Consumers take issue with Aidvantage’s management of federal student loans
Dozens of borrowers have filed complaints with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about Aidvantage, the student loan servicing arm of Maximus, since the company acquired more than 5 million accounts from Navient at the end of 2021.
Youngkin could set Virginia education back 'many years’: Read the withering letter from school superintendents blasting governor
The letter portends a rocky relationship between the Republican governor and Virginia's school superintendents.
No, Time magazine didn’t publish a Putin-Hitler cover, and other news literacy lessons
From the News Literacy Project
Court revives suits seeking refunds after GWU, American moved online in pandemic
A federal appeals court has revived a pair of lawsuits against George Washington and American universities seeking refunds after the schools switched to online learning and halted on-campus activities during the early months of the pandemic.
Tuition-free college movement gains momentum, despite Biden’s stalled plan
States are forging ahead with the creation or expansion of programs that cover the cost of tuition at community colleges and four-year institutions, signaling the longevity of the College Promise movement despite the failure of a universal program at the federal level. But without federal support, can these state efforts continue in perpetuity?
At Washington and Lee, Black alumni mark milestone of ball ‘to celebrate our existence’
The Black Ball was created in the early 1970s to bring together Black students at a time when they did not always feel welcome on the Washington and Lee campus. Now scores of Black graduates are reuniting and reflecting on how their alma mater has evolved.
UC-Berkeley expects to cut admissions offers after court upholds enrollment cap
A state Supreme Court decision leaves in place a lower court’s order to cap student enrollment.
Florida governor — who mocked kids for wearing masks — doubles down: ‘Curtain call for covid theater’
Despite criticism for berating students, he says it’s time to end “covid theater.”
U-Md. breaks ground on memorial to honor Bowie State student killed on campus
The memorial, which will overlook the bus stop where Lt. Richard Collins III was murdered in 2017, is slated for completion in May.
How to avoid being duped by false Ukraine information — and other news literacy lessons
From the News Literacy Project.
Youngkin seeks funding to beef up security at Virginia’s HBCUs
The Virginia governor said he will ask the General Assembly to provide emergency aid to enhance security at historically Black colleges and universities, following bomb threats against Norfolk State and Hampton universities this week.
On college campuses, invasion of Ukraine sparks protests, other acts of solidarity
Events, from protests to fundraisers to panels, have sprung up on campuses throughout the country.
Pandemic leads colleges to revise, improve mental health efforts
The pandemic is changing how colleges are addressing students' mental health challenges and improving the services campuses offer.
FBI reports at least 57 bomb threats to HBCUs, other institutions since January
Historically Black schools, places of worship, and other faith-based and academic institutions have received bomb threats, FBI officials said.
Fathers or students: Black men in college often face a choice
New research found high rates of homelessness and financial instability among Black fathers in college. It builds on earlier findings that show Black fathers are dropping out of school at higher rates than any other student-parent group.
College faculty are fighting back against state bills on critical race theory
Appalled at efforts to limit what they can teach about race and other sensitive subjects, faculty leaders some prominent public universities have rallied behind resolutions to reaffirm academic freedom.
College endowments aren’t piggy banks. But some experts say wealthy schools could spend more.
Wealthy universities are under pressure to use more of their dollars to increase access for the neediest students. Although nearly half of endowment spending funds financial aid, experts say elite institutions can dedicate more of their investment returns to boost racial and economic equity on their campuses.
Students at Georgetown Law call for changes after professor used slur in class
Hundreds of students have asked Georgetown Law to confront “deeply embedded” problems at the school after a professor used an anti-Asian slur in class earlier this month.
Biden administration promised bankruptcy reforms. So why is it still fighting student loan borrowers in court?
The Education Department’s handling of requests for bankruptcy discharges from federal student loan borrowers is raising new questions about the Biden administration’s commitment to reform its restrictive policy.
DeVry, ITT Tech students among thousands of defrauded borrowers to receive $415 million in loan cancellation
About 16,000 federal student loan borrowers will have their debts erased after the Education Department determined their former schools -- DeVry University, ITT Technical Institute and Minnesota School of Business/Globe University -- defrauded them.