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Republicans pounce after Obama targets diploma mills catering to military

May 6, 2012May 4, 2012 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Congressional Republicans and officials from the for-profit college industry have excoriated President Obama’s executive order meant to provide more college information to military veterans with ample federal education…

Bill would cut tuition by closing corporate loophole

May 2, 2012May 2, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

Democratic lawmakers are offering a way to help California's middle class families cope with soaring college tuition: close a corporate tax loophole and use the money for scholarships.

Campus Leadership

Obama targets diploma mills that market to vets

May 3, 2012April 27, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

The Obama administration wants to trademark the term "GI Bill" in an effort to shield veterans and military families being swindled or misled by schools that target their…

Campus Leadership

Affordability of college becomes campaign fodder

April 25, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

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…

IT Leadership

Recruitment ads by for-profit colleges targeted

April 19, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

Where do for-profit colleges get the money they spend on all those highway billboards and television and radio ads?

Campus Leadership

Senator seeks a ‘Carfax for college education’ to better inform students

April 15, 2012April 12, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

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IT Leadership

State lawmakers look to limit influence of for-profit colleges

April 2, 2012March 29, 2012 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Kentucky’s for-profit colleges and universities, many with large online course offerings, could face tighter regulations after an education committee in the State Senate voted unanimously to form an…

IT Leadership

Online colleges applaud regulation-killing House vote

March 2, 2012February 29, 2012 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

A controversial federal regulation that has proven onerous for many online colleges was struck down by a wide margin in the U.S. House of Representatives Feb. 29, although…

IT Leadership

Youth shaping future of online TV, movies, music

February 21, 2012February 21, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

Young people want their music, TV and movies now — even if it means they get these things illegally.

IT Leadership

Colleges join Wikipedia in SOPA blackout protests

January 23, 2012January 18, 2012 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Syracuse University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) joined several of the web’s most visited sites, including Wikipedia, in a partial blackout to speak out against pending…

Republicans pounce after Obama targets diploma mills catering to military

Bill would cut tuition by closing corporate loophole

Obama targets diploma mills that market to vets

Affordability of college becomes campaign fodder

Recruitment ads by for-profit colleges targeted

Senator seeks a ‘Carfax for college education’ to better inform students

State lawmakers look to limit influence of for-profit colleges

Online colleges applaud regulation-killing House vote

Youth shaping future of online TV, movies, music

Colleges join Wikipedia in SOPA blackout protests

Regis University Partners with Collegis Education to Modernize IT Infrastructure and Strengthen Denver’s Higher Ed Innovation Footprint

Beyond the Degree: The Rise of Skills-Based Hiring and What It Means for Higher Ed

Bridging the Skills Gap: How Universities Can Align Curricula With Workforce Needs

HEA Policy Shifts Update: How Are Educational Stakeholders Responding?

Nation’s Premier Collegiate Honor Society Inducts Talethia Jean Nevaeh Gray-Nance Into Membership

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