Duke, UNC Under Fire for Misusing Federal Funds for Middle East Conference
Though the consortium received a federal grant to further national security concerns, social justice interests instead took priority. On the Washington Examiner.
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The Trouble with Running the Financial Aid Office as a Business
The government's power in pushing policy can make operations harder to navigate and incentives can change. On AEI.
Student Loans Are Not a Crisis
While some individuals are in crisis from bad decisions in education, the system overall is not a new form of servitude. On Real Clear Education.
Adjuncts Get Caught in a Tragedy of the Commons
A recent book give potential PhD students a dose of reality, but it also shows the overproduction of PhDs and why so many students don't skip out. On Law & Liberty.
USC Rating Students for Their Donor Potential
Its admissions office would estimate how much some students' parents could donate to the university. On The Wall Street Journal.
Another Administrator Brought Down by Conservative Media Outrage
A dean at the University of Alabama resigned after Breitbart and other publications criticized him for his tweets about racism in the United States. On Inside Higher Ed.
Watch the Watchers: How to Review College Accreditors
The Education Department is proposing some changes, and a new report has other suggestions for consideration. On Education Dive.
Four Emerging Approaches to Community College and Apprenticeship Collaborations
Kentucky, New Jersey, Texas and California, and North Carolina have all laid the groundwork to build up strong apprenticeship systems, though the tradeoffs vary. On New America.
The Cyber Attack That Took Over a North Carolina Community College
Richmond Community College's computer system got shut down by an attack, and it has other colleges concerned about IT security. On EdNC.
Not All Millennials Drowning in Student Debt
The headlines of millennials as a new underclass don't show the full story. On the Boston Globe.