What the election results mean for higher education
President Obama’s focuses on making college more affordable and accessible to students, improving college completion rates, and improving academic quality and value are expected to continue in the…
Senate GOP fails to bring up immigration bill
Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked Republicans from bringing up an immigration bill offering permanent residence visas for foreigners with advanced degrees that passed the House last week despite…
Supreme Court: If affirmative action is banned, what happens at colleges?
When universities are barred from using race-based affirmative action, what happens to campus diversity? Asks the Christian Science Monitor.