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What Is a For-Profit College, Anyway? And Who Decides?

What Is a For-Profit College, Anyway? And Who Decides?

Bloomberg Opinion Stephen L. Carter March 18, 2021 One has made it into this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament, but the real battle may be off the court. Sportswriters seem entranced by the presence of a for-profit school in this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Given the resistance to allowing such institutions to play […]

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FBI Warns of Increased Ransomware Attacks Targeting Colleges

FBI Warns of Increased Ransomware Attacks Targeting Colleges

Inside Higher Ed Lindsay McKenzie March 18, 2021 A group of cybercriminals is increasingly targeting colleges, schools and seminaries and attempting to extort them, the FBI’s Cyber Division has warned. In an advisory to cybersecurity professionals and system administrators published Tuesday, the FBI said that criminals are leveraging software called PYSA ransomware […]

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Federal Judge Upholds Most of DeVos’ Stricter Borrower Defense Rules

Federal Judge Upholds Most of DeVos’ Stricter Borrower Defense Rules

NASFAA Owen Daugherty March 18, 2021 Former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos notched a legal victory on Wednesday as a federal judge mostly upheld stricter standards put in place under her administration for debt relief for borrowers who were subject to fraud by their institutions. While U.S. District Judge Lorna Schofield […]

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Mills College, Long Struggling, to Close

Mills College, Long Struggling, to Close

Inside Higher Ed Doug Lederman March 18, 2021 In 2015, after Sweet Briar College announced a plan to close that it has since reversed, another women’s college on the other side of the country seemed like it might soon follow. “Trying to Survive,” the headline on Inside Higher Ed‘s profile of Mills […]

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Midwest Accreditor to Explore Differences by Sector

Midwest Accreditor to Explore Differences by Sector

Inside Higher Ed March 18, 2021 Doug Lederman The largest regionally based accrediting association announced a program Wednesday that will explore ways in which its assessment of colleges and universities will vary based on the type of institution, recognizing differences among sectors and missions. The Higher Learning Commission, which accredits […]

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College cost worries, online learning to remain after COVID-19

College cost worries, online learning to remain after COVID-19

Roll Call Caroline Simon March 11, 2021 Many students may seek alternatives to four-year-degrees Over the last year, the COVID-19 pandemic upended colleges and universities across the country, forcing students out of classrooms and online. University faculty, students and staff alike hope that the steady pace of vaccinations will bring […]

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Pima Medical Institute Names Regional Directors of Operations

Pima Medical Institute Names Regional Directors of Operations

Career Education Review Jenny March 10, 2021 Both, recent campus directors, bring expertise in strategy, growth and a commitment to the medical career college’s student-first approach Tucson, Ariz. (March 9, 2021) – Pima Medical Institute has announced two regional directors of operations. Prior to this announcement, both held the role of […]

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Why do adult learners return to college?

Why do adult learners return to college?

eCampus News Michael B. Horn March 10, 2021 The answer around adult learners and their the decision to return to college is more complex than higher-ed leaders’ data suggest Higher education leaders love to segment their student population by different categories. A popular one is to categorize adult learners by their motivation […]

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